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Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?'
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Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?'
Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 12:50 pm
Posted by nicholas barlow
(7 messages posted)
when switching on computer it loads up so far then a message saying "one or more
of your disk drives may have developed bad sectors press any key to run scan disk
with surface anaylsis on these drives...."
then when l press any key it goes onto scan disk, it gets to 17% pauses and then
says "scan disk encountered a data error while reading cluster 5238. scan disk will
try to continue past this error when scan disk offers you to perform a surface scan
on this drive choose yes"it remains at 17% still, even when trying to start in safe
mode it still says the same thing,
could anyone give me some advice or help
would be really grateful
thanks
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re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?'
Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 2:30 pm
Posted by trey
(1964 messages posted)
Try that scan in DOS-see what happens.
Restart pressing & holding down the ctrl key.
From the menu-select command prompt only.
At the prompt type scandisk. From experience i can advise if you can get your hands
on a Norton System Works installation CD-Run Norton Disk Doctor directly from the
CD.
On Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 12:50 pm, nicholas barlow wrote:
>when switching on computer it loads up so far then a message saying "one or more
>of your disk drives may have developed bad sectors press any key to run scan disk
>with surface anaylsis on these drives...."
>then when l press any key it goes onto scan disk, it gets to 17% pauses and then
>says "scan disk encountered a data error while reading cluster 5238. scan disk will
>try to continue past this error when scan disk offers you to perform a surface scan
>on this drive choose yes"it remains at 17% still, even when trying to start in safe
>mode it still says the same thing,
>could anyone give me some advice or help
>would be really grateful
>thanks
>
>
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re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?'
Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 2:38 pm
Posted by Spike01
(328 messages posted)
Start From the MSDOS PROMPT. NOT a Floppy.
While starting the P.C., hold down the CTRL key.
An Options Window should pop-up giving you options
of how Windows could start.
Choose: "MSDOS PROMPT only".
From C:\ prompt Type:
Scandisk C: /SURFACE /AUTOFIX
If it does not open, type:
CD Windows\Command
then type the Scandisk again.
Works much better than Windows Scandskw.exe
at fixing problems.
On Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 12:50 pm, nicholas barlow wrote:
>when switching on computer it loads up so far then a message saying "one or more
>of your disk drives may have developed bad sectors press any key to run scan disk
>with surface anaylsis on these drives...."
>then when l press any key it goes onto scan disk, it gets to 17% pauses and then
>says "scan disk encountered a data error while reading cluster 5238. scan disk will
>try to continue past this error when scan disk offers you to perform a surface scan
>on this drive choose yes"it remains at 17% still, even when trying to start in safe
>mode it still says the same thing,
>could anyone give me some advice or help
>would be really grateful
>thanks
>
>
>
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why can't I perform a scan disc on my "c" drive ????
Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 3:51 pm
Posted by David
(1 messages posted)
Why can't I perform scan disc on my c drive?, it keeps restarting and gives me a
message as follows;
attempted ten times to start scan but due to other files or programs loading try
again latter {i'm paraphrasing}the thing is there is nothing loading at that time??
PLEASE HELP!!
On Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 12:50 pm, nicholas barlow wrote:
>when switching on computer it loads up so far then a message saying "one or more
>of your disk drives may have developed bad sectors press any key to run scan disk
>with surface anaylsis on these drives...."
>then when l press any key it goes onto scan disk, it gets to 17% pauses and then
>says "scan disk encountered a data error while reading cluster 5238. scan disk will
>try to continue past this error when scan disk offers you to perform a surface scan
>on this drive choose yes"it remains at 17% still, even when trying to start in safe
>mode it still says the same thing,
>could anyone give me some advice or help
>would be really grateful
>thanks
>
>
>
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re: why can't I perform a scan disc on my "c" drive ????
Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 5:23 pm
Posted by gewg_
(3489 messages posted)
|Why can't I perform scan disc on my c drive?, it keeps restarting
| David
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1123187486
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