http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBA/tip0300/rh0370.htm http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q246026&; I think the secomd one (M$) probably will be the most correct. I would as they recommend, do a backup, but it's a fairly new install, so you might not lose too much. You may have a drive going bad. <shrug> Maybe this is an appropriate excuse to buy that new 200GB drive you've always wanted? LOL!!! :-) >-----Original Message----- >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Greg Reese >Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:25 AM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Corrupt Drive c > > > >the exact message was "The file system structure on the disk is corrupt = >and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume C:" > >This was while trying to install the full download of SP3. > >There have been some more odd thing since. I am really starting to = >think the disk is bad by my experience with a bad disk has always been = >that they go completely dead. This one seems to be doing odd things = >sporadically. > >Greg > >-----Original Message----- >From: Charles R. Buchanan [mailto:crbgfblab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:53 PM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Corrupt Drive c > > > >I assume when you said you "deleted" the partitions, you not just = >deleted >everything off the partition, you actually deleted it and re-formatted = >it? >Have you run chkdsk? > >I had problems before reading files. It actually said access was denied = >and >it wasn't due to permissions. It had to do with (all indicators points = >to >this) that the files in questions were saved under XP, but there was a >re-install of W2K Pro (this was a few months ago btw) and this happened >afterwards, and that is when I found out the different versions of NTFS. >Folders lost their icons and a whole slew of things. I'm trying to avoid >that again, that is why I posted that question earlier, but I guess I >stumped a few on that one? <g> :-) > >If you just deleted everything off that partition, then what I said = >above >might be at play on your system. I don't know. If you did fdisk or what = >have >you and created a whole new partition, then I would suggest instead of = >doing >the web install, download the whole thing (if you have a high speed >connection) because maybe the web install files are corrupt? Just some >thoughts. > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Greg Reese >>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:30 AM >>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [windows2000] Corrupt Drive c >> >> >> >>I am reinstalling a computer I had Windows XP on. I was having too = >much =3D >>trouble with XP and decided to go back to Windows 2000 Pro. I deleted = >=3D >>all the partitions on it so I could reinstall everything fresh. I was = >=3D >>able to get Win2K Sp 2 installed but every time I try to load SP3, I = >=3D >>start getting errors about Drive C being corrupt and unreadable. =3D20 >> >>When I run the web based SP3 install, it pops up an error that it can't = >=3D >>find certain files. That is after it downloads and backs up everything. = > =3D >>If I look with Windows Explorer, I can see the file exists in the path = >=3D >>that it is looking but it still doesn't find the file. >> >>I am starting to think that I may have a bad drive but wanted to see if = >=3D >>anyone else had seen this kind of thing with SP3 first. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Greg >> >>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >>To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >>mode or view archives use the below link. >> >>http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm >> >--- >It's lights OUT for you viruses! >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/2002 > > > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >3D=3D=3D= >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > >================================== >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > --- It's lights OUT for you viruses! Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/2002 ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm