System Restore and Check Disk not working

I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying the disk
Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it can be
restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the disk
while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the next
startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs. I've even
tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I have also
tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any ideas?

Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.

If still no joy run sfc/scannow.



"will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
> wrote in message
news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
>I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying the
>disk
> Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it can be
> restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the disk
> while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the next
> startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs. I've
> even
> tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I have
> also
> tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any ideas?

Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from the dos
prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.

"Bob" wrote:

> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
>
> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
>
>
>
> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
> > wrote in message
> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying the
> >disk
> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it can be
> > restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the disk
> > while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the next
> > startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs. I've
> > even
> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I have
> > also
> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any ideas?
>
>

will trade Vista for XP wrote:

> Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from the
> dos prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
>>
>> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
>>
>>
>>
>> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
>> > wrote in message
>> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
>> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying the
>> >disk
>> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it can
>> > be restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the
>> > disk while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the
>> > next startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs.
>> > I've even
>> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I have
>> > also
>> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any
>> > ideas?

It certainly sounds like your hard drive has physical errors. I would test
it with a diagnostic utility downloaded from the drive mftr.'s website. You
will create a bootable CD with the file you download. You will need
third-party burning software to do this such as Roxio, Nero, or the free
CDBurnerXP Pro.

http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

Boot with the CD you made and do a thorough test of the drive. If it fails
any physical tests, replace it.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Press Winkey+r and type sfc/scannow. Press Enter.
Good luck.


"will trade Vista for XP" <>
wrote in message news:53FB2A3B-4C75-4616-88DE-...
> Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from the
> dos
> prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
>>
>> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
>>
>>
>>
>> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
>> > wrote in message
>> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
>> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying the
>> >disk
>> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it can
>> > be
>> > restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the
>> > disk
>> > while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the next
>> > startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs. I've
>> > even
>> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I have
>> > also
>> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any
>> > ideas?
>>
>>

hmm, I get an error message saying windows cannot find scannow

"Bob" wrote:

> Press Winkey+r and type sfc/scannow. Press Enter.
> Good luck.
>
>
> "will trade Vista for XP" <>
> wrote in message news:53FB2A3B-4C75-4616-88DE-...
> > Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from the
> > dos
> > prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >
> >> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
> >>
> >> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
> >> > wrote in message
> >> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
> >> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying the
> >> >disk
> >> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it can
> >> > be
> >> > restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the
> >> > disk
> >> > while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the next
> >> > startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs. I've
> >> > even
> >> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I have
> >> > also
> >> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any
> >> > ideas?
> >>
> >>
>
>

You have to rightclick the command prompt icon on the start menu, then 'run
as administrator'. The command has a space in it after sfc:

sfc /scannow


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Mark L. Ferguson

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"will trade Vista for XP" <>
wrote in message news:4AF6F02F-80F8-483E-AB4A-...
> hmm, I get an error message saying windows cannot find scannow
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Press Winkey+r and type sfc/scannow. Press Enter.
>> Good luck.
>>
>>
>> "will trade Vista for XP" <>
>> wrote in message
>> news:53FB2A3B-4C75-4616-88DE-...
>> > Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from
>> > the
>> > dos
>> > prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.
>> >
>> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
>> >>
>> >> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
>> >> > wrote in message
>> >> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
>> >> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying
>> >> >the
>> >> >disk
>> >> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it
>> >> > can
>> >> > be
>> >> > restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the
>> >> > disk
>> >> > while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the
>> >> > next
>> >> > startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs.
>> >> > I've
>> >> > even
>> >> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I
>> >> > have
>> >> > also
>> >> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any
>> >> > ideas?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

I was able to run scannow, it found errors but was unable to repair some of
them, and I still can't get system restore or check disk to work

