XP Home Recovery Console

[umwhat]

I am trying to repair someones computer using Recovery Console using chkdsk
/r . The process starts and reaches some 61% and then reverts to 50% then
goes again. The last time I saw this happen in this same computer it did that
3 times then I think it failed. This is the second new 500GB sat hard drive
installed....ps, do not tell the hard drive seller.

I do not seem to be receiving noitifications so a reply may be a day or two
away. Thank you.

 

[glee]

I am trying to repair someones computer using Recovery Console using
chkdsk
/r . The process starts and reaches some 61% and then reverts to 50%
then
goes again. The last time I saw this happen in this same computer it
did that
3 times then I think it failed. This is the second new 500GB sat hard
drive
installed....ps, do not tell the hard drive seller.

I do not seem to be receiving noitifications so a reply may be a day
or two
away. Thank you.

Try using Seatools for DOS instead, from a floppy of CD boot. It works
with all brands. It's the second item on this page:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=720bd20cacdec010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

Tutorial:
http://support.seagate.com/rightnow/Flash/seatools/SeaToolsforWindows_Warranty.html

Manual:
http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/seatools/SeaTools_for_Windows-1201.pdf

 

[Tim Meddick]

I cannot tell you what to do about this, other than say that the advice given by
"glee" is probably your best bet.

However, for what it's worth, I can tell you a little about what is happening with
the percentage numbers "jumping" about....

CHKDSK /R in Recovery Console (RC) covers the same areas in it's scan as does it's
Windows counterpart "chkdsk /f" (although the Recovery Console version actually uses
Autochk.exe and not Chkdsk.exe).

So, as with the Windows console version you have three main separate "scans" :

CHKDSK is verifying files and folders...
CHKDSK is verifying indexes...
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors...

....this is reflected in CHKDSK /R (RC) where the three sections, as above, take up
percentage "ranges" :

Verifying files.....(up to) 25%
Verifying indexes.....(up to) 50%
Verifying descriptors.....(up to) 75%

....the percentage then normally "jumps" from the 75% mark to 100% complete.

SO, I would have said that because you are seeing the progress jumping back to the
50% marker from somewhere between the 50-75% section and then repeating itself,
unable to get past a seemingly invisible "obstacle". That the problem lies with the
third section - verifying security descriptors!

Beyond this insight, I'm afraid I cannot tell you any more than that.

But, I have found that running "chkdsk /f" under Windows, having temporarily placed
the drive in another machine / windows installation, often overcomes chkdsk problems
in RC, and vice-versa.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[umwhat]

Thank you glee and Tim , I had seen the person who uses this computer use
Crack software. I do not know which applications will had use the crack stuff
but I suspect that is what happened.
Any way, I deleted all the temporary files, and I just thought of a good
excuse for that, I had to, and have formattedthe hard drive with Easeus
Partition software, checked the hard drive with Western Digitals
Datalifeguard, good hint to suggest the manufacturers software, for sme odd
reason I usually seem to forget to use that , but now have XP Home
reinstalled ok.
Thank you both.