hahaha steve, i meant that. and have done it. my brain told me sfc/scannow, my fingers typed a disc fix command. thanks anyway. _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt Sent: 21 October 2009 08:26 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: windows error? Hi Martin, I would have thought sfc /scannow would be even better. All the best Steve From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of martin wilsher Sent: Wednesday 21 October 2009 07:55 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] windows error? HI all. can anyone shed light on what this means? it comes up whenever i try to copy from my c drive to my external drive: Microsoft Windows The system has recovered from a serious error. A log of this error has been created. For more information about this error, click here. Close the details screen gives the following: Error Report Contents The following files will be included in this error report: C:\DOCUME~1\User\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER8b21.dir00\Mini102109-04.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\User\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER8b21.dir00\sysdata.xml Close and finally, where would i find the error logs to diagnose what on earth is going on? would sfc /f command from the run dialogue cure this issue? thanks. __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4527 (20091020) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4527 (20091020) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4527 (20091020) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com