Which command re missing drives?

[Jean W]

I'm running XP HE SP1.

I had a firewire external HDD connected to my PC yesterday, which I used and
disconnected later. Today, I had a software problem, and to cut a long story
short, decided to use system restore.
During the restore - I cannot remember exactly what this said, I'm sorry - a
message box appeared which stated that because Drive G (the ext HDD) was
missing from the restore point, it might not be recognised (or words to that
effect).

On restarting Windows, my E drive (DVD) is not detected or recognised, and
neither is the external HDD when connected. I undid the last restoration,
but to no avail - I thought Windows would just find the drives again.

I'd like to perform a system repair, but when the Windows prompt appears,
I'm unsure as which command to type. Can anyone help, please? Will this
solve my problem?

Many thanks.

 

[Guest]

For repair you should first,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:Sfc /Scanno
When the bar graph starts,insert xp cd,exit the info page.When its thru,type:EXI
Restart computer,boot to cd when the text apears,select recovery-at info page,pres
enter key for password,then type:CHKDSK C: /R R for repair
When its thru type:EXI
You should run the DOS window in Sfc in min.,sometimes the graph runs behind it.

 

[Jean W]

For repair you should first,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:Sfc /Scannow
When the bar graph starts,insert xp cd,exit the info page.When its thru,type:EXIT
Restart computer,boot to cd when the text apears,select recovery-at info page,press
enter key for password,then type:CHKDSK C: /R R for repair.
When its thru type:EXIT
You should run the DOS window in Sfc in min.,sometimes the graph runs

behind it.

Thanks for your reply, Andrew. I removed the dodgy printer software
(Windows showed it as 'Disk G'), then the system found the external drive
again. The DVD-ROM drive still isn't being recognised, so maybe it's bitten
the dust. *sigh*

Is running the repair worth it? If the BIOS can't detect the drive, it must
be dead... although I thought Windows would have warned me.

J

 

[roger]

Hi Jean

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 01:29:59 +0000 (UTC), "Jean W"

[...]

The DVD-ROM drive still isn't being recognised, so maybe it's bitten
the dust. *sigh*

[...]

Download and install a tiny patch from the following URL to delete
upper and lower filters from the Windows registry:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts/xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs

Good luck