"Renate" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi Philo,
>
> Thanks for your response.
> I've tried that before (made a type, when I said chkdir I meant chkdsk).
> When I tried to start that from the prompt, I got an error that said this
> command couldn't be found.
> I was able however to start it from the i386 folder on the cd. When I
> tried
> Chkdsk c:, it said there were no errors.
> After that I've tried chkdsk c: /r. This took a long time to process but
> it
> quit at 50% saying there were unrecoverable errors.
> It seems it's looking bad, isn't it? )-:
Yes, that sounds like the basic definition of A Bad Thing. The drive is
badly damaged and you need a new one.
The good news is that drives are cheap now - I purchased 250 gig drives for
CDN$80 this week.
The bad news relates to data recovery and potential costs.
> Any other suggestions?
Yes, you have passed into a data recovery mode.
Power down the machine. Do not run it again until you get a new hard disk
and install it - physically remove the old disk and set the jumpers the
same. Do not reconnect the old disk yet. Further attempts at restarts
without a new drive will reduce your chances of data recovery.
Reinstall Windows and the apps you need, and their updates. Also, install
data recovery software. This may take the form of trial versions - these
versions are very helpful because they will tell you, without spending yet
more money, whether the data is easily recoverable.
Once that is done, power down the machine and re-install the old drive as a
secondary. Use the data recovery software to see if the data can be
recovered.
Don't think of chkdsk as data recovery software. At this point, it will
probably do you more harm than good.
If the data can be recovered via software, pay the license fee and re-run
the recovery software. Evaluate the data and remove the old drive; it's not
worth the effort to wring a little more use out of an unreliable drive,
given current prices.
If the software can't recover the data, stop now, disconnect the old drive
and consider the value of the data. If it's high, there are data recovery
services that have a much better chance of recovering the data (they can do
things like remount the platters on other mechanics, which you will not be
able to do). I have personally seen bills for this kind of service go to
$5,000 from a 20 gig drive.
HTH
-pk
> TIA,
> Renate
>
> "philo" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Renate" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:CF0173BD-C790-4B36-B840-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > This morning I wanted to use defrag. After some time I checked but then
>> > my
>> > system was crashed. No matter what I did, I had to turn my system off
>> because
>> > there was no way to get any sort of control.
>> > After this crash I was not able to start again, no matter which option
>> > I
>> > choose, safe restart, prompt etc. the only result was that the system
>> booted
>> > again automatically.
>> >
>> > I tried to put the original Windows cd in the drive and restarted. Then
>> > I
>> am
>> > able to use the restore console (I'm not sure of the exact term, I'm
>> > using
>> > Windows in a different language) but there is also nothing I can do
>> > there.
>> > I can't cd to Windows cause the system can't display files nor folders
>> > anymore on my C:\ drive.
>> > I can't use chkdir, cause it can't find this command.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Boot with the XP cd again and from the repair console issue the command
>> chkdsk
>>
>> (do not use any switches)
>>
>> A simple chkdsk will merely show you if you have any file system
>> errors...
>>
>> If you see a few errors then go ahead and run chkdsk /r
>>
>> and it should correct them
>>
>>
>> Note: If you see *numerous* errors do not run chkdsk /r
>>
>> though it will "logically" correct errors it may put most of your data
>> into
>> chk files and make recovery
>> close to impossible
>>
>>
>>
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