What the heck does this Windows message mean??

[Skiz]

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[Virtualbody1234]

:ohmy: Omg!!! :ohmy:




Better backup everything!








:lol:

[tesco]

it means that windows didn't get a chance to write some of the data for that file (bad hard drive/sectors, running ckeckdisk while computer is writing something, etc. can casue this).

[Skiz]

I just don't understand why it came up. I just got home from last night and this was on my screen.

There is nothing automated that runs that should have caused it. :blink:

[Bebi]

off topic but - where did you get your desktop theme :P

[Skiz]

off topic but - where did you get your desktop theme :P

It's called AikonXP :)

[Rick Phlegm]

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Last time I got that error message, my power supply broke shortly afterwards :unsure:

[Ariel_001]

You should run chkdsk on that drive.

[lynx]

I just don't understand why it came up. I just got home from last night and this was on my screen.

There is nothing automated that runs that should have caused it. :blink:That "_restore" and "RP126" are the big give away. The system was trying to create a restore point which it does periodically if you have it enabled, but you don't usually know when it will do it.

The failure simply means you won't have one of the restore points which probably won't be too much hassle, but the reason for the failure may be a bit more worrying. Check the event logs for indications of other failures.

[Skiz]

That "_restore" and "RP126" are the big give away. The system was trying to create a restore point which it does periodically if you have it enabled, but you don't usually know when it will do it.

The failure simply means you won't have one of the restore points which probably won't be too much hassle, but the reason for the failure may be a bit more worrying. Check the event logs for indications of other failures.

Thx lynx.

This is an old drive that I pulled out to do some backups on. I formatted it about two weeks ago but the drive is still empty. I wonder if the restore didn't work b/c there's nothing on it. Is that a possible option?

[lynx]

The system is trying to create a restore point, not restore from one.

However, if the system thinks there should be a "System Volume Information" folder on the drive (because system restore is marked as active for that drive) but the folder does not exist it may explain the situation.

Try right clicking on "My Computer" and select properties, then select the "System Restore" tab. Turn off "System Restore" for that drive, then turn it back on again (if you wish). Hopefully that may cure the problem.

[peat moss]

Well empty yes just system files ? I'v only seen that when I had to force a reboot. Mabye Ariel , has a good idea. Or try Norton windoctor. :)

[Skiz]

:dry: If I attempt to save something to the drive or even open it, I get this:


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[peat moss]

I would still run the chdsk . Have you tryed arials suggestion ?

[Ariel_001]

:dry: If I attempt to save something to the drive or even open it, I get this:


http://img8.echo.cx/img8/8683/z1oc.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)


That is not good. It is a sign that your hard drive is about die. :ph34r:

[Skiz]

Y/N?

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[lynx]

Y.

Have you checked to see if the disk is write protected? You can do that with a jumper on some drives.

[Skiz]

Y.

Have you checked to see if the disk is write protected? You can do that with a jumper on some drives.

I feel like such a n00b asking so many questions but I am a n00b with this problem. Could you elaborate a little more? :blushing:

[lynx]

I feel like such a n00b asking so many questions but I am a n00b with this problem. Could you elaborate a little more? :blushing:Some drives have a couple of pins (like the ones for master or slave) which make the drive write-protected when shorted (with a small tag called a jumper).

It varies a lot though, so I can't tell you which pins to check. If it is a drive you've used before I suppose you would know if you write-protected it. If you aren't sure though, then you can always try to find the pin assignments on the manufacturers site. Or post the make and model and I'll try to find out for you.

There's another possibility now that I think about it. Did you re-partition the disk after you put it into this pc? The reason I ask is that there are 2 different possible disk layouts. If the disk was partitioned with one layout and your system is using the other layout this could be the cause of the problem - you may be trying to access sectors which don't actually exist.

If that's the case there are two alternatives:
1) go into the bios and select the layout used in the original pc if you know it.
2) use disk management to delete the partition(s), then recreate and reformat it/them.