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Hard Disk Errors
Name: jgoogz Date: August 21, 2003 at 21:53:45 Pacific OS: 98 CPU/Ram: 1.2 / 675
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I've been a bad boy.. :(. I shut down my computer the improper way and now I can't get it to work. I am trying to reinstall windows 98 but I keep getting an error with Scandisk that a certain cluster has an error and then it just stops there so I can never move on to install 98. I think it won't let me fix the error because a file is needed which I belive could be fixed if I could reinstal windows 98!! But I can't do that, is there anyway I could bypass scandisk to install, or reinstall anyfiles that might be needed for scandisk without installing the whole OS again? I also know it has been saying certain files aren't there, I don't remeber their names excatly but they end with .sys or something along that line, ill post it up after I remeber how to get it to show me again :P. Thanks very much for your help and time!!
Name: jgoogz Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:05:10 Pacific
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More info on the problem, there is nothing wrong with my FAT's but the problem seems to be in the "File directory structure" And the thing I said about the .sys file should be ignored, that had to do with a different hard disk that is now working but it just 1.5 G's and only had song files on it.
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Response Number 2
Name: aj Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:10:59 Pacific
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With ur 98 setup disk run only scandisk first and see if it could remove the errors, do remember to run surface scan. take time depending on hdd space.
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Response Number 3
Name: jgoogz Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:18:48 Pacific
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Thats the problem, im sure surface scan could also fix it, but it never gets there! It always freezes when it is checking the File directory structure (I left it running all night, no progress) and never gets to surface scan. I have both my windows 98 CD and boot disk, im sure I will be able to get past this with the right help, thanks guys!
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Response Number 4
Name: SageOfCowtown Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:19:56 Pacific
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Maybe I can be of assistance...When you run Scandisk, run the Thorough type of test, and make sure the box is checked to automatically fix errors...this takes a long time to rum, but it will isolate the offending cluster, so no more data can be written to it...try that and see if it works...good luck, SOC
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Response Number 5
Name: jgoogz Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:21:39 Pacific
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How do I run a thorough type of test? And how do I check automatically fix errors? Thanks so much for your help SOC!
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Response Number 6
Name: aj Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:27:00 Pacific
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r u able to load to ur old installed windows in safe mode.
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Response Number 7
Name: aj Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:40:29 Pacific
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This are available setup options. See if it helps u
WINDOWS SETUP OPTIONS /im Skips memory check /id Ignores the disk space check /is Skips the routine system check /iq Skips the check for cross linked files /ie Does not create a boot disk /ih Skips the Registry check /iv Skips the Display of billboards /nm Skips the cpu check
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Response Number 8
Name: aj Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:47:04 Pacific
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Setup/is will skip scandisk during fresh installation but doubt whether ur os after install will be stable.
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Response Number 9
Name: jgoogz Date: August 21, 2003 at 22:58:53 Pacific
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Thanks much for your help! Hopefully I can give this a try and it will work.
The hard disk drive probably has bad sectors, thus a high likelyhood of hard disk drive failure.
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Response Number 11
Name: jgoogz Date: August 22, 2003 at 00:00:00 Pacific
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Hmm, seems like I might just need to give up and get a new one. Because scandisk can take care of the problem itself.. :(. If I have to resort to that, anyways I could save my stuff because I had some hard work on there..
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