Living Nightmare... please help!

I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about
month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic P
user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I a
a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for m
family.

The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked for me
purchased in March
- Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GH
800FSB 1M
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PC
SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
- EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dua
DVI-I HDTV Out Video Car
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cach
NCQ Hard Driv
- Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 C
4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memor

oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OE

I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of thes
events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie wit
weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easie
understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's conten
disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted th
folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it wa
too late then

So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... s
slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when
reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time
I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... afte
rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still ver
slow

Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d9
referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed int
memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it close
explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so
restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking int
the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd i
failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found n
problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing
DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned thes
problems into living nightmare

Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my compute
suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button ca
do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of th
files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio
the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicke
the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!...
left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn'
know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Ope
windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to b
responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to anothe
Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hi
a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the sam
place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I A
SCARED..

I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things o
internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took m
awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from th
drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repai
your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers
and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then
discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system
Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can'
be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restor
since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don'
work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything wit
Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
(recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
dare to try.

I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...

I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
wrong and it crashed!!!

I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
camera or music player recently.

So now, I think I can install windows as customs in my C drive, but I
don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing?

I will appreciate any help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
know what to do now... please help, thank you.


--
lambiebambiebam

lambiebambiebam wrote:
> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
> family.
>
> The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked for me,
> purchased in March:
> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
> 800FSB 1MB
> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
> - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
> NCQ Hard Drive
> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>
> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>
> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
> too late then.
>
> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
> slow.
>
> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
> problems into living nightmare.
>
> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
> SCARED...
>
> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,
> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
> dare to try.
>
> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>
> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
> wrong and it crashed!!!
>
> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
> camera or music player recently.
>
> So now, I think I can install windows as customs in my C drive, but I
> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing?
>
> I will appreciate any help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>
>

You can take the drive out, change the jumpers to slave and put it in
another computer as a slave drive and copy your files that way.

Or, you could download a Linux distro such as Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com),
burn the .ISO to a CD and use the live CD to back your stuff up to an
external hard drive.

After the above, just reinstall Vista, although you will lose all your
data and have to reinstall the updates, programs and devices.

Alias

I hope you were able to save a good portion of what you need to your USB
drives because it sure seems like your hard drive is going bad.

Download the drive check utility for your particular brand hard drive from
the manufacturers web site onto another computer. Make the bootable
CD/floppy from the utility. Then boot from this CD/floppy and allow it to
check your drive.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"lambiebambiebam" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
> family.
>
> The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked for me,
> purchased in March:
> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
> 800FSB 1MB
> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
> - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
> NCQ Hard Drive
> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>
> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>
> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
> too late then.
>
> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
> slow.
>
> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
> problems into living nightmare.
>
> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
> SCARED...
>
> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,
> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
> dare to try.
>
> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>
> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
> wrong and it crashed!!!
>
> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
> camera or music player recently.
>
> So now, I think I can install windows as customs in my C drive, but I
> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing?
>
> I will appreciate any help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>
>
> --
> lambiebambiebam

Don't download movies.
It's illegal and you can be infected badly as you see now.
Don't, as the other poster suggested, plug that drive in as a slave in
another machine and boot it.. You will infect that machine as well if it is
indeed an infection you are looking at.
If you plug it into a running machine with anti-virus installed, running,
and updated, you should be safe enough to disinfect and then download your
documents via a usb to sata/ide adapter.
there is the possiblity that this is just coincidence, and you had a
hardware falure.
"lambiebambiebam" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
> family.
>
> The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked for me,
> purchased in March:
> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
> 800FSB 1MB
> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
> - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
> NCQ Hard Drive
> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>
> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>
> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
> too late then.
>
> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
> slow.
>
> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
> problems into living nightmare.
>
> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
> SCARED...
>
> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,
> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
> dare to try.
>
> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>
> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
> wrong and it crashed!!!
>
> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
> camera or music player recently.
>
> So now, I think I can install windows as customs in my C drive, but I
> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing?
>
> I will appreciate any help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>
>
> --
> lambiebambiebam

