Assistance please ..

[IanR]

OK.

 

Try an earlier Restore Point, say about a fortnight ago.

 

If no good, go to Start>Run> and type CHKDSK, then Enter.

 

If that doesn't work, then (to try tomorrow when I'm online) (or someone else that has a clue):

 

Use the restore CD, but do a repair instead of a reinstallation if you have that option.

 

or

 

At an agreed time, set up remote assistace so that I can have a look from here.

 

But I strongly recommend that you back up your personal files.

 

Afterthought: Did you download anything last night?

 

Other suggestions welcome. Newt?

 

 

Cheers

 

Ian.

Edited December 6, 2007 by IanR

[MrWiggly]

OK.

 

Try an earlier Restore Point, say about a fortnight ago.

 

If no good, go to Start>Run> and type CHKDSK, then Enter.

 

If that doesn't work, then (to try tomorrow when i'm online):

 

Use the restore CD, but do a repair instead of a reinstallation if you have that option.

 

or

 

At an agreed time, set up remote assistace so that I can have a look from here.

 

But I strongly recommend that you back up your personal files.

 

Afterthought: Did you download anything last night?

 

 

Cheers

 

Ian.

 

 

Hi Ian ...

 

Have gone back to earliest restore point already .. no luck.

 

Have run CHKDSK ... no problems reported.

 

Nothing downloaded last night.

 

Have just spotted that I've also lost MS Works ...

 

Wiil carry on tomorrow .... my head hurts !!

 

Cheers .. Wiggly.

Edited December 6, 2007 by MrWiggly

[IanR]

Have just spotted that I've also lost MS Works ...

 

Well, at least it's done you one favour then. PM me your postal address (if you wish to).

 

 

Cheers

 

Ian.

[Newt]

Mr W - I'd also love to see copies of those reports but they need to be as they appear rather than with the running together. If Ian can email them to me I'll see if they are in a usable version.

 

I'm thinking though that it may not be a rogue application causing your problems. Try this. It will take a bit to run but it may help put things back as they should be.

 

Click on start, on run, key in cmd and click OK.

From the window that opens (and assuming your system drive is C:\ but if not, change to your system drive by keying in the drive letter followed by a colon and press ENTER)

chkdsk /r (and note the space between chkdsk and /r) then press ENTER.

When you are told it can't be done just now, answer Y to doing the job at next boot then reboot.

Go and have a beer and a snack.

 

When the PC reboots itself after the repair, do that same command for each of the other drives. Any drive w/o any system files will begin the repair immediately. Otherwise you will need to answer Yes and do a reboot.

 

Post back if things are any better.

[IanR]

Thanks Newt

 

I'll try to separate the logs into line format in a while, and then send them to you.

 

Thanks again.

 

 

Ian.

 

Edit: I've only the Belarc log in line format; I'll try to separate the posted ones.

[MrWiggly]

Thanks for that Newt. Trying the routine now.

 

If I can stay awake !!

 

Wiggly.

[IanR]

I'll try to separate the posted ones.

 

OK. Tried and can't. I'll be here all night.

 

MW. If Newts suggestion (and thanks to Newt for my PM request for assistance) does not work, I suggest that you envisage the worst scenario here (a reinstall of the OS), and back up all your photographs, documents, etc. Immediately.

 

Do your USB ports work? CD/DVD R/W?

 

Don't worry about the lack of the XP CD.

 

Out of interest, how have you got an upgrade CD from Windows Millenium to XP CD with a Pentium D?

 

 

Cheers

 

Ian.

[MrWiggly]

Hi Ian/Newt ...

 

Have gone through CHKDSK /R routine for all drives.

 

No Change.

 

USB ports seem OK. Disc Drives OK.

 

XP/ME upgrade disc is from old PC I had about 3 years ago. (Compaq)

 

Looks like I shall have to try the recovery discs,and see if they work ...

 

My thanks to you both for your assistance ... much appreciated.

 

Wiggly.

Edited December 7, 2007 by MrWiggly

[MrWiggly]

Hi Ian/Newt ..

 

Managed to grab a few hours sleep ..

 

Still can't get any sense out of it.

 

Will finish copying personal files to seperate disK, then will try repair disks.

 

Thanks for all your help.

 

I may be gone for some time ....

 

Cheers .. Wiggly.