When I type in chksk /r, do I type in 1?  1 is for D, 3 is for C, which is my MAIN drive.  Which one do I choose?Which one do you WANT to check?I don't know.  In my other POST, Allan told me to put in the number 1 because I cannot get my desktop back.  He said I might have to get the windows XP cd and install it again.  I have no icons taskbars.  I have to access everything through the task manager.If your operating system is installed on the C:\ drive then that's the one you want to check.  I'm not SURE why your configuration isn't typical though.I don't know why it is like that.  This was my son's computer and it has the recovery installed in it. I am going to try it and type in 3 for my C drive.  Is there anything else that I need to know before doing this?Okay, I did the chkdsk /r on my c drive and it didn't help.  Back to square one I don't know what the problem is.  I'm not a specialist for this anyway.

I suggest going to this link, doing exactly what it says and then be patient.  A specialist will be with you.Thank you.  I will try anything.  I don't have the windows xp cd to install it back in.Yes, type 1