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.esp> wrote in message
news:ghon0h$e1r$...
> lambiebambiebam wrote:
>> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
>> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
>> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
>> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
>> family. The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked
>> for me,
>> purchased in March:
>> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
>> 800FSB 1MB
>> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
>> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB
>> 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
>> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
>> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
>> NCQ Hard Drive
>> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
>> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>>
>> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>>
>> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
>> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
>> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
>> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
>> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
>> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
>> too late then.
>>
>> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
>> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
>> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
>> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
>> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
>> slow.
>>
>> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
>> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
>> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
>> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
>> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
>> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
>> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
>> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
>> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
>> problems into living nightmare.
>>
>> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
>> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
>> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
>> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
>> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
>> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
>> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
>> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
>> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
>> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
>> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
>> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
>> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
>> SCARED...
>>
>> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
>> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
>> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
>> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
>> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,
>> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
>> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
>> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
>> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
>> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
>> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
>> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
>> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
>> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
>> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
>> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
>> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
>> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
>> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
>> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
>> dare to try.
>>
>> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
>> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
>> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
>> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
>> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
>> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>>
>> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
>> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
>> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
>> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
>> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
>> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
>> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
>> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
>> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
>> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
>> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
>> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
>> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
>> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
>> wrong and it crashed!!!
>>
>> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
>> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
>> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
>> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
>> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
>> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
>> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
>> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
>> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
>> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
>> camera or music player recently. So now, I think I can install windows as
>> customs in my C drive, but I
>> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
>> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
>> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
>> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing? I will appreciate any
>> help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
>> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
>> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>>
>>
>
> You can take the drive out, change the jumpers to slave and put it in
> another computer as a slave drive and copy your files that way.
>
> Or, you could download a Linux distro such as Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com),
> burn the .ISO to a CD and use the live CD to back your stuff up to an
> external hard drive.

Here is YOUR PROBLEM. Nobody wants to use that piece of crap Ubuntu.
Everyone knows that Ubuntu was written by geeks for geeks and Ubuntu doesn't
run any of the popular software programs out there. Even though Open Office
works, 99% of the planet uses Microsoft Office. No need to lower your
standards. Stick with Microsoft. You will get the problem solved.

Alias is our resident Ubuntu troll.


>
> After the above, just reinstall Vista, although you will lose all your
> data and have to reinstall the updates, programs and devices.
>
> Alias

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.esp> wrote in message
> news:ghon0h$e1r$...
>> lambiebambiebam wrote:
>>> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
>>> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
>>> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
>>> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
>>> family. The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked
>>> for me,
>>> purchased in March:
>>> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
>>> 800FSB 1MB
>>> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
>>> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB
>>> 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
>>> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
>>> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
>>> NCQ Hard Drive
>>> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
>>> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>>>
>>> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>>>
>>> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
>>> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
>>> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
>>> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
>>> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
>>> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
>>> too late then.
>>>
>>> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
>>> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
>>> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
>>> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
>>> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
>>> slow.
>>>
>>> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
>>> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
>>> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
>>> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
>>> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
>>> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
>>> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
>>> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
>>> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
>>> problems into living nightmare.
>>>
>>> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
>>> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
>>> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
>>> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
>>> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
>>> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
>>> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
>>> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
>>> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
>>> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
>>> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
>>> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
>>> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
>>> SCARED...
>>>
>>> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
>>> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
>>> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
>>> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
>>> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,
>>> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
>>> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
>>> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
>>> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
>>> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
>>> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
>>> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
>>> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
>>> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
>>> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
>>> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
>>> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
>>> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
>>> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
>>> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
>>> dare to try.
>>>
>>> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
>>> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
>>> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
>>> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
>>> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
>>> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>>>
>>> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
>>> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
>>> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
>>> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
>>> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
>>> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
>>> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
>>> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
>>> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
>>> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
>>> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
>>> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
>>> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
>>> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
>>> wrong and it crashed!!!
>>>
>>> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
>>> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
>>> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
>>> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
>>> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
>>> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
>>> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
>>> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
>>> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
>>> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
>>> camera or music player recently. So now, I think I can install windows as
>>> customs in my C drive, but I
>>> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
>>> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
>>> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
>>> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing? I will appreciate any
>>> help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
>>> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
>>> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>>>
>>>
>> You can take the drive out, change the jumpers to slave and put it in
>> another computer as a slave drive and copy your files that way.
>>
>> Or, you could download a Linux distro such as Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com),
>> burn the .ISO to a CD and use the live CD to back your stuff up to an
>> external hard drive.
>
> Here is YOUR PROBLEM. Nobody wants to use that piece of crap Ubuntu.
> Everyone knows that Ubuntu was written by geeks for geeks and Ubuntu doesn't
> run any of the popular software programs out there. Even though Open Office
> works, 99% of the planet uses Microsoft Office. No need to lower your
> standards. Stick with Microsoft. You will get the problem solved.
>
> Alias is our resident Ubuntu troll.

Your lack of ability to read is raising its head again. I in no way
suggested installing Ubuntu but to use a Live CD to copy data to an
external drive. It's SOP for people who know what they're doing (not
you). I also suggested making the drive a slave an putting it another
computer to copy the data. It could be a Windows computer or a Linux
computer.

Alias
>
>
>> After the above, just reinstall Vista, although you will lose all your
>> data and have to reinstall the updates, programs and devices.
>>
>> Alias
>
>

lambiebambiebam wrote:
> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
> family.
>
> The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked for me,
> purchased in March:
> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
> 800FSB 1MB
> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
> - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
> NCQ Hard Drive
> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>
> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>
> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
> too late then.
>
> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
> slow.
>
> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
> problems into living nightmare.
>
> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
> SCARED...
>
> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,

I'm not sure what your actual message was here, but you might try going
into your bios and enabling 'run SATA as IDE' option.

> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
> dare to try.
>
> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>
> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
> wrong and it crashed!!!
>
> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
> camera or music player recently.
>
> So now, I think I can install windows as customs in my C drive, but I
> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing?
>
> I will appreciate any help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>
>

good luck!

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

"...every non-modular OS SUCKS...Speaking for myself only."
- zachd [MSFT]

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/se...35&tag=nl.e101

The message about "camera,etc": remove your flash drive.

Recoving your photos:
1. Slave the HD in another computer, and read the problem HD.
2. Put your HD in an external USB enclosure, and plug it in and read it from
another computer.
3. http://www.knoppix.net/

Download the above ISO file, and make a bootable CD.
It does not install; it only uses your computer's resources.
Copy Data to a Flash Drive, after removing Read only from FD's Properties

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

Good burning software.
Right-click on the ISO file>Copy Image to CD

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"lambiebambiebam" wrote:

>
> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
> family.
>
> The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked for me,
> purchased in March:
> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
> 800FSB 1MB
> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
> - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
> NCQ Hard Drive
> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>
> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>
> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
> too late then.
>
> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
> slow.
>
> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
> problems into living nightmare.
>
> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
> SCARED...
>
> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,
> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
> dare to try.
>
> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>
> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
> wrong and it crashed!!!
>
> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
> camera or music player recently.
>
> So now, I think I can install windows as customs in my C drive, but I
> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing?
>
> I will appreciate any help from you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>
>
> --
> lambiebambiebam
>

