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Solve : scandsik hangs @ 85%, then seems 2 loop over time? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Win98 won't come up. Scandisk hangs at 85% completion, then after (hours) will <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/show-236642" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHOW">SHOW</a> corss-linked clusters ; I then request 'fix' option.. next it goes into 'checking for cross linked files'.. and repeats the last two steps over and over..long time , little progress.<br/> 1)Is there a way to get around this auto-invoked scandisk?<br/> 2) I would like to avoid re-install if possible (CD drive is down too !). <br/> 3) If I have (windows) CAB files on C drive, can I install from there? ..<br/> Thanks<br/> Hal (not the computer)<br/>You can normally stop scandisk at start-up by pressing the key it says on the screen ('Esc' or '<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/x-236843" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about X">X</a>', I can;'t remember off-hand). If it won't let you then you have more serious problems.<br/><br/>Start by downloading the specific hard-drive analysing tool from the manufacturer's web-site - they all have them & they are best for checking for physical problems which you may have. If you have the option, slave the drive to another machine and run scandisk from there. <br/><br/>If the .cab files are all in the same folder with the rest of the setup files for Windows (I usually put them in a folder called Win98) then you can install from there. It's a standard method of installing Windows from scratch to a) speed things up & b) avoid having to re-insert the Windows CD when hardware/software is changedinfo ><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q287914">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q287914</a> or locate the pws folder and you should find an icon called setup click this this should re-install win98 without losing any files...Thanks for the replies.<br/>Of course, without windows I doub't I<br/>'ll be seeing icons, but perhaps I can get the setup.exe to run.<br/>THanks again<br/>HalCan you not cancel Scandisk? Hold F8 on boot and attempt to start from Safe Mode.Thanks.<br/> I have no problems going into safe mode;<br/> 'Win' command automatically forces a scandisk.<br/> Manually invoked scandisk , of course, has same result.<br/><br/>If I could tell the windows command not to do a scandisk, (by hook or by crook), I would try that to see what errors <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/might-560522" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MIGHT">MIGHT</a> occur.<br/> Hscandisk info><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273017">http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273017</a> Merlin, <br/>Thanks for the references -<br/> I learned a bit from them..<br/> Like how to indicate 'no auto scandisk' and a couple of things about hidden , read-only files and the attrib command, along the way.<br/> Probably, the cache did not get written, leaving the file system on the C drive quite a mess (although I can access files via DOS) .<br/> I shall preserve files on peripherals as I am able, and <br/>will have to re-install windows, after I have installed a new CD-rom.<br/><br/>Regards,<br/> Harold<br/>in msdos a:\prompt type<br/><br/>cd windows enter<br/><br/>c:\prompt type scanreg/restore<br/>and chose the last good cab file...and if you do this..it should take you back to windows...Tried the scanreg /restore.<br/>It worked, but windows only goes as far as the windows logo screen (i..e. no change).<br/> Scandisk /checkonly mentions long file names, then in checking the filesys, shows error 'directory entry had an invalid FAT chain..did not correct'. <br/> for c:progra~1\online~1\compus~1\L1keyF.02L -<br/>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/whole-1455252" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WHOLE">WHOLE</a> directory is junk, but when I try to erase (replying Y to the prompt) the whole thing, it fails with message'file not found'. <br/>Further more, the DIR /s command can't find the file, either.<br/><br/>Ideas ae appreciated.<br/>TheL1keyf file looks like some kind of registry data.<br/>Regards,<br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/h-236823" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about H">H</a></p></body></html> | |