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"Belle Starr" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1aad01c4bca4$405a3a90$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Ok, Colin, you qualify as a 'Good Guy', too. And,BTW,
> Thanks for your response to my original post. Belle
>>-----Original Message-----
>>My sister lives in Bastrop. I have a cousin in New
> Braunfels. I was born
>>in SA.
>>
>>"Belle Starr" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
>>news:192101c4bc9c$3a651680$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Yes, R.C. I have been to Robber's Cave. Love camping
> in
>>> that area. Love camping all over OK and Tx.
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Hi, Belle.
>>>>
>>>>You're welcome. And we love San Marcos, too. ;<)
>>>>
>>>>And, as a native Okie, I also recognize the name Belle
>>> Starr. Have you ever
>>>>been to Robbers' Cave, near Wilburton, OK? Lots of
>>> Belle Starr memorabilia
>>>>around there.
>>>>
>>>>RC
>>>>--
>>>>R. C. White, CPA
>>>>San Marcos, TX
>>>>rc@corridor.net
>>>>Microsoft Windows MVP
>>>>
>>>>"Belle Starr" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>> wrote in message
>>>>news:17fa01c4bc2f$62633490$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> Many thanks to all of you. As always you were very
>>>>> helpful. BYW,R.C., I love San Marcos. Belle
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Hi, Belle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ran chkdsk,I got the following message: Warning F
>>>>>>> Parameter nor specified. Running CHKDSK in read
> only
>>>>>>> mode. Should I change this? And,if so,how?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>How to change it? Simple. As others said, just add
> a
>>>>> space, then /, then
>>>>>>the letter for the parameter. In a "DOS" window,
> type
>>>>> any command plus "
>>>>>>/?" to see a mini-Help file listing all the
> parameters
>>>>> and switches
>>>>>>available with that command. For example, chkdsk /?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Should you change it? That depends. I like to run
>>>>> Chkdsk as Read-only
>>>>>>first. When I am sure that I want changes to be
>>> written
>>>>> to the disk, I run
>>>>>>it again with the /F or /R parameter. As you can see
>>>>> with chkdsk /?, /R
>>>>>>"Implies /F"; either parameter causes disk writes.
>>>>> Usually, /R (or /F)
>>>>>>solves the problem. However, Chkdsk sometimes
>>>>> misinterprets what it sees
>>>>>>and its "fixes" make the problem worse. It's hard
> for
>>>>> us non-experts to
>>>>>>know which is which, and often we have little choice
>>> but
>>>>> to trust Chkdsk and
>>>>>>let it try to fix things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In the early stages of trying to track down a
> problem,
>>>>> you may not want
>>>>>>changes to be written. You might want to preserve
> the
>>>>> present state of the
>>>>>>disk for further diagnostics or to be able to use
> some
>>>>> powerful utility to
>>>>>>recover data or information from the FAT or MFT for
>>>>> analysis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When you are sure that there is nothing recoverable,
> or
>>>>> that the error is
>>>>>>one that Chkdsk can fix, or that you have no better
>>>>> option, then run chkdsk
>>>>>>/r (or /f).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>RC
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Belle Starr" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>>>> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:1cf501c4bbdc$49bdef00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Hi. I have XPHome SP1(haven't installed SP2 yet)
> when
>>> I
>>>>>>> ran chkdsk,I got the following message: Warning F
>>>>>>> Parameter nor specified. Running CHKDSK in read
> only
>>>>>>> mode. Should I change this? And,if so,how? I did
>>>>>>> a 'google' on F Parameter, but it was pretty
>>> confusing
>>>>>>> and did not help at all. As always, I do so
>>> appreciate
>>>>>>> all the help I get from all of you. You have saved
> my
>>>>>>> sanity more times than you know. By the way, to all
>>> of
>>>>>>> you good people who preach
> backup,backup,backup,thank
>>>>>>> you,thank you,thank you. I finally heeded your
>>>>> warnings,
>>>>>>> and installed a good backup program. Three days
> after
>>>>>>> backing up my whole system--you guess it--I was
> wiped
>>>>> out
>>>>>>> by a five year old's fingers. Please keep preaching
>>>>>>> backup and safety measures. Maybe another poor
> fool
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> heed the warnings. Cheers to all of you, Belle
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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