Windows Xp Error

[DWk]

ok, i got a WD hard drive....80 gig.... i have 3 partitions with it....and the biggest one....the one that holds games and movies, just went poof.... it appears on My computer, but when i try to access, i get the following message:

The disk file structure is corrupt and unreadable.

I havent done ANYTHING to it.... the other 2 partitions are ok, and when i try to access a game that is in that partition, it tells me that

"Te drive or network connection that the shortcut "xxx.ink" refers to is unavailable. Make sure that the disk is properly inserted or the network resource is available, and then try again"

k now this worries me.... a lot....any ideas? I already looked in windows xp site and found nothing....

thx
DWk

[Smurfette]

Get a file recovery program (such as EasyRecoveryPro) then search the partition for your movies and savegames that you want to keep. Restore these to another partition, then reformat the corrupt partition and run checkdisk with both options ticked (checkmarked) so any bad sectors are marked and won't get re-used.
If checkdick does find bad sectors, it's probably only a matter of time before something like this happens again so start thinking about getting another HDD.

[DWk]

ok....do u know any other program for recovery? i cant find the crack for easyrecovery :(

[Supernatural]

You tried running scandisk?

[DWk]

no - first i want to recover my files..... if the drive is damaged....so be it.... but i want my files first.... scandisk can wait

[Kunal]

Originally posted by DWk@14 November 2003 - 21:17
no - first i want to recover my files..... if the drive is damaged....so be it.... but i want my files first.... scandisk can wait
scandisk may fix the damage on your drive....

[Jg427]

Originally posted by DWk@14 November 2003 - 15:10
ok....do u know any other program for recovery? i cant find the crack for easyrecovery  :(
Check out this google search (fosi) and look for easy recovery pro 6.03

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navc...oe=UTF-8&q=fosi (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=fosi) ;)

[DWk]

how do i chkdsk on my E: partition?

[DWk]

nm just checked it and gave me 0 bad sectors....

[DWk]

wow i just recovered 10 gigs with the program....impressive.....now i gotta burn some shit cuz the partition that's messed up is the one that is bigger.... so i got no more space :D

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by DWk@14 November 2003 - 21:49
nm just checked it and gave me 0 bad sectors....
You posted this 8 minutes after your previous post. That's not enough time for checkdisk to check the drive prooperly. Are you sure you had both options ticked?

[DWk]

which BOTH options? i had to start->run->chkdsk cuz i cant find anything else....

[Smurfette]

Open My Computer
Right click on the HDD you want to check
Select Properties
Select the Tools tab
Click the Check now button in the Error-checking section

Et voila.

[DWk]

k now the problem got weirder.....

first, i assume this
http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=81743
has something to do with the problem as well.....

second.....when i tried to reboot my computer yesterday (i finished burning everything after recovering, and the pc went REALLY SLOW) it asked me to insert a BOOK diskette on A:

well i got mad and was like "omg c: as well? no way im doing this tonite...." so i just turned off my computer....and right now that i woke up i turned on the computer almost sure i was gonna have to do something else....and it booted up normally..... still without the E: partition though

now DWk is in ph34r :ph34r:

[Smurfette]

If the partitions are on the same HDD, I'd say it was going tits up. :(
I know what I'd be doing next...

Either:
1)
Install a new HDD on primary master, install XP fresh on there and copy over everything you want to keep from the old HDD before dumping it.

or 2)
a. Backup anything that you don't want to lose that is on a partition on that HDD - either to CDR/CDRW or (preferably) another HDD.
b. Reboot to the XP installation CD and repartition the whole bloody HDD, then format and install again.
c. Save up for a new HDD.

[DWk]

Originally posted by Smurfette@15 November 2003 - 11:39
Open My Computer
Right click on the HDD you want to check
Select Properties
Select the Tools tab
Click the Check now button in the Error-checking section

Et voila.
k i try to run it but it just closes..... doesnt do anything....

about backing up and all that....

yea im backing up everything to cds.... im just gonna burn some things i downloaded and then i can do a clean install :)

how can i check the drive for errors? cuz chkdsk didnt do much :(

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by DWk+15 November 2003 - 12:13--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DWk @ 15 November 2003 - 12:13)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Smurfette@15 November 2003 - 11:39
Open My Computer
Right click on the HDD you want to check
Select Properties
Select the Tools tab
Click the Check now button in the Error-checking section

Et voila.
k i try to run it but it just closes..... doesnt do anything....

about backing up and all that....

yea im backing up everything to cds.... im just gonna burn some things i downloaded and then i can do a clean install :)

how can i check the drive for errors? cuz chkdsk didnt do much :( [/b][/quote]
Re-partition the HDD, re-install XP and then check all the partitions as describled above.
You&#39;re in for a long wait with 80GB to check thoroughly but if errors are found, Windows will mark them as bad and not use them in future; this would mean, however, that if some sectors have gone bad, others will go bad as well.

[DWk]

:o

that means new hdd, right? :(

[DWk]

im running a full diagnostic tool with easyrecovery..... lets see what it says :)

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by DWk@15 November 2003 - 12:32
:o

that means new hdd, right? :(
Yeah - you could use this one as a secondary one for temporary stuff (downloads possibly) but if there are errors on it I wouldn&#39;t trust it with anything permanently.

[DWk]

:(

k i just formatted that partition....and right now im checking it with chkdsk..... now its taking time so its workin :)

lets see what it says later

[DWk]

just finished but it didnt give me like a summary or anything....just said "Disc Check complete"

:huh:

[Smurfette]

There should be a log file somewhere... probably in the root of the system drive - C:&#092;

[DWk]

nopes nothing :(

[DWk]

and if i run chkdsk from dos....it makes a quick check and gives me 0 bad sectors....

[Smurfette]

Running from DOS only does a quick check, not thorough.

Try searching the computer for chkdsk and see if there&#39;s a log file in the same folder.

[DWk]

chkdsk.exe is located in system32 folder....but no log file there....

any other ideas?

[Smurfette]

OK, try this:
chkdsk E: /r

If you put that in the Run box it&#39;ll ask you if you want to unmount the volume (because Windows is using the drive), respond N and it&#39;ll as you if you want to schedule the drive to be checked during the next boot. Respond Y and reboot.
Do it last thing at night and leave it going cos it&#39;s gonna take a bloody long time.

[DWk]

k ill do that tonite...thx....

btw that program easyrecovery is VERY GOOD

[leecheskicked]

Had exactley the same problem myself, and with a western digital too, In the end i stuck it as a slave on another machine, lost the partitrion though, even when i reformatted it came up as FAT 8&#33;&#33;&#33; in the end i fdisked the whole damn thing and so far its been running fine. Lesson I learnt thiough is Backup regularly oh and don&#39;t buy WD seagate barracuda is probably one of the most robust

[DWk]

well yea i formatted it again and its running fine....... oh well :D

i dont have cash for another hdd right now...so its a nono