-=PCTechTalk=- Re: error message

GMan.

It didn't work, still have the error. I ran Norton's winDoctor on 
it and it reports that a removable drive has been removed causing 
drive F to appear as drive C and it can't repair the problem. 
Does this make any sense to you?

Jo Ann

GMan wrote:
> Jo Ann,
>     My bad.  You get the options if you start CHKDSK from within My 
> Computer.  Right click on the drive you want to scan and select Properties. 
> Click on the Tools tab and you'll see the button for CHKDSK near the top. 
> It's labeled "Check Now".  Once the options are checked and you click OK, it 
> may tell you that it can't run it right now because files are in use.  It'll 
> then ask if you want to run it on the next reboot.  Click Yes and then 
> reboot.  It there is more than one drive, you can go down the list first and 
> save the reboot for when you've done them all.
> 
> Peace,
> G
> 
> http://www.alternet.org/democracy/77498/?page=entire
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:48 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: error message
> 
> 
>> I tried what you suggested by starting in safe mode, going into
>> Explorer by right clicking on the start button, went to Windows,
>> found temp folder and emptied it, then did a search for .tmp
>> files, found 3 and deleted them. Went to Start, Run and put in
>> CHKDSK, didn't give two options, ran it. It repaired one file.
>> Restarted and did this for the other user. Still have the same
>> error, sometimes followed by the Dr Watson error.
>>
>> Jo Ann 
> 


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