cannot perform error check

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In news:B0B2F5F5-CAF0-462E-9C90-1D3370E18AED@microsoft.com,
Mesmerized <Mesmerized@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> My pc blacked out for no reason, said kernel error; after that, I
> couldn't restart so I had to do a complete system recovery (yes,
> wiped out all my info, restored pc to its original purchase state);
> after I re-loaded all my software & files, I went to tools in "C"
> drive properties & clicked error check; I okayed it to check at
> restart; at restart, an error message said cannot open volume for
> direct access. pc then booted to my desktop. pc slow & again wouldn't
> boot up a couple days later; I again today did a system recovery;
> again,upon clicking error check at startup I receive the same
> message-cannot open volume for direct access. I went to tools again &
> just told it to error check, not fix files; it started to check, got
> to phase 2 then closed out saying windows cannot perform error check
> . Help ! Have xp home edition; pc is approx. 2 yrs.; have HP that
> doesn't have XP disks; prior to this error check always worked, even
> when I system recovered it last Fall.


Start > run > type "cmd" (without the quotes) > press enter > type "chkdsk
/r /x" (without the quotes) > press enter > at the prompt go ahead and tell
it to schedule it for your next boot. Reboot. If it's not the C: drive then
you can type "chkdsk d: /r /x" if you wanted, where "d:" is substitute the
letter of the drive in question.

Galen
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