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Windows File System Error - Catch-22
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate and now when I start, Windows prompts me to run a disk check BUT then the check fails "due to a recently installed program" and Windows tells me to run System Restore to a point prior to the installation
BUT System Restore fails as "there are file system errors" and insists I check the disk before running System Restore
So I am stuck in catch-22
I tried running chkdsk from a safe mode command prompt, but that doesn't work
I'd appreciate other suggestions
Many thanks
Phil G
BUT System Restore fails as "there are file system errors" and insists I check the disk before running System Restore
So I am stuck in catch-22
I tried running chkdsk from a safe mode command prompt, but that doesn't work
I'd appreciate other suggestions
Many thanks
Phil G
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Have you got your Windows 7 installation disc? If so, boot from it and run Startup Repair:
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Not that I've used it for some time but I used to use a programme called spinrite which was very good. Not cheap though. Boot from it and it is quite thorough in checking your disk and trying to recover stuff.
Once the disk has been given a clean bill of health, any remaining problems might suggest a re-install.
Once the disk has been given a clean bill of health, any remaining problems might suggest a re-install.
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