bad sectors after disk error check.

I upgraded to vista home premium a few days ago.i have just done a disk
error check (both boxes ticked) and i have 4 KB in bad sectors.
has any-one any ideas how to put this right?
thank-you.

 

Hello peter c.a.hawkins,

For you the fastest method for resolving the "bad sector" issue, purchase a
new hard drive.

 

Hi Peter C.A. Hawkins--

When you run chkdsk in Vista you need to check automatically fix
errors.NoteIf you select Automatically fix file system errors for a disk
that is in use (for example, the partition that contains Windows), you'll be
prompted you to reschedule the disk check for the next time you restart your
computer.

See:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/bc1393cf-9f9c-79c7-0f91-9337c2c41f811033.mspx


1. Open Computer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking
Computer.

2. Right-click the hard disk drive that you want to check, and then click
Properties.

3. Click the Tools tab, and then, under Error-checking, click Check Now.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.

To automatically repair problems with files and folders that the scan
detects, select Automatically fix file system errors. Otherwise, the disk
check will simply report problems but not fix them.

To perform a thorough disk check, select Scan for and attempt recovery of
bad sectors. This scan attempts to find and repair physical errors on the
hard disk itself, and it can take much longer to complete.

To check for both file errors and physical errors, select both Automatically
fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.

4. Click Start.

Also:

From: NTFS Beta Chat Transcript (July 12, 2006):

http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/pages/457811.aspx

Dan [MSFT] (Expert):
Q: What does self-healing mean? Can you tell us (me) more about that?
A: Self healing is a new feature in Vista. Basically upon detection of
certain types of on disk corruption, NTFS will repair the corruption in
place. The goal is to restore consistency of the metadata much like chkdsk
will except it does not require a lock of the entire volume. If user does
not want it enable by default, it can be disabled on a per volume basis
using fsutil.exe.

CH

 

I just got Vista Home Premium on a laptop. Having a similar problem...
It was acting strange so I scheduled a checkdisk (both boxes checked).
rebooted and it start finding "bad" sectors all over the place, then
blue screen of death.
I left it alone and it booted up to the repair utility. It finally said
it could not repair and tried to restart windows. As the green bar is
going across it realizes a checkdisk is scheduled and tries, with starts
the whole cycle all over again.
One tech at best buy says it's a bad HD (under warranty), but another
says it's 15 viruses.
Reinstall Vista. Starts running and I get some of my old stuff back on
it (zone alarm security suite).
Just for curiosity, try checkdisk again. Same nightmare all over again.

I found another blog about a corruped checkdisk.exe file but symptoms
weren't quite the same.
Could that be my problem?
thanks xlthim

 

You drive is failing and needs to be replaced. Back up data quickly.

 

If there was anything wrong with chkdsk, it would not run. Also, it's
not a virus problem - find the boss of the "tech" who said it was and
ask his boss to fire him.

 

checkdisk turning into Blue Screen (BSOD) signifies dying or almost dead Hard Drive

 

***Problem posed for help by xlsthim:***

Chkdsk and bluescreens--2 helpers say HD failing but not confirmed --what to
do is jist of this question:

Hello xlsthim--

1) How old is the box?
2) Burning what you need to media or backing up to another HD is always good
advice from day 1 with any computer. Backup, Backup, Backup, Backup, and
btw backup.
3) To determine if your HD is failing there is a HD test provided by
whomever is the OEM maker of your PC--who is that? There are often HD
checks via keyboard combinations and download from the manufacturer's
site--Dell has ctrl+alt+d.
You can also use Seagate's Seatools:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools

These hard drive tests are about 95% accurate and easy to run. The keyboard
combos are instant, and Seatools takes 30-40 minutes. I'd go to the website
of your OEM manufacturer and findout/download whatever they offer.
4) The newer the box, the less likely the HD is failing, but you can find
out. I've seen many many instances of chkdsks and blue screens, and there
have been hundreds reported on these groups in past years that have nothing
to do with HD failure, so the behavior you reported is a vague symptom
that's not pathognomonic/diagnostic of HD failure in and of itself. The
tests I suggested are far more sensitive/specific and accurate. Do them.

5) How precisely are you running chkdsk? The default gui chkdsk MSFT offers
in Vista and Win 7 is not the best chkdsk, and that is born out by the 7-10
current MSKBs at http://support.microsoft.com

After you have repaired the computer, since you're getting recurrent blue
screens using one of the 5 methods below--that's the 3rd step I want you to
perform after the hard drive tests I recommended and backing up what's
important to you if you can in fact stay in Windows long enough to backup in
your current situation. Then after you have gotten your system stable by
the methods below and checked the status of your HD by the methods above,
the best way to run a chkdsk is this:

Start button>type cmd in search box>right click cmd when it pops up on the
start menu>run as administrator>at cmd prompt type Chkdsk c: /R (the only
reason I capitalized the R is so you could be sure what letter it is--it can
be lower case and there is a space before the forward slash or as softies
call it the "whack".

***5 Options to Repair and Stabilize Your Vista to be Done After you Backup
to Media/Another Hard Drive and Test Your HD with Seatools and/or the Tests
Provided by Your OEM Manufacturer:***

I'm giving you a game plan with no less than 5 options to fix your Vista.
Follow my game plan, and you won't lose any of your settings, docs, pics,
videos, and music.

1) First try 3 options from Startup Repair. If you have a Vista DVD then
restart with it in the drive>press any key to boot from it and run Startup
Repair. From Startup Repair you have 3 good tools with an excellent chance
of fixing your system. If you don't have a Vista DVD from which to boot to
Startup Repair, no problem, Download the .iso from the link below and
burn it, and you'll have the Microsoft Vista Repair Disk with Startup
Repair.

Download Vista Repair Disk
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

How to Use Startup Repair from the Vista DVD or the Repair Disk you make:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial142.html

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5c59f8c1-b0d1-4f1a-af55-74f3922f3f351033.mspx

2) If Startup Repair does not get your Vista back, then use the 3 bootrec
commands from the command prompt available on the Statup Repair Menu:

The menu I refer to is in this set of directions with a grey background.

http://vistahomepremium.windowsreinstall.com/repairstartup/repairstartup.htm

Those are:

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /rebuild BCD

3) If my second option doesn't work, then try System restore from the
Startup Repair list.

4) If by rare chance you have an actual Vista DVD, you can put it in, boot
from it>choose the Upgrade Option>choose your current broken Vista Drive and
try to do a repair install with the Vista DVD.

5) If the above 3 tools don't work, then use the 4 tools available by
restarting your pc and tapping F8 once per second to get to the Windows
Advanced Options Menu.

From this menu click on 3 Safe Mode links to use System Restore. Make sure
you try all 3 if one doesn't work, because just one of them may work.
Tap F8 to Reach Windows Advanced Options Menu Pictured Below:

http://media.photobucket.com/image/...ank/techbliss/Vista-Advanced-Boot-Options.jpg

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command: At the prompt you would type the command to use for
system restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

If these 3 tools don't work, you have one more you can try which is Last
Known Good Configuration.

Good luck,

CH