continous reboot when checking disk

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Mike said:
Thank you.
I've done what you suggest.
The results for QUICK TEST and Extensive test are all "NO ERRORS
FOUND".
Does this mean I can recover my data?
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Probably, yes.

You need to run chkdsk from Recovery Console, on the D: drive, using the
/R switch.

If you have Recovery Console installed on your hard drive, it will show
up as a choice on the boot screen when you start the computer.

If it is not there, you must use a Windows XP installation CD to run it.

The XP installation CD is bootable, like the CD you used to run the DLG
hard drive diagnostic. You insert the XP CD, restart the computer, and
a message should appear telling you to "press any key to boot from CD".

Do that, and XP Setup will start. After a couple of minutes of starting
Setup, you will get to this screen:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/img/gif_wxp/rcons00.gif

One of the options is "To repair a Windows installation using Recovery
Console, press R".

Press R to start recovery Console, choose the number for you Windows
installation (usually 1) and press Enter. The admin password is usually
blank unless you had created one when you got the computer, so usually
you can just press Enter when it asks for the admin password.

That brings you to a command prompt, at C:\

At the command prompt, type the following and press Enter to run chkdsk
on the D: drive:

chkdsk d: /r

(That's chkdsk <space> d: <space> /r)

It will take a while to run.....hopefully it will now complete.

Do you have an XP installation CD, so that you can do this?
 
Probably, yes.

You need to run chkdsk from Recovery Console, on the D: drive, using the
/R switch.

If you have Recovery Console installed on your hard drive, it will show
up as a choice on the boot screen when you start the computer.

If it is not there, you must use a Windows XP installation CD to run it.

The XP installation CD is bootable, like the CD you used to run the DLG
hard drive diagnostic.  You insert the XP CD, restart the computer, and
a message should appear telling you to "press any key to boot from CD".

Do that, and XP Setup will start.  After a couple of minutes of starting
Setup, you will get to this screen:http://www.windowsnetworking.com/img/gif_wxp/rcons00.gif

One of the options is "To repair a Windows installation using Recovery
Console, press R".

Press R to start recovery Console, choose the number for you Windows
installation (usually 1) and press Enter.  The admin password is usually
blank unless you had created one when you got the computer, so usually
you can just press Enter when it asks for the admin password.

That brings you to a command prompt, at C:\

At the command prompt, type the following and press Enter to run chkdsk
on the D: drive:

chkdsk d: /r

(That's chkdsk <space> d: <space> /r)

It will take a while to run.....hopefully it will now complete.

Do you have an XP installation CD, so that you can do this?
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Glen Ventura
MS MVP  Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
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At first, I reboot and press F8 and select "Fix (or Repair) my
computer (in Chinese)" (currently its OS is Windows 7).
Then I go to command console. After a couple of trial, I found my
disk is in f: now. I've used "chkdsk f: /r" and "chkdsk f: /f". Error
messages also show about ' cannot recover.....(in Chinese)'.

Now I follow your suggestion, turn to XP. After using XP installation
CD, the screen is not like yours. It's

This computer is already in the process of being upgraded to Microsoft
Windows. What do you want to do?
* To continue the current upgrade, press ENTER.
* To cancel the current upgrade and install new version of Windows,
press F10.
* To exit Setup without installing Ms windows, press F3.
Which one should I choose?

Mike
 
Mike said:
At first, I reboot and press F8 and select "Fix (or Repair) my
computer (in Chinese)" (currently its OS is Windows 7).
Then I go to command console. After a couple of trial, I found my
disk is in f: now. I've used "chkdsk f: /r" and "chkdsk f: /f". Error
messages also show about ' cannot recover.....(in Chinese)'.

Now I follow your suggestion, turn to XP. After using XP installation
CD, the screen is not like yours. It's

This computer is already in the process of being upgraded to Microsoft
Windows. What do you want to do?
* To continue the current upgrade, press ENTER.
* To cancel the current upgrade and install new version of Windows,
press F10.
* To exit Setup without installing Ms windows, press F3.
Which one should I choose?
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I missed the part where you installed Windows 7. How did you end up
with a drive F:? Did you install Windows 7 in a dual boot with Windows
XP still installed on C:? Did you finish the Window 7 installation?

All I can suggest now is to cancel out of the screen...exit
setup...remove the XP CD and restart to the "Fix My Computer" screen
using F8 at startup.

In the Boot Options on that screen, select "Command Prompt"

At the command prompt, type the command I gave you earlier, and press
Enter:
chkdsk d: /r

I assume you are still getting the same chkdsk issue about your D:
drive.

Did you complete the Windows 7 installation, and does it start?
 
I missed the part where you installed Windows 7.  How did you end up
with a drive F:?  Did you install Windows 7 in a dual boot with Windows
XP still installed on C:?  Did you finish the Window 7 installation?

All I can suggest now is to cancel out of the screen...exit
setup...remove the XP CD and restart to the "Fix My Computer" screen
using F8 at startup.

In the Boot Options on that screen, select "Command Prompt"

At the command prompt, type the command I gave you earlier, and press
Enter:
chkdsk d: /r

I assume you are still getting the same chkdsk issue about your D:
drive.

Did you complete the Windows 7 installation, and does it start?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP  Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+http://dts-l.net/- Hide quoted text -

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I end up use EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover my data.
Now I have to see if my recovered data is ok.
Gee, I need to spend another lot of time.

I review this whole incidence. I guess I need to do.... (please give
me some advice...)
1. learn about backup. And I'd like to do a test of restore.
2. check disk frequently?
I am wondering why Windows cannot check the disk regularly (can
it?)?
I remember recently I surf the web and find someone said there is
a need to leave about 15% of dsik space. I am sure that I have that
amount of blanked space. My disk is 250 G and my files are less than
100G. If this is an important issue, why Windows cannot warn me?
The problem begins when chkdsk failed because of corrupted master
file table. Is it because of many files in my HDD which contains over
120,000 files (I count this number by using recovered files)?

Mike
 
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