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Running WinXP with all the updates.
While on line the machine made a static noise through
the speakers and the screen went dark. I rebooted and got a message
that I had "disk failure" and for me to let windows scan
the disk. It returned an O. K. Rebooted agian
this time it started to windows but when it got to the
log-in screen it went dark and rebooted itself then
went to a DOS (?) screen asking how it should
boot. ( Safe, to Dos prompt, etc) I have chosen all of the options
individually to no
avail.
Ran a Western Digital program (dos) that shows disk O.K. (000)
Made a dos boot disk but can't get to drive C:
Any ideas?
My "Dos" skills were marginal and not having used them
in years am I entering the right intructions? From the
"a" propmt I enter C:\ and hit enter.
Thanks for any help

"Xantipis" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Running WinXP with all the updates.
> While on line the machine made a static noise through
> the speakers and the screen went dark. I rebooted and got a message
> that I had "disk failure" and for me to let windows scan
> the disk. It returned an O. K. Rebooted agian
> this time it started to windows but when it got to the
> log-in screen it went dark and rebooted itself then
> went to a DOS (?) screen asking how it should
> boot. ( Safe, to Dos prompt, etc) I have chosen all of the options
> individually to no
> avail.
> Ran a Western Digital program (dos) that shows disk O.K. (000)
> Made a dos boot disk but can't get to drive C:
> Any ideas?
> My "Dos" skills were marginal and not having used them
> in years am I entering the right intructions? From the
> "a" propmt I enter C:\ and hit enter.
> Thanks for any help
>


You cannot access and NTFS drive with a dos boot disk.

Boot from your XP cd and from the recovery console run chkdsk /f
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>

On Nov 11, 9:41 am, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:
> "Xantipis" <MPM...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> news:. ..
>
>
>
> > Running WinXP with all the updates.
> > While on line the machine made a static noise through
> > the speakers and the screen went dark. I rebooted and got a message
> > that I had "disk failure" and for me to let windows scan
> > the disk. It returned an O. K. Rebooted agian
> > this time it started to windows but when it got to the
> > log-in screen it went dark and rebooted itself then
> > went to a DOS (?) screen asking how it should
> > boot. ( Safe, to Dos prompt, etc) I have chosen all of the options
> > individually to no
> > avail.
> > Ran a Western Digital program (dos) that shows disk O.K. (000)
> > Made a dos boot disk but can't get to drive C:
> > Any ideas?
> > My "Dos" skills were marginal and not having used them
> > in years am I entering the right intructions? From the
> > "a" propmt I enter C:\ and hit enter.
> > Thanks for any help
>
> You cannot access and NTFS drive with a dos boot disk.
>
> Boot from your XP cd and from the recovery console run chkdsk /f
>
>

try downloading the utility "dead disk doctor" It will help recover
files. i have used it and its good

"Xantipis" <> schreef in bericht
news:. ..
> Running WinXP with all the updates.
> While on line the machine made a static noise through
> the speakers and the screen went dark. I rebooted and got a message
> that I had "disk failure" and for me to let windows scan
> the disk. It returned an O. K. Rebooted agian
> this time it started to windows but when it got to the
> log-in screen it went dark and rebooted itself then
> went to a DOS (?) screen asking how it should
> boot. ( Safe, to Dos prompt, etc) I have chosen all of the options
> individually to no
> avail.
> Ran a Western Digital program (dos) that shows disk O.K. (000)
> Made a dos boot disk but can't get to drive C:
> Any ideas?
> My "Dos" skills were marginal and not having used them
> in years am I entering the right intructions? From the
> "a" propmt I enter C:\ and hit enter.
> Thanks for any help
>
>
>

"Xantipis" <> schreef in bericht
news:. ..
> Running WinXP with all the updates.
> While on line the machine made a static noise through
> the speakers and the screen went dark. I rebooted and got a message
> that I had "disk failure" and for me to let windows scan
> the disk. It returned an O. K. Rebooted agian
> this time it started to windows but when it got to the
> log-in screen it went dark and rebooted itself then
> went to a DOS (?) screen asking how it should
> boot. ( Safe, to Dos prompt, etc) I have chosen all of the options
> individually to no
> avail.
> Ran a Western Digital program (dos) that shows disk O.K. (000)
> Made a dos boot disk but can't get to drive C:
> Any ideas?
> My "Dos" skills were marginal and not having used them
> in years am I entering the right intructions? From the
> "a" propmt I enter C:\ and hit enter.
> Thanks for any help
>
>
>

"sachin" <> wrote in message > try downloading the
utility "dead disk doctor" It will help recover
> files. i have used it and its good

The only one I found has to run in windows and isn't a self booting disk.
How did you use it?
I cannot get to windows at all.
Xant

"Xantipis" <> wrote:

>
>"sachin" <> wrote in message > try downloading the
>utility "dead disk doctor" It will help recover
>> files. i have used it and its good

>The only one I found has to run in windows and isn't a self booting disk.
>How did you use it?
>I cannot get to windows at all.
>Xant

Download Hirens_BootCD, torrents are the easiest (to find)
http://thepiratebay.org/search/Hirens%20BootCD/0/3/0


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