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Dwight Stewart
I have a few questions...
1. What is the "Master File Table's Bitmap Attribute?" I get "Security
Descriptors" errors in Norton Disk Doctor with this listed as the error
("C:" drive).
2. Is there any reason why this error would not be consistent? This error
first appeared several weeks ago and I've let NDD repair it several times,
only to have it return again. Recently, I haven't even tried to repair it,
but have tracked it instead. I've run NDD twenty times since (over a week
long period), with the error appearing 8 times and not 12 times. Strangely,
when NDD shows the error, a second scan immediately afterward will often
report no errors (though the error will occasionally show up both times).
3. When I've let NDD repair the problem, I occasionally get "Indexes"
errors following the repair. What is the connection between the "indexes"
and "security descriptors?" Why would fixing one cause problems with the
other?
4. Now, for the obvious question, what should I do about this? How can I
fix the problem? The computer is otherwise working just fine.
I've searched the internet extensively for any information relating to
this (specifically the "Master File Table's Bitmap Attribute" root issue).
The few sites I have found offer little more than the vague descriptions on
Microsoft's web site.
Dwight Stewart (W5NET)
http://www.qsl.net/w5net/
1. What is the "Master File Table's Bitmap Attribute?" I get "Security
Descriptors" errors in Norton Disk Doctor with this listed as the error
("C:" drive).
2. Is there any reason why this error would not be consistent? This error
first appeared several weeks ago and I've let NDD repair it several times,
only to have it return again. Recently, I haven't even tried to repair it,
but have tracked it instead. I've run NDD twenty times since (over a week
long period), with the error appearing 8 times and not 12 times. Strangely,
when NDD shows the error, a second scan immediately afterward will often
report no errors (though the error will occasionally show up both times).
3. When I've let NDD repair the problem, I occasionally get "Indexes"
errors following the repair. What is the connection between the "indexes"
and "security descriptors?" Why would fixing one cause problems with the
other?
4. Now, for the obvious question, what should I do about this? How can I
fix the problem? The computer is otherwise working just fine.
I've searched the internet extensively for any information relating to
this (specifically the "Master File Table's Bitmap Attribute" root issue).
The few sites I have found offer little more than the vague descriptions on
Microsoft's web site.
Dwight Stewart (W5NET)
http://www.qsl.net/w5net/