Checkdisk Question

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Scott

Today when I booted my Gateway Win XP Pro (SP1) desktop, it first ran
through checkdisk and displayed some messages about corrupt files in
boot--something (?). It went through all 3 stages, and it also looked
like a half-dozen .jpg images were listed. Then it booted up normally.
Once in Windows, I went to C Drive/Tools/Check the Volume for Errors...
and it came up fine. The system is 3 years old and came with a Western
Digital 80GB drive. A few days ago, when a thunderstorm rolled through,
the monitor flickered once before I could shut it down. I have a Belkin
surge protector and UPS. Everything was fine later, except a networked
printer (not a print server) on another computer wouldn't print from this
machine, and I had to delete the printer and Add a Printer again to get
it to work again. Also, when I go to Start/Help and Support, nothing
comes up. Otherwise, my computer is running fine. I do regular data
backups onto CD's.

Is it possible the slight surge (or brownout) affected a few image files
on the hard drive a few days later...or is the drive giving a signal
that there may be problems in the future?

If so, maybe it's time to install Acronis 8 and copy a drive image to my
new 250 MB Maxtor external hard drive.

Should I get busy?

Thanks!
Scott
 
fix : Try looking at a computer that has DOS on it.
fix : Or...
fix :
fix : Command-line reference
fix : http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_o.mspx
fix :
fix : Command-line reference A-Z
fix : http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_o.mspx
fix :
fix : Or >>
fix :
fix : Start | Run and copy and paste the following line:
fix :
fix : %windir%\hh.exe ms-its:c:\Windows\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
fix :
fix : Click OK
fix : -----
fix :
fix : Start | Run and copy and paste the following line:
fix :
fix : hh ntcmds.chm
fix :
fix : Click OK
fix :
fix : --
fix : Hope this helps. Let us know.
fix : Wes
fix :
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Hi Scott,

There may have been some minor file corruption from the power fluctuation.
Doing backups are always important, so do one as a safeguard regardless of
anything else. I would assess the state of the drive as a precaution. You
should be able to download a drive diagnostic tool from the manufacturer of
your hard drive's web site. These free tools run from a bootable floppy and
can tell you much about the condition of the drive. Read the manual
carefully as there are a number of different tests, some of which can
destroy data.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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