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> You have to rightclick the command prompt icon on the start menu, then 'run
> as administrator'. The command has a space in it after sfc:
>
> sfc /scannow
>
>
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>
> .
> "will trade Vista for XP" <>
> wrote in message news:4AF6F02F-80F8-483E-AB4A-...
> > hmm, I get an error message saying windows cannot find scannow
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >
> >> Press Winkey+r and type sfc/scannow. Press Enter.
> >> Good luck.
> >>
> >>
> >> "will trade Vista for XP" <>
> >> wrote in message
> >> news:53FB2A3B-4C75-4616-88DE-...
> >> > Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from
> >> > the
> >> > dos
> >> > prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.
> >> >
> >> > "Bob" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
> >> >>
> >> >> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
> >> >> > wrote in message
> >> >> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
> >> >> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying
> >> >> >the
> >> >> >disk
> >> >> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it
> >> >> > can
> >> >> > be
> >> >> > restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the
> >> >> > disk
> >> >> > while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the
> >> >> > next
> >> >> > startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs.
> >> >> > I've
> >> >> > even
> >> >> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > also
> >> >> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any
> >> >> > ideas?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>

If chkdsk can't fix a drive, you probably need a new one.

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"will trade Vista for XP" <>
wrote in message news:E5464B86-F04B-48F5-853E-...
>I was able to run scannow, it found errors but was unable to repair some of
> them, and I still can't get system restore or check disk to work
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> You have to rightclick the command prompt icon on the start menu, then
>> 'run
>> as administrator'. The command has a space in it after sfc:
>>
>> sfc /scannow
>>
>>
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>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>> .
>> "will trade Vista for XP" <>
>> wrote in message
>> news:4AF6F02F-80F8-483E-AB4A-...
>> > hmm, I get an error message saying windows cannot find scannow
>> >
>> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Press Winkey+r and type sfc/scannow. Press Enter.
>> >> Good luck.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "will trade Vista for XP"
>> >> <>
>> >> wrote in message
>> >> news:53FB2A3B-4C75-4616-88DE-...
>> >> > Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from
>> >> > the
>> >> > dos
>> >> > prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
>> >> >> > wrote in message
>> >> >> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
>> >> >> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message
>> >> >> >saying
>> >> >> >the
>> >> >> >disk
>> >> >> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it
>> >> >> > can
>> >> >> > be
>> >> >> > restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > disk
>> >> >> > while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > next
>> >> >> > startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never
>> >> >> > runs.
>> >> >> > I've
>> >> >> > even
>> >> >> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work.
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > also
>> >> >> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run.
>> >> >> > Any
>> >> >> > ideas?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>

Sorry, I'm all out of suggestions. Hopefully someone else here can help you.

"will trade Vista for XP" <>
wrote in message news:4AF6F02F-80F8-483E-AB4A-...
> hmm, I get an error message saying windows cannot find scannow
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Press Winkey+r and type sfc/scannow. Press Enter.
>> Good luck.
>>
>>
>> "will trade Vista for XP" <>
>> wrote in message
>> news:53FB2A3B-4C75-4616-88DE-...
>> > Thanks Bob. Didn't work in Safe Mode. how do I run sfc/scannow? from
>> > the
>> > dos
>> > prompt or through run? I cant get it to work either way.
>> >
>> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Start your PC in Safe Mode and run System Restore from there.
>> >>
>> >> If still no joy run sfc/scannow.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "will trade Vista for XP" <will trade Vista for
>> >> > wrote in message
>> >> news:E464ECD2-D858-46DC-BD70-...
>> >> >I need to do a system restore, but when I try I get a message saying
>> >> >the
>> >> >disk
>> >> > Local Disk (C has errors and I need to check the disk before it
>> >> > can
>> >> > be
>> >> > restored. It prompts me to run check disk, but it will not check the
>> >> > disk
>> >> > while the disk is in use, and prompts me to schedule to run on the
>> >> > next
>> >> > startup. I shut down, then start again, but check disk never runs.
>> >> > I've
>> >> > even
>> >> > tried going through the command prompt, and it still won't work. I
>> >> > have
>> >> > also
>> >> > tried pressing F8 on statup, and check disk still will not run. Any
>> >> > ideas?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>