[TechAssist] Re: Can't Access Drives (4 partition Windows system)
- From: Bil Green <magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: becyn <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:05:01 -0800
Hi Jim,
I have run a couple good anti-virus programs, and there doesn't
seem to be any viruses on my system.
I am quite sure that uninstalling RestorIt caused this problem,
since during the install it created a special partition, and
installs a program in the boot sector also (for dealing with
restore points if you can't boot up to Windows).
I have another backup of my Windows 2000, when RestoreIt was
still installed.
I am thinking about using this to replace my current 2000 and
then try to uninstall RestoreIt again (although there won't be
the partition or boot sector program for it to remove - what
problems will this cause?).
With my MBR backed up to a few floppies (and all files backed up)
I figure I can always get back to where I am now.
Yes, I did a Repair install of Windows 2000. Like every other
major thing I tried things seemed OK for a while, and then the
same old thing.
Bil
PC 1000
M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator
http://magpulser.com
Mammoth Lakes, CA
760-924-1000
mailto:magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
b> Got a virus scanner?
b> Weird things like this can also happen with defective software and/or
b> drivers also.
b> I had a bad burner software package shutdown any access to the "my
b> computer" tree because a minor crash would occur
b> due the drive with the bad software was being queried. I Removed the
b> offending package and all was well.
b> Thats just one example of software strangeness. Think of what was
b> recently installed that might have contributed to the problem.
b> Conversely, the Unistall process may have gone badly. Did you try a non
b> destructive system restore?
b> Jim McVey
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b> Bil Green wrote:
>>Can't Access Drives
>>
>>I can't open Windows Explorer or any window, which displays all
>>the files on my 4 partition Windows 2000 system. If I try it
>>locks up the system.
>>
>>I recently uninstalled RestoreIt, which had installed an
>>additional partition for storing restore points and this did
>>disappear during the uninstall.
>>
>>I have dual boot with Windows XP (and it works fine)
>>
>>
>>These are the things I've tried, none of which have helped much:
>>
>>1. Ran Chksdk using /p and /r in the Recovery Console and this
>>sometimes gets things back to normal for a while
>>
>>2. Deleted all the partitions on my hard drive, created new
>>partitions and copied everything back (Ghost 8.0 partition copy).
>>Worked fine for many hours and then the problem returned.
>>
>>3. Did a Repair install of Windows 2000
>>
>>4. Reinstalled the motherboard drivers
>>
>>Bil
>>
>>PC 1000
>>M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator
>>http://magpulser.com
>>Mammoth Lakes, CA
>>760-924-1000
>>
>>mailto:magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
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