-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Everything FULL !?!?

  • From: ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:41:14 -0400

If start the computer in SAFE MODE, does it tell you the same ting?

---Troth


At 9/27/2003 02:30 PM, Robert wrote:
>I am no longer able to save anything, be it new files, or files I have
>edited. The error message says the drive is full. I am using Windows XP
>Professional.
>
>My hard drive is 400 Gig, and currently only about 54.8 G is occupied,
>leaving 345.2G free.
>Brand new blank diskettes are reported as full.
>Brand new 250M Zip disks are reported as full.
>Brand new [any brand I have] CD-RWs are reported as full.
>Brand new CD-Rs are reported as full.
>Brand new DVD-Rs are reported as full.
>
>Over the home network, it reports the hard drives of the other computer as
>full, but in reality only 958 M used, and about 5.45G is free.
>
>I have a portable blank hard drive that plugs into the USB, and it is being
>reported as full.
>
>In short, everything I try to save something to is being reported as full,
>but all are at LEAST 80 percent free.
>
>Norton 2003 (updated this morning at 8:22am) says I am virus free.
>
>I did a System Restore going back one day, and it had no effect.
>
>I un-installed the drivers for a printer I installed last night, hoping by
>doing so it would do away with a conflict (if any). It had no effect that I
>can see.
>
>I tried to run a scan disk, but it seems to stop somewhere before
>finishing, and report that that there are no errors found.
>
>I am at a loss as to what to do next. Has anyone had this happen to you?
>How was it resolved? VERY much preferably with re-formatting please.
>
>Thank you for any and all suggestions.
>
>Robert
>carnealr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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