My computer is old and I'm planning on getting a new one.. now like in weeks! However, my present one is five years old (and I found it was built seven years ago and has a whopping 448 MB of RAM (I'm amazed it runs on that!) and and AMD Athelon Processor and of course XP.

I have been having serious problems with it in the last few weeks and last night after it wouldn't restart, I had to hit the button to turn it off Well, it restared fine and all, but now I have a message on the bottom that Pando MEDIA Booster: pmb.ews - Corrupt File and then it says The file or directory C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\PMP Files\pando.save is corrupt and unreadable. Pleasee run the Chkdsk Utility.

Well, after looking all over my computer FOR such a program, I finally realized I had to put that in the RUN section, but I'm not sure EXACTLY how. I tried, CHKDSK C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\PMP Files\pando.save /f but that didn't work. The DOS window OPENED and then immediately closed. Am I doing this right? Why is the window closing?

Any help is so appreciated. I hope the computer can last until I get a new one is a few weeks!Boot to the Recovery Console and run chkdsk /rThank you so much! I hope that helps things. Right now I can't even operate my disc drives since I'm trying to do backps.I don't know that running checkdisk will solve your problems, but it's certainly a necessary start. Again, be sure to run chkdsk /r from the Recovery Console, not from within Windows. Please post back when finished and let us know what's going on.1. Windows XP CD.
a. Do you have a Windows XP CD?
b. Is it Microsoft "Retail" Install, OEM Install, or OEM Recovery/Restore CD?

2. Recovery Console.
a. Do you know what the Windows XP Recovery Console is? It is accessed by booting to a Windows XP Install CD: see The Recovery Console in Windows XP.

It most likely cannot be accessed from an OEM Recovery/Restore CD. Be CAREFUL with this type of CD. Many are designed to restore your system to the state it was in when it left the store (wiping out all data and/or programs acquired since then).

3. Chkdsk. It is possible to access chkdsk from the installed operating system on the hard drive (assuming the system runs well enough to permit you). Booting Recovery Console off the CD to use "chkdsk" may be the most reliable, but if that is an issue "post" back for instructions.Quote from: dahlarbear on November 01, 2009, 10:43:47 PM

3. Chkdsk. It is possible to access chkdsk from the installed operating system on the hard drive (assuming the system runs well enough to permit you). Booting Recovery Console off the CD to use "chkdsk" may be the most reliable, but if that is an issue "post" back for instructions.