Re: Calling all Windows Pros (Scandisk and MP3's)

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From: DL (dl_at_spoofmail.nothere)
Date: 10/18/04


Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:22:47 +0100

And where do you keep yr backups?
Perhaps you should look for a hd checking utility on the maxtor site.

"PCDJ SpYdeR" <PCDJSpYdeR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B14047BA-3176-4C5A-99DB-8787ADC6FE19@microsoft.com...
> All right.....
>
> Let's start with my spec's
> Windows 2000 Pro with service pack 4 and all available windows updates
> My C: Drive is a Maxtor 100 gig
> My D: Drive is a Maxtor 160 gig
> My E: Drive is a Maxtor 120 gig
>
> I use the D and E drive for storing all of my MP3 audio.
>
> After booting up my system over the weekend, Windows stated it needed to
do
> a scan disk on one of my storage drives. I was given an option to cancel
but
> Windows suggested that I allow the drive to scan. Due to time restrains I
> opted to cancel the Scan Disk. After working with my system for an hour
or
> so I needed to reboot due to updating some of my applications. I walked
away
> to grab a drink...and when I returned Windows was in the middle of a Scan
> Disk on my drive. Rather than causing issues and killing the scan I
allowed
> it to do it's thing. This was only the beginning....
>
> I dj using mp3's on our company's radio station. After setting up for my
> nights broadcast I was previewing some of my tracks and quickly became
> horrified.
>
> This is what I've found I have a track Linkin Park - Breaking The
Habit.mp3
> This file was fine before I did the Scan disk....Now When I play back the
> file in any Mp3 play back application i.e. Windows Media player 9, PCDJ
Red,
> WinAmp, Music Match Realplayer and so on..This is what I get.
>
> Example: The track mentioned above Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit.mp3
The
> first 15 to 30 seconds will play the first part of the file...Then it
> switches to YMCA for about 30 seconds or so....then Whoomp There it is
plays
> for a few seconds then you catch the last part of the track Breaking the
> Habit. So now this one track is now 4 songs mixed together. I know this
> sounds strange, I would not believe it if I did not see and hear it
myself.
> I would be happy to send this or any of the messed up files to any one
that
> may be able to help.
>
> Now the major problem I have is that I have over 86,000 mp3 audio tracks.
> The only way for me to tell which ones are now unusable is to listen to
each
> one. Please tell me some one else has run into this issue and has a
fix????
>



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