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Windows prob?help

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  • 02-07-2004 3:13pm
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    PowerHouseDan
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    Here the story,my dad friend turned on his computer ,got a Data error Reading Drive C: If i choose Retry or Ignore the error While Initialising Drive VKD windows Protection Error please restart,put in a new keyboard gettin the same error any ideas?


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    KdjaCL
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    Sounds like the Boot sectore or the drive is drive is buggered.

    Boot up with a floppy (win98 off ww.bootdisk.com)

    When you get to A prompt type "fdisk /mbr"
    IF you get an error disk is most liley buggered.

    Kdjac


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,807 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Just check nothing changed in BIOS re dma mode (if no one was messing with that then ignore)

    Does the drive make any noises like Clunk ./ Click etc. if so not good - chugg is much better

    When the PC starts press F8 to get the windows boot menu. if win 95/98 then choose safe mode command prompt only.

    If you have data on the HDD then try to copy it off ASAP.
    then run SCANDISK /ALL /AUTOFIX /SURFACE

    If NT/2K/XP then choose safe mode to get some checks.
    On the 2K/XP cd there are repair options - but they depend on how far you get and which OS you are using in the mean time


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    ChipZilla
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭ChipZilla


    Originally posted by powerhousedan
    Here the story,my dad friend turned on his computer ,got a Data error Reading Drive C: If i choose Retry or Ignore the error While Initialising Drive VKD windows Protection Error please restart,put in a new keyboard gettin the same error any ideas?

    Way to cross-post...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=171025


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