Guest Millie Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 I've just bought a new pc and have begun loading printer drivers etc. I put it into standby last night and when windows booted this morning I got this error message: "Windows was unable to save all the data for the file F:\$Mft. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere." I don't know what the file is. Does anyone know? Also, I doubt it's a hardware failure but it's possible. And I don't have a network connection set up yet. Should I be getting in touch with the retailer or is it a common, easily solved problem? Thanks -- Millie :)
Guest Curt Christianson Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Re: delayed write failed Hi Millie, Without knowing more, it's hard to say what that means. I have to ask, but did you begin an installation of printer drivers, and before the installation, left the room to finish it's job until morning? I *always * like to be around during all s/w and h/d installations. To see how the failure occurred, at what point, and with any brief error messages can go a long way to solving the problems. At this point, I would look in Add?Remove programs in Control Panel, just in case there is something along lasts night install you can un_install. Then you could try to re-install your driver fresh, while keeping an eye on it. If this happens again, please post back with as many specifics as possible, e.g. what hardware are you trying to install (make and model), are these the correct drivers and do you have the driver name and revision number. Also please quote *any* error messages you may receive verbatim, as sometimes these message say it all. Please post back. I tend to be the "village idiot" here at times, so someone with the needed expertise will need to stop by, as they so often do. Please be patient-these responses can and do come from all over the world. -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BA4DD300-094E-4D54-A30C-BBA2EACCE772@microsoft.com... | I've just bought a new pc and have begun loading printer drivers etc. I put | it into standby last night and when windows booted this morning I got this | error message: | "Windows was unable to save all the data for the file F:\$Mft. The data has | been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or | network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere." | | I don't know what the file is. Does anyone know? Also, I doubt it's a | hardware failure but it's possible. And I don't have a network connection set | up yet. | | Should I be getting in touch with the retailer or is it a common, easily | solved problem? | | Thanks | -- | Millie :)
Guest Millie Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Re: delayed write failed Hello Curt I was installing updated ActiveSync software before I put my pc into standby. I am 98% sure it had finished installing. I'll do as you suggest and uninstall and reinstall. Thanks "village idiot"! I appreciate your response. -- Millie "Curt Christianson" wrote: > Hi Millie, > > Without knowing more, it's hard to say what that means. > > I have to ask, but did you begin an installation of printer drivers, and > before the installation, left the room to finish it's job until morning? I > *always * like to be around during all s/w and h/d installations. To see > how the failure occurred, at what point, and with any brief error messages > can go a long way to solving the problems. > > At this point, I would look in Add?Remove programs in Control Panel, just in > case there is something along lasts night install you can un_install. Then > you could try to re-install your driver fresh, while keeping an eye on it. > > If this happens again, please post back with as many specifics as possible, > e.g. what hardware are you trying to install (make and model), are these the > correct drivers and do you have the driver name and revision number. Also > please quote *any* error messages you may receive verbatim, as sometimes > these message say it all. Please post back. > > I tend to be the "village idiot" here at times, so someone with the needed > expertise will need to stop by, as they so often do. > > Please be patient-these responses can and do come from all over the world. > > -- > HTH, > Curt > > Windows Support Center > http://www.aumha.org > Practically Nerded,... > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm > > "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BA4DD300-094E-4D54-A30C-BBA2EACCE772@microsoft.com... > | I've just bought a new pc and have begun loading printer drivers etc. I > put > | it into standby last night and when windows booted this morning I got this > | error message: > | "Windows was unable to save all the data for the file F:\$Mft. The data > has > | been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware > or > | network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere." > | > | I don't know what the file is. Does anyone know? Also, I doubt it's a > | hardware failure but it's possible. And I don't have a network connection > set > | up yet. > | > | Should I be getting in touch with the retailer or is it a common, easily > | solved problem? > | > | Thanks > | -- > | Millie :) > > >
Guest Curt Christianson Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Re: delayed write failed You're welcome Millie. Let us know! -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:306D37D7-6053-4AA7-AF75-0678147EFFAE@microsoft.com... | Hello Curt | | I was installing updated ActiveSync software before I put my pc into | standby. I am 98% sure it had finished installing. I'll do as you suggest and | uninstall and reinstall. Thanks "village idiot"! I appreciate your response. | -- | Millie | | | "Curt Christianson" wrote: | | > Hi Millie, | > | > Without knowing more, it's hard to say what that means. | > | > I have to ask, but did you begin an installation of printer drivers, and | > before the installation, left the room to finish it's job until morning? I | > *always * like to be around during all s/w and h/d installations. To see | > how the failure occurred, at what point, and with any brief error messages | > can go a long way to solving the problems. | > | > At this point, I would look in Add?Remove programs in Control Panel, just in | > case there is something along lasts night install you can un_install. Then | > you could try to re-install your driver fresh, while keeping an eye on it. | > | > If this happens again, please post back with as many specifics as possible, | > e.g. what hardware are you trying to install (make and model), are these the | > correct drivers and do you have the driver name and revision number. Also | > please quote *any* error messages you may receive verbatim, as sometimes | > these message say it all. Please post back. | > | > I tend to be the "village idiot" here at times, so someone with the needed | > expertise will need to stop by, as they so often do. | > | > Please be patient-these responses can and do come from all over the world. | > | > -- | > HTH, | > Curt | > | > Windows Support Center | > http://www.aumha.org | > Practically Nerded,... | > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm | > | > "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > news:BA4DD300-094E-4D54-A30C-BBA2EACCE772@microsoft.com... | > | I've just bought a new pc and have begun loading printer drivers etc. I | > put | > | it into standby last night and when windows booted this morning I got this | > | error message: | > | "Windows was unable to save all the data for the file F:\$Mft. The data | > has | > | been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware | > or | > | network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere." | > | | > | I don't know what the file is. Does anyone know? Also, I doubt it's a | > | hardware failure but it's possible. And I don't have a network connection | > set | > | up yet. | > | | > | Should I be getting in touch with the retailer or is it a common, easily | > | solved problem? | > | | > | Thanks | > | -- | > | Millie :) | > | > | >
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