Alias

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with all options also

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"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.esp> wrote in message
news:ghon0h$e1r$...
> lambiebambiebam wrote:
>> I don't even know where to start... the problems started from about a
>> month ago, and last 24 hours just got a lot worse. I am just a basic PC
>> user, so my technical vocab is limited. I've been using mac because I am
>> a graphic designer for the past 3 years, and I got this PC for my
>> family. The followings are the computer's components, my friend picked for me,
>> purchased in March:
>> - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.2GHZ
>> 800FSB 1MB
>> - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI
>> SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT 560MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT
>> 1.4GHZ GDDR3 Dual
>> DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
>> - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache
>> NCQ Hard Drive
>> - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL
>> 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
>>
>> oh, and it came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM
>>
>> I can't completely sure of what happened anymore or are any of these
>> events are related... It all started when I downloaded this movie with
>> weird characters title, so I decided to rename the folder for easier
>> understanding... after I renamed the folder, the folder's content
>> disappeared. At that moment, I didn't really care, so I just deleted the
>> folder. Later I read that I can just 'undo rename', but I guess it was
>> too late then.
>>
>> So, around this week, the computer starts to act very very slow... so
>> slow to a point everything is not responding... and sometimes when I
>> reboot the computer, it will say insert disc to repair... at that time,
>> I just keep rebooting it because I don't know where my disc was... after
>> rebooting it few times, it will go back to windows, but it is still very
>> slow.
>>
>> Then last 2 days, this message pops up: "The instruction at 0x769b6d95
>> referenced memory at 0x769b6d95. The required data was not placed into
>> memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc0000185..." and it closes
>> explorer.exe... leaving the computer with just the background, so I
>> restart the computer not knowing what to do. I also started looking into
>> the problem, and I found a lot of different comments, like hdd is
>> failing, bad ram... etc. I did virus scan & defrag and found no
>> problem... And at one forum, I found people were talking about doing a
>> DISK CHECK... so I did a DISK CHECK... and here's where I turned these
>> problems into living nightmare.
>>
>> Since Disk Check can't be done when windows is running so my computer
>> suggested to reboot... I never thought that single tiny 'yes' button can
>> do so much harm... without thinking that I haven't backup any of the
>> files in the computer (my eurotrip photos & some of my new portfolio &
>> the office season 1 to 5 & final fantasy 7 gamesave... etc) I clicked
>> the dam button. It rebooted, and start running the check and STUCK!... I
>> left it running until it makes this noise that sounds abnormal, didn't
>> know what to do, I retarted the computer again... which leads Open
>> windows in Safe Mode... etc, but my keyboard don't seem to be
>> responding, and it just opens windows normally, which leads to another
>> Disk Check, somehow my keyboard is not responding, supposingly if I hit
>> a key or something, it will skip the check, anyway it got stuck the same
>> place as last time... the same thing happens again and again, now I AM
>> SCARED...
>>
>> I am in the state of panic, and started reading all these things on
>> internet... and I found my Vista disk, and I was like YAY. It took me
>> awhile to figure out clicking F12 in very beginning to boot from the
>> drive I want which is CD/DVD... it was slow... Got in, clicked Repair
>> your computer... there's NO operation system! I clicked Load Drivers,
>> and in there I searched every single folder, but my C: is gone... then I
>> discovered I can click Next even without selecting an operating system.
>> Quickly clicked Startup Repair, 3, 2, 1, GOOO~ and it just say it can't
>> be fixed... I never did System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore
>> since I just never did it in the first place... so both of those don't
>> work. Never try the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool because anything with
>> Disk Check scares me now... when I click Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool,
>> it states "Memory problems can cause your computer to lose information
>> or stop working." and 2 choices of "Restart now and check for problems
>> (recommended) Save your work and close any open programs before
>> restarting" and "Check for problems the next time I start my computer" I
>> just clicked cancel because I don't know... and the last option Command
>> Prompt... and I found this "'How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the
>> Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues
>> in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)" but I don't
>> dare to try.
>>
>> I don't know what to do, so I went back to the page where you choose
>> Repair your computer... I was thinking maybe I can select the drive and
>> reinstall windows as an Upgrade and keep my files safe... but I wasn't
>> allowed to use Upgrade, only Custom... I tried that and yep, my
>> harddrive is gone... so I cannot install Vista anywhere... and my
>> computer is running on a X drive... whatever that is...
>>
>> I restarted, and I went into my computer BIOS, and in Standard CMOS
>> Features, I can still find my hd as IDE Channel 0 Master... very
>> strange. I also checked Advanced BIOS Features, and checked the Hard
>> Disk Boot Priority is still my harddrive, what's going on? Then I went
>> into Integrated Peripherals and I see my USB Keyboard Support was
>> disabled, so I enabled it because my keyboard was not responding before,
>> was not even sure if I should've done that. Don't know what else I can
>> do, I saved the setting and logout. This time, at the screen where I can
>> choose ways to open Windows, I was able to move! So I tried safe mode
>> which stuck at the line "\Windows\system32\driver\crcdisk.sys". So I
>> restarted the machine, and tried every option, and Last Good Setting or
>> something worked!! It loaded my windows and I was able to go to my
>> desktop, and I started pucking usb into my computer to take my files
>> away to safety... after transferring some of the photos, something went
>> wrong and it crashed!!!
>>
>> I was hoping it can load from Last Good Setting again... but it didn't
>> work and somehow every single option I tries goes to this cursed black
>> screen with the white mouse. ARGH!! I searched on net and tried ctrl +
>> alt + del, no response. I restarted, put the disc, loaded from disc and
>> try Repair your computer, and to my surprise, it found my operating
>> system! So I tried Startup Repair, and the message appears: "If you have
>> recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or
>> portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you
>> continue to see this message, contact your system administrator or
>> computer manufacturer for assistance." But I don't think I attached any
>> camera or music player recently. So now, I think I can install windows as customs
>> in my C drive, but I
>> don't want to erase my files... I was reading I can try buying a hard
>> drive enclosure and try taking the data out, but I am not sure... I
>> still haven't try the Command Prompt. What's the cause of all these
>> problem? Was it really my harddrive is failing? I will appreciate any help from
>> you guys. It took me 2 hours to type
>> this out. I have lost 2 nights of sleep over this, and I really don't
>> know what to do now... please help, thank you.
>>
>>
>
> You can take the drive out, change the jumpers to slave and put it in another
> computer as a slave drive and copy your files that way.
>
> Or, you could download a Linux distro such as Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com), burn the
> .ISO to a CD and use the live CD to back your stuff up to an external hard drive.
>
> After the above, just reinstall Vista, although you will lose all your data and
> have to reinstall the updates, programs and devices.
>
> Alias

I was only able to get a few things before it completely cut me off... I
downloaded the drive check utility: SeaTools for DOS from 'here'
(http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD).
And the test said that there're bad sectors in my drive, and actually a
bunch of them is just the same number/location, after I select fix
drive, it just stuck there... so, I don't know what to do.

After a long hard search, I found an old harddrive I had back in the
days and installed windows vista on it, and I used the primary drive to
see if I can access the bad drive, and it didn't work. However, when I
tried to make a backup of the current drive, it lets me select the bad
drive and stating there's 270GB left, meaning my data is still there...
and I can still complete the backup file on there... So, I need help
getting into that bad harddrive. My friend suggested to us DOS? I have
no idea how it works, but he can't find DOS in Vista...

Richard Urban;907152 Wrote:
> I hope you were able to save a good portion of what you need to your USB
> drives because it sure seems like your hard drive is going bad.
>
> Download the drive check utility for your particular brand hard drive
> from
> the manufacturers web site onto another computer. Make the bootable
> CD/floppy from the utility. Then boot from this CD/floppy and allow it
> to
> check your drive.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>


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lambiebambiebam