WinXP doesn't like me anymore.

[Nickoli]

OK, I just built this computer about a week ago and I went through PC Mech's OS Tweaks (http://www.pcmech.com/show/optimize/677/) and tweaked my system a little. I created a system restore point before I did any tweaks, but when I restarted and tried to log on I got an error saying...

Windows - Delayed Write Failed

Windows was unable to save all the data for the file C:\$Mft. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere.

this error pops up many times, sometimes the file changes. I did a system restore but it didn't work. any ideas?

[Cricket]

Exactly which tweaks did you do?

Is your computer overclocked?

What are the system specs?

Cricket

[Nickoli]

cricket to the rescue, yet again

system specs:
Asus A7N8X-X mobo
Athlon XP2800+ CPU
512MB DDR400 RAM
WD 80GB HDD
Nu Tech CD-RW/DVD combo
panasonic floppy

and no I don't overclock.

tweaks...
System Restore
Disable Administrative Alerts
Keep Core Windows Operating Data in Main Memory
fixed the page file to 768MB
Delay When Opening “My Computer”

also here... http://www.subzerotech.com/index/mod..._display/id/13
these tweaks...
Menu Delays
Speeding Things Up (not for all users) (didn't adjust virtual memory)
Prioritizing your IRQs (CMOS/real time clock only)
Unloading DLLs
Disable Paging Executive
System Cache Boost

I believe that's it... thanks a lot for your time

[Nickoli]

I just tried restoring a backup for the registry in safe mode as well. no luck, same problem.

[Nickoli]

alright, looks like I'll resort to reinstalling XP. if that doesn't work, THEN I'm in trouble

[glc]

Delayed write failed can be indicative of impending hard drive failure. You might want to run hard drive diagnostics. Download WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostics and make the bootdisk.