Corrupt Disk

[Yevic]

So...I have a corurpt disk, and its having fun annoying the hell out of me

Things I've learned so far

*My computer defrags itself automatically

*It's my C drive

*My system restore.exe is corrupted

*I get pop ups from my toolbar saying that my yahoo messenger and MSN.exe's are corrupted

*running Chkdsk in the command box just makes command box disapear

Help?

[nottlong]

click on the window symbol at the bottom left of your screen. click help and support. in the search field type chkdsk. you should get on response click on it. Read and follow the directions. I am on a vista machine also. One thing before you start you will need to be logged in as admin.

[Yevic]

I got 0 search results for Chkdsk in windows help and support :/

[nottlong]

we will try the copy and past methoid then. The link to open your computer will not work so you will have to click the compuer icon on your windows screen.

Check your hard disk for errors

You can help solve some computer problems and improve the performance of your computer by making sure that your hard disk has no errors.

Click to open Computer.

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

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.

Click Start.

Depending upon the size of your hard disk, this may take several minutes. For best results, don't user your computer for any other tasks while it's checking for errors.

Note

If 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.

[Yevic]

It says that it can't check for errors while it's in use

[nottlong]

Did it ask you to schedule it for the next time you restarted your computer.

[Yevic]

Allright, scheduled a disk check, I'm going to print my homework, and reboot

Wish me luck!

[nottlong]

Good Luck.

[Psykolabe]

Did it work Yev?

[nottlong]

He was online last night. said the scan had finished and his computer seemed to be working fine.

[shadeMe]

I suggest running an AV scan as well - Your PC seems to show familiar symptoms.