[Xtreme930]

So how do I report and fix errors when i receive errors in chkdsk utility...

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You don't report or fix errors. If chkdsk found errors then you need to rerun chkdsk till it doesn't find anymore errors.
if it keeps finding errors then it is probably a failing hard drive and it would need to be replaced.

[rshaffer61]

You don't report or fix errors. If chkdsk found errors then you need to rerun chkdsk till it doesn't find anymore errors.
if it keeps finding errors then it is probably a failing hard drive and it would need to be replaced.

[Xtreme930]

ok well this is what my chkdsk says:

C:\Windows>chkdsk /r
Volume created 11/03/06 12:35a
The volume Serial Number is XXXX-XXXX
CHKDSK is checking the volume...
CHKDSK is performing additional checking or recovery...
CHKDSK is performing additional checking or recovery...
CHKDSK is performing additional checking or recovery...
CHKDSK has finished checking the volume.
152962896 kilobytes total disk space.
58442304 kilobytes are available

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
38240724 total allocation units on disk.
14610576 allocation units available on disk.

and so??? i tried to bootcfg /r but it keeps on failing after a while on loading...

[Xtreme930]

by the way...

I changed my laptop from vista home premium to vista ultimate because it broke or something fail or w/e...

so on the laptop there is a touchpad, the pad where u control the arrow... or if you know what i mean...
any was so there is that and on that there is the two buttons... left and right button... and then there on the very right of the pad, there is the scrolling bar... so every time i touch the scrolling bar, my mouse freezes, like my pad just gets disabled... i tried moving it but nothing happens... how come this happens??

[rshaffer61]

Not sure why that happens as the drivers should be the same.
It looks to em like chkdsk has found and fixed all errors.
Is the issue still happening?
Can you boot into windows yet?

[Xtreme930]

nope... im unable to boot to windows...

[rshaffer61]

Did you ever continue with the instructions on my post 5?
I don't think that was finished because we went to a Vista question. Please let me know.
We may have to try and do a Parallel installation.

[Xtreme930]

i cant even bootcfg.. so i cant get to the step..

[rshaffer61]

Sounds like the only option left at this point is to format and start over.
Have you been able to backup the data?
If not we can try a linux live cd to get to the data and allow you to backup everything you need.

[Xtreme930]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I cant back up all this GBs of stuff!!!

[rshaffer61]

You can try a parallel installation.

Make sure you set the bios to boot to the cdrom first. Then follow these instructions....



Boot to the Windows XP installation cd by pressing a key when the "Press any key to boot from cd" prompt appears at the top of the screen.

• At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press Enter to set up Windows XP.
• Accept the License Agreement by pressing F8
• With your current installation selected in the box, press Esc
• Select C: Partition1 [NTFS] in the box and press Enter
• To continue setup using this partition, press C
• Now you should see formatting options...choose the last one, Leave the current file system intact (no changes), and press Enter
• To use a different folder, press Esc
• Name the folder WINDOWS0 (just type a 0 (zero)) and press Enter

The Windows installation should begin. This will install Windows to a new folder, leaving your data intact. Any programs installed on the old directory will have to be reinstalled to the new one. Device drivers will also have to be installed for all the hardware to work as it should.

The data will be located in the Documents and Settings folder (C:\Documents and Settings) under your old user account name...so when you set up the new installation, give yourself a slightly different user account name.

[Xtreme930]

so this parallel installation won't damage my files?

[rshaffer61]

Nope it just installs a second Windows on your hard drive and allows you to do the instructions for copying files over to the working windows.
Just follow the instructions and you will be fine.

[Xtreme930]

thanks!

[Xtreme930]

thanks!