Snails - Response on Threads Part 3

[AttyPops]

OK Tibs. It's a quiet day.

1) Cross your fingers (Not the one you type with)
2) Sign in as admin
3) Type "chkdsk /f" at a command prompt. You may need an elevated command prompt. Can't remember for xp.
4) Remember what it says and reboot.

Not a guaranteed fix. But a "step 1".

 

[Stoneface]

Hello Snails! Happy Easter!

The show is open and hopefully things will settle a bit at work now.

Sorry to read that your deck collapsed, Fran That bites.

I hope everyone else is doing well....I didn't back-read, so I'm sure I missed a thing or two....

 

[tiburonfirst]

hiya, stoney you missed a bit!



@ atty - i'll try and work up my courage in the morning sure would like to verify that back up though!

 

[AttyPops]

Well, just forget it Tibs.

Delaying all the time....just makes it worse if there's a problem. Every time you do more stuff on the computer it overwrites what would otherwise be recoverable sectors IF there was a problem. So putting it off makes hard drive file recovery mostly futile.

 

[Katya]

Hiya Snails!

Frannie, so sorry about your deck! That's scary!

CES, that's scary!

Tibs, that's scary too. Buying a new computer, that is. We are all PC people here--only one DD is a Mac girl. They are all fine, really. And they all have their shortcomings.

Hi Jerry, Tom, Stone and Atty!

 

[Katya]

Well, just forget it Tibs.

Delaying all the time....just makes it worse if there's a problem. Every time you do more stuff on the computer it overwrites what would otherwise be recoverable sectors IF there was a problem. So putting it off makes hard drive file recovery impossible.

That's scary, too!

 

[FranC]

I'm here,Tib

 

[FranC]

so porch sitting with hubby should be still available

Oh yes. The porch is enclosed with wood stove and lots of windows.

 

[FranC]

Hiya,Kat

 

[AttyPops]

Oh yes. The porch is enclosed with wood stove and lots of windows.

Hey Fran...

Is that wood stove very heavy?

 

[Katya]

Oh yes. The porch is enclosed with wood stove and lots of windows.

That's good! How's your weather?

Come to think of it. I may regret asking that question...

 

[AttyPops]

Hi Stone and Kat.

Just make sure they pay you Stone........don't sit on any checks.

 

[FranC]

That's good! How's your weather?

Come to think of it. I may regret asking that question...

60 today. Nice in the sun. Upper 60's tomorrow with sun. Nice weather.

 

[Katya]

60 today. Nice in the sun. Upper 60's tomorrow with sun. Nice weather.

WOOT!!!!

'bout time...

 

[FranC]

Yes I agree.

 

[tiburonfirst]

Well, just forget it Tibs.

Delaying all the time....just makes it worse if there's a problem. Every time you do more stuff on the computer it overwrites what would otherwise be recoverable sectors IF there was a problem. So putting it off makes hard drive file recovery mostly futile.

but the lifeguard data assistant from wd reports no problems on the hd

hiya, tweety!

 

[tiburonfirst]

Oh yes. The porch is enclosed with wood stove and lots of windows.

that's the most important thing!

brb

 

[Katya]

Heya Tibs! Hang in there...

You're such a brave soul. I'm mortally afraid of my computers.

 

[FranC]

Heya Tibs! Hang in there...

You're such a brave soul. I'm mortally afraid of my computers.

Me too..........

 

[AttyPops]

but the lifeguard data assistant from wd reports no problems on the hd

hiya, tweety!

That's a good thing. However, it's not a filesystem integrity check. It doesn't know about the file system (NTFS or Fat32 or whatever). It's using SMART data for sector failure (bad writes and stuff). So that's good that it says no problems. But it's not everything.

chkdsk probably won't fix your problem. But it's the 1st step before you do more.