Missing System File

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Tried to restart my computer Monday and got a "missing "did not write it
down" system file" message. Eventually it rebooted but now I am afraid to
reboot again.

Any ideas what to do while I still have access to the chatroom?
 
Without knowing the full text of the message or at least the correct
name of the missing DLL there's no way to provide an accurate answer.

In general, the System File Checker can help you restore a copy of a
missing or damaged system file from your Windows XP CD.

"Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
(Sfc.exe)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

P.S: This is a newsgroup, not a chat room.
 
Mike

What Error / Warning reports ( if any ) appear in the System log in
Event Viewer when you last booted the machine?

Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Interesting event viewer message about the time I tried to reboot. It said...


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 10/15/2007
Time: 5:06:08 AM
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block.

This doesn't look promising. The only message on the microsoft link was,
"The device has a bad block of memory, which Windows attempted to read. The
data might be missing or corrupted." And to replace the hard disk drive if
the event is logged regularly.

mike44
 
The message usually means that a portion of your hard disk is corrupted
or possibly physically damaged. Depending on where the bad block is
located, this may or may not be a problem.

If the bad block is in an unused area of the disk, Windows just laughs
and works around it. If the bad block is occupied by data, Windows will
try to retrieve the data, copy it someplace else, and then mark the
block as not to be used. If the bad block is occupied by important
system files, your computer may be unstable or crash altogether.

If you keep on getting bad blocks, your disk is failing and you need to
replace it.

I would backup everything I could, then install the disk manufacturer's
diagnostic software and let it run. (It's a free download from the
manufacturer's web site.)
 
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