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Windows Error
Name: darksea Date: February 11, 2007 at 09:15:33 Pacific OS: Win98SE CPU/Ram: XP2500+M/512 PC3200 Product: self
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Hi All, When I start my computer it comes up with "Error reading data on drive C Abort,Retry,Fail" After several retries it will load windows. I ran scandisk and it comes up with no bad sectors.The Maxtor utility shows the drive to be fine.Being out of this for some time,can you please refresh me on some of the ways to go about trying to repair this? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks darksea
Name: Bob (by BigBob) Date: February 11, 2007 at 09:52:29 Pacific
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Do you have a Windows 98 boot disk ? If not you can get one from HERE then boot your system with the boot in the drive Then at the A:/> prompt type fdisk_/mbr
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Response Number 2
Name: Derek Date: February 11, 2007 at 14:25:53 Pacific
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I normally use fdisk /mbr
Maybe fdisk_/mbr works just as well but I've not run into it, so thought I'd mention the more usual version just in case it was a typo.
DerekW
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Response Number 3
Name: jboy Date: February 11, 2007 at 14:41:55 Pacific
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That'd be a difficult key to hit by accident (& no, it couldn't work as written)
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.
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Response Number 4
Name: darksea Date: February 11, 2007 at 16:04:39 Pacific
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Thanks Guys, Got it! darksea
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Response Number 5
Name: Derek Date: February 11, 2007 at 16:56:30 Pacific
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Good going, thx for popping back to let us know.
DerekW
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Response Number 6
Name: Bob (by BigBob) Date: February 12, 2007 at 05:25:48 Pacific
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You are correct Derek , I guess my fingers were moving faster than my brain again...
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Response Number 7
Name: Derek Date: February 12, 2007 at 14:09:01 Pacific
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.... something we all suffer at times LOL.
DerekW
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Response Number 8
Name: jboy Date: February 12, 2007 at 15:37:18 Pacific
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Sure, typos happen - - still, I don't see how you'd 'accidentally' hit a shifted key at the top of the keyboard in lieu of the spacebar (must be an ergonomic keyboard)
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.
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