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Windows Problem, corrupt system file

  • 19-11-2008 1:39pm
    #1
    Seraphina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭


    Right, I don't know a huge amount about computers, i mean i put mine together myself and i can solve most windows based problems myself, but in this instance, windows won't even start, and i'm really wary about fiddling around with anything or re-installing til i get some advice from people who know more.

    i'm not sure exactly how it started, for a while the computer was being iffy and taking ages to start up. then it was working fine, then it started telling me i had a corrupt system folder, and to run a disk check, which i did. now it starts up normally, then flicks to thisscreen, and goes no further.

    i'm not really sure what to do tbh, i don't want to risk trying anything without advice, i've got a LOT of important stuff on it that i'm afraid of losing, but windows is installed on a different hard drive to all my stored stuff, so i'm hoping it'll be ok. does anyone know what this all means??

    edit : i'm running XP home btw.


Comments

  • #2
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Disconnect the slave drive and try rebooting


  • #3
    Seraphina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Seraphina


    ok... that worked... does that mean my hard drive is ****ed??

    i can't understand why it was telling me there was a corrupt system folder, i thought it was a windows problem, but that hard drive doesn't have windows installed on it... argh!

    is there any hope for it?


  • #4
    andrewh5
    Registered Users Posts: 588 ✭✭✭andrewh5


    Seraphina wrote: »
    ok... that worked... does that mean my hard drive is ****ed??

    i can't understand why it was telling me there was a corrupt system folder, i thought it was a windows problem, but that hard drive doesn't have windows installed on it... argh!

    is there any hope for it?

    Try the slave drive in another PC to see if it is readable. If it is run a disk check on it to put right any errors. If it isn't it has become a very good paperweight.

    The moral of the story is.......... Backup regularly.


  • #5
    Seraphina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Seraphina


    i'm not so concerned about the stuff lost, i actually had very little on that hard drive compared to the other one. but one of my partitions has disappeared on the master drive too.

    i'm just wondering is this something i've done or could be avoided? of all stuff in my pc to fail this was probably the least used, so i don't know why this has happened.


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