chkdsk & C:\Secure

[arthuratcamelot]

I keep getting a dialog box saying, "C:\$Secure is corrupt and unreadable,"
then it tells me to run the Chkdsk utility. I've done this several times,
but still keep getting the box. What should I do?

 

[R. McCarty]

What form of Chkdsk >? Without any qualifiers it is simply a cursory
Chkdsk. To fix/resolve your MFT issues may require a boot time run
of Chkdsk C: with the qualifier /R. This can only be run at boot prior
to Windows XP loading.

NOTE: Running Chkdsk with /F or /R can and may remove data in the
process of repairing inconsistencies. BE SURE your data is
backed up and verified before running Chkdsk in this mode.

 

[db]

you may need to
run the utility from
the disk system
prompt.

boot up with a
xp cd then click
repair to initiate
the recovery console.

at the disk prompt
run>:

chkdsk /p
fixboot

then "exit", remove cd
and see if it resolves
the problem.

if not then try running
chkdsk /r next time.

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