Re: defrag/ error check/ Safe mode problems

Hi Gerry - I ran the HD Tune program - some damaged parts on Error scan =
1.1% of the 40GB drive.
I'll try to send you the results. (trying) I saved them to the desktop,
but I am not an e-mail wizard, so I guess you're not going to see them.
Sorry. Health status came back OK, info said bootable; nothing looked out-of
the ordinary there.

--
Barb Zakrzewski


"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

> Barbara
>
> The files found.005 etc are recoveries of damaged or corrupted files by
> chkdsk. They are not a good sign.
>
> You need to find out whether you have a failing hard disk? For chkdsk to
> continually provide a new crop of these files suggests this may so.
>
> How old is the computer? Is this an original hard disk?
>
> Try HD Tune (freeware). Download and run it and see what it turns up.
> http://www.hdtune.com/
>
> Select the Info tabs and place the cursor on C:\ under Drive letter
> and then double click the two page icon ( copy to
> Clipboard ) and copy into a further message.
>
> Select the Health tab and then double click the two page icon ( copy to
> Clipboard ) and copy into a further message.
>
> Also do a full surface scan with HD Tune.
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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>
> "Barbara Z" <BarbaraZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:20704A3D-AFC6-4A61-8F08-2512D2469357@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Trying to clean out a Sony Vaio computer. Doing lots of system
> > maintenance -
> > found infected files, etc. through AVG and online scans... Some of the
> > problems I need help with:
> > 1) Disk check starts with every startup. I noticed it seems to run over &
> > over, but on subsequent scans, the error list seems to be shorter - maybe
> > it's just taking time to fix everything(?). I let it continue overnight -
> > this AM a message said: Disk Boot failure - Insert system disk... I
> > just
> > restarted it - ok. How do I get it not to run on startup?? or does it
> > have
> > to fix everything first??
> > 2) Defrag won't run 'cuz "there is corruption in file C:\FOUND.005". When
> > I
> > tried to delete that file thru Win Exp, "is not accessible. ..file or dir.
> > is
> > corrupt and unreadable" When I retried this AM, the \FOUND.005 was not
> > there, but \FOUND.002 was the "corrupt" file. Again, can't delete thru
> > WinExp.
> > This is why I'm thinking the Error checking is actually doing its job, but
> > a
> > little at a time. How do I get the defrag to run?? --
> > 3) I installed AdAware & SpyBot; the AdAware has been starting and then
> > freezing - each time it goes a little further (700-800 files). After last
> > night, it went to 76702 files. Does this tie in with #1 and 2 above??? I
> > was going to uninstall and reinstall, but I seem to be making progress.
> > Any
> > advice??
> > 4) I downloaded sysclean, but when I tried to go to Safe Mode, it freezes
> > on the screen where all the drivers are loading, around Drivers\Mups.sys
> > ?? I
> > retried and it went to Safe Mode, but I couldn't get sysclean to run.
> > Then,
> > every time I try to start Safe Mode, it jams at the same place as above.
> > The owner said he went to some history site, and when he clicked on a
> > link,
> > a porn pic came up, and then other problems started. S'posedly, some worm
> > came in. He also got this computer from a sister's friend, bot didn't get
> > any OS CD, so I can't re-install the OS.
> >
> > Like I said, I think I'm making headway, but if anybody has some advice to
> > speed this up, I'd appreciate it. He wants to install NIS, but hasn't
> > been
> > successful - he bypasses some error messages. I'm not going to reinstall
> > it
> > 'til I'm reasonably sure this computer is CLEAN.
> >
> > Barb Zakrzewski
>
>
>
.

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