I know that somewhere sometime I have seen that but I can't find it today. I have Windows XP on a computer that is about 4 or 5 years old. The message that keeps popping up says I have a corrupt file and to run chkdsk utility. It appears to be a temp internet file so I tried to delete those but that didn't fix it. Please help me find this....thanks!
2007-09-17 05:01:59 · 9 answers · asked by coltqueen 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
start > run > type cmd
you get a dos prompt.
here type chkdsk ..
2007-09-17 05:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous answers will give a full chkdsk this will give you a way to run a "read only" chkdsk it's quicker and if you think it's temp intrnet files do not have the pc online when you do it.
Start> Run> (do NOT go to command prompt) type Chkdsk.
2007-09-17 05:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by DOUGLAS M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok this is easy to diagnose, but might not be easy to fix. Close all your programs to the desktop, and start the command prompt. As i dont know your Operating System, you might have to google how to open the command prompt. Once open type "chkdsk /f" This command will scan your drive and tell you if you have any bad spots on your drive that could indicate a corrupt file or place to store data. If there is no problem windows can find with the disk, and you still keep getting this error, you probably have a bad hard drive and need to back all your data to a thumb drive and ask a professional to replace your hard drive.
2016-05-17 05:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to My Computer, highlight the drive and right click. Select Properties, then select Tools. Click on Error Checking and, when prompted, select to run at startup then reboot and to fix any errors it finds.
Check Disk can take a while to run, minimally an hour in most cases. Don't attempt to do anything else while it is running.
2007-09-17 05:10:52 · answer #4 · answered by MLM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On some versions of Windows you can open a dos prompt / command prompt and type chkdsk.
Failing that it lives in start -> settings -> control panel -> administrative tools -> system management and looks something like 'check disk for faults'.
Or in Windows Explorer right click the relevant drive, pick 'tools' and one of those is the disk surface checker.
2007-09-17 05:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Start, Run, Type CMD, press enter.
Type Chkdsk /f in the black box that opens up.
Answer "Yes" when it asks if you want to run it during next boot.
Reboot your computer.
Bert
2007-09-17 05:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by Bert C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Click on Start.
Then you'll see a line labled "Run..." Click on that and it will open up a window named, "run".
Inside that window, type chkdsk c: (or d:, or whatever disk you want to check).
That's it!
2007-09-17 05:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by El Jefe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open my computer, right click on C:\ drive, choose properties. Go to tools, click button called check now. It will tel you it cannot check now, but it will check if you reboot.
2007-09-17 05:11:32 · answer #8 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read all about it at the link below:
2007-09-17 05:13:28 · answer #9 · answered by centsless 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