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Old 05-13-2008, 12:07 AM   #1
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Corrupt files problem

I got a corrupt files warning message,which said to run error check on the hard drive. I went to My Computer and right clicked properties, then tools and finally error check. I then get a message that Windows needs exclusive access to certain files and has to be restarted. When the computer restarts, I get a screen with a message that the file system is NTFS. Windows cannot open volume for direct access. Windows has finished checking the disk. I have also tried to run disk defragmenter, but it refers back to chckdsk/f. What am I doing wrong?

Emachines with ASRock P400M mobo, Pent. D, WDCWD1600AB-22DYAO 160GB HD, running Win XP Pro sp2
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:43 AM   #2
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Open a command prompt. Type:

chkdsk c: /f

Answer yes to everything and reboot.
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Old 05-13-2008, 11:38 PM   #3
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Thanks, I'll try that.
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