Last time i scanned my HD (NTFS), there was a big line of index
entries deleted from file $9, saying something about repeated entries.
I switched it off at once and restarted it.
When I logged into windows, it popped up that my recycle bin was
corrupted. A few files was lost.

The next day, I let it go on. The numbers went up, and the screen
flashed. I waited for a ten minutes, and still flashing. I switched
it off. After restarting, my boot sector was empty. HD half empty.

why????????

Usually hardware failure or possibly file system corruption. Use the
manufacturer's diagnostic tools to test. I'd start with the disk drive,
drive controller and memory.

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wrote:
> Last time i scanned my HD (NTFS), there was a big line of index
> entries deleted from file $9, saying something about repeated entries.
> I switched it off at once and restarted it.
> When I logged into windows, it popped up that my recycle bin was
> corrupted. A few files was lost.
>
> The next day, I let it go on. The numbers went up, and the screen
> flashed. I waited for a ten minutes, and still flashing. I switched
> it off. After restarting, my boot sector was empty. HD half empty.
>
> why????????
>

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> Last time i scanned my HD (NTFS), there was a big line of index
> entries deleted from file $9, saying something about repeated entries.
> I switched it off at once and restarted it.
> When I logged into windows, it popped up that my recycle bin was
> corrupted. A few files was lost.
>
> The next day, I let it go on. The numbers went up, and the screen
> flashed. I waited for a ten minutes, and still flashing. I switched
> it off. After restarting, my boot sector was empty. HD half empty.
>
> why????????
>

Why? Because you kept "switching it off"! That's why! DON'T DO THAT!
Sheesh!

-Frank

because chkdsk works
with the master file table (mft).

if that table got corrupted then
the files on the disk are not
registered in the mft.

i would suggest that you
boot with a windows cd
and go to recovery console.

at the c prompt run your chkdsk

- db


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Last time i scanned my HD (NTFS), there was a big line of index
entries deleted from file $9, saying something about repeated entries.
I switched it off at once and restarted it.
When I logged into windows, it popped up that my recycle bin was
corrupted. A few files was lost.

The next day, I let it go on. The numbers went up, and the screen
flashed. I waited for a ten minutes, and still flashing. I switched
it off. After restarting, my boot sector was empty. HD half empty.

why????????

[ Last time i scanned my HD (NTFS), there was a big line of index
entries deleted from file $9, saying something about repeated
entries.
I switched it off at once and restarted it.
When I logged into windows, it popped up that my recycle bin was
corrupted. A few files was lost.

The next day, I let it go on. The numbers went up, and the screen
flashed. I waited for a ten minutes, and still flashing. I
switched
it off. After restarting, my whole windows didn't start, and my mft
was empty.]

Windows was working before i started chkdsk. My old pc (hand made) was
like this before it died. The new one, acer, happened like this, but
instead I switched it off before it had finished doing $9.

It doesn't matter that i switched it off, or else it would have been
erased. Why does chkdsk "erase" stuff instead of "check" stuff? Is
it just that I have "magic touch"????

I told other people to try, but they didn't get the same results.??????

If you continue to "switch your computer off immediately" whenever you
observe something you don't understand, I can guarantee that you will
destroy the file system, sooner or later. "Switching off" went out with DOS.
I suspect this "switching off" technique is exactly why you were having this
problem to begin with.

-Frank

wrote in message
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>[ Last time i scanned my HD (NTFS), there was a big line of index
> entries deleted from file $9, saying something about repeated
> entries.
> I switched it off at once and restarted it.
> When I logged into windows, it popped up that my recycle bin was
> corrupted. A few files was lost.
>
> The next day, I let it go on. The numbers went up, and the screen
> flashed. I waited for a ten minutes, and still flashing. I
> switched
> it off. After restarting, my whole windows didn't start, and my mft
> was empty.]
>
> Windows was working before i started chkdsk. My old pc (hand made) was
> like this before it died. The new one, acer, happened like this, but
> instead I switched it off before it had finished doing $9.
>
> It doesn't matter that i switched it off, or else it would have been
> erased. Why does chkdsk "erase" stuff instead of "check" stuff? Is
> it just that I have "magic touch"????
>
> I told other people to try, but they didn't get the same results.??????
>

Once i didn't switch it out, and then my older pc died.

I actually have formatted about 5 times
3 times of viruses/ malware.
2 died because i did that.

the first time i let it go on till the end.
died
format
tried again
switched off when it went to file 10
tried again
switched it off when it had done for 10 mins
Boot sector gone
bought new desktop pc
plug it in to a friend's laptop with a friend's external -> internal
cord
low level file scan says it has no boot sector.
the cable blows up : suddenly the line breaks
plug into new pc internaly
bios says 'not a system disk. Boot from cd' even though I set it to
boot from my new HD.
try chkdsk on new pc
still flash index entries
shut it down -- i don't want to lose anything
recycle bin corrupted
-----------------------
will:
buy another external->internal cord
plug it in after windows boots
recover it using low level free file software (packed with a magazine
or else US$19.99)
--------------------

but why?
it got nothing to do with shutting it down, if i left it on, it will
do more destroy.
i don't shut down with the plug; i pulled it only those 2 times. And,
chkdsk was destroying data. I do it. The first time, some files
missing. The second? Boot sector empty. I was lucky to kill it the
first time and the third on my new one.

I need to avoid any chkdsks now.
But, chkdsk works on my FAT32. Why? When is WINFS coming? When is
XP supporting it? Oh god! I don't want hibernate disabled just because
when using NTFS i can't use chkdsk!!!


can someone good give me a solution?

Has this got something to do with "explorer application errors?" or
"ashampoo anti-spyware update download crashing application errors?"

hey i just found it

it's pagedefrag 2.20

after update to pagedefrag 2.32 nothing wrong

maybe the problem is with the software or doesn't work with some other
program

pagedefrag is microsoft's