Re: Missing disk space
- From: pcrowley203 <paul.crowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:26:00 -0800
Problem solved. I reinstalled Windows from the Installation CD, and the
missing disk space has reappeared.
Just FYI, i was never able to find the "repair" option. On booting from the
Installation CD, I was given two choices, F2 for Setup, and F12 for Boot
Menu. The former didn't help. The only option in the latter that offered
any hope seemed to be a reinstall, so I did that. I had a few anxious
moments when the software didn't want to activate, but I eventually got that
done too.
"Dave Patrick" wrote:
If its that crappy then maybe you shouldn't even bother with it..
After backup you can run
chkdsk /r
from the recovery console command line. (/r implies /f and /p)
To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows XP
CD-Rom. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows
XP installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
"pcrowley203" wrote:
I run chkdsk from the root. The allocation unit is 4 kb. There are just
under 100,000 files. Even if each file wasted an entire allocation unit,
this would only waste 400 mb. I'm trying to explain 15 gb.
chkdsk reports that there are "problems" with the file system, and
suggests
running chkdsk again with the /F flag to "fix" the "problems". When I try
to
do that, I'm told it can't be done because other processes have certain
files
locked. I'm invited to schedule to have the file system fixed on next
reboot. So I do so, and reboot. I rerun chkdsk with the same results. I
don't know if this is related to my missing 15 gb, or whether it's just
another example of crappy MSFT software.
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