Guest KDawg44 Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Hi, I am having trouble with a drive that will not boot. I have mounted it as a slave in another win XP computer. Is there a way to run sfc / scannow on this slave drive? Thanks.
Guest db ´¯`·.. > Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive if that drive has a system on it with files and you can log into it's windows you can run the system file checker but if the problem is that you cannot log into that o.s., then you need to run a repair installation with a windows setup cd instead you should likely return the drive to the original pc and repair that o.s via a repair installation: http://www.google.com/search?q=repair+installation&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7 -- db ·´¯`·.¸. , . ..·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. > ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> .. "KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188228991.862897.60110@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > > I am having trouble with a > drive that will not boot. I > have mounted > it as a slave in another win > XP computer. Is there a way > to run sfc / > scannow on this slave drive? > > Thanks. >
Guest KDawg44 Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive My concern with that is there is some custom software on the PC that cannot be reinstalled easily. Will this software be safe with a repair?
Guest db ´¯`·.. > Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive not sure what you mean by custom software, however a repair installation should keep most all of your third party software functional,"UNLESS".... unless a "custom software" is the cause of the problem you are experiencing with windows. further, if the repair installation cannot resolve the problem you may have to do a re-installation of windows. however, if you do get windows repaired and you discover that some third party software no longer functions, then consider your self fortunate (lucky) and re assess the value of any program that doesn't work or designed for windows xp there is one thing you might try before a repair installation and if this doesn't help your repair install is the only option. use your windows cd and log into the recovery console and see if you can get to a system prompt. if so, then let us know and we can give you some commands to run. but if the above doesn't work then just save time and energy and do the repair installation..... -- db ·´¯`·.¸. , . ..·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. > ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> .. "KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188303100.945713.57500@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > My concern with that is > there is some custom > software on the PC that > cannot be reinstalled > easily. Will this software > be safe with a > repair? >
Guest Ken Blake Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive "KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188303100.945713.57500@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > My concern with that is there is some custom software on the PC that > cannot be reinstalled easily. Will this software be safe with a > repair? A repair installation of Windows should not harm any custom software that's installed (but note that there are never guarantees, and something can always go wrong). Also note that you are *always* vulnerable to losing the entire contents of your drive to any of several common problems--hard drive crashes, virus attacks, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, user errors, theft, etc. As has often been said, it's not a matter of whether you will have such a problem, but when. If you have anything on the drive you need (custom software or anything else) without a means of reinstalling, restoring, or recreating it, you are in a very precarious position. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup
Guest KDawg44 Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive I have tried many things from the recovery console to no avail. I have an old image of the system but it was before some updates. Worst comes to worst I will have to reuse that. I am saving the XP repair as my last effort to save this system. It looks like I am about there. Thanks for all your help.
Guest db ´¯`·.. > Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive well, since recovery console was not a solution for you and you are unsure about the repair installation, "THEN" install a windows as a secondary operating system on that drive or in a different partition. when the windows setup cd searches your disk for installations, it will provide a listing and then some options. if you select the line notating your current o.s., setup will give you the option to repair it or overwrite it. however do neither. instead select the option / method to install a new o.s. into a a different folder other than than the default and or the default partition. -- db ·´¯`·.¸. , . ..·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. > ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> .. "KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188317388.327699.209880@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... >I have tried many things from the recovery console to >no avail. I > have an old image of the system but it was before > some updates. Worst > comes to worst I will have to reuse that. I am > saving the XP repair > as my last effort to save this system. It looks like > I am about > there. > > Thanks for all your help. >
Guest KDawg44 Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive On Aug 28, 1:30 pm, db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. . <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote: > well, > since recovery console was > not a solution for you and > you are unsure about the > repair installation, "THEN" > > install a windows as a secondary > operating system on that drive or > in a different partition. > > when the windows setup > cd searches your disk for > installations, it will provide > a listing and then some options. > > if you select the line notating > your current o.s., setup will > give you the option to repair > it or overwrite it. however > do neither. > > instead select the option / method > to install a new o.s. into a > a different folder other than > than the default and or > the default partition. > > -- > > db ·´¯`·.¸. , . > .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. > > ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. > > ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> > > . > > "KDawg44" <KDaw...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1188317388.327699.209880@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > >I have tried many things from the recovery console to > >no avail. I > > have an old image of the system but it was before > > some updates. Worst > > comes to worst I will have to reuse that. I am > > saving the XP repair > > as my last effort to save this system. It looks like > > I am about > > there. > > > Thanks for all your help. Thanks for everyone's help. I was able to save the system. Oddly enough.... I was able to slave it on another PC then take an image of the drive with Symantec Ghost, push it out to another PC and then use this article: http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/cw_boot_toot3.htm and fix the system. The steps above did not work on the original drive however. Either way, it is working, and I am taking another image of the correct system configuration and I should be all set. I would really like to add a second drive to the box as a mirror but as I understand it, you cannot do this with Windows XP. Thanks for all your help.
Guest db ´¯`·.. > Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Re: Running sfc /scannow on secondary drive you're welcome. -- db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> .. "KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188393317.854667.163460@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com... On Aug 28, 1:30 pm, db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. . <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote: > well, > since recovery console was > not a solution for you and > you are unsure about the > repair installation, "THEN" > > install a windows as a secondary > operating system on that drive or > in a different partition. > > when the windows setup > cd searches your disk for > installations, it will provide > a listing and then some options. > > if you select the line notating > your current o.s., setup will > give you the option to repair > it or overwrite it. however > do neither. > > instead select the option / method > to install a new o.s. into a > a different folder other than > than the default and or > the default partition. > > -- > > db ·´¯`·.¸. , . > .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. > > ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. > > ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> > > . > > "KDawg44" <KDaw...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1188317388.327699.209880@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > >I have tried many things from the recovery console to > >no avail. I > > have an old image of the system but it was before > > some updates. Worst > > comes to worst I will have to reuse that. I am > > saving the XP repair > > as my last effort to save this system. It looks like > > I am about > > there. > > > Thanks for all your help. Thanks for everyone's help. I was able to save the system. Oddly enough.... I was able to slave it on another PC then take an image of the drive with Symantec Ghost, push it out to another PC and then use this article: http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/cw_boot_toot3.htm and fix the system. The steps above did not work on the original drive however. Either way, it is working, and I am taking another image of the correct system configuration and I should be all set. I would really like to add a second drive to the box as a mirror but as I understand it, you cannot do this with Windows XP. Thanks for all your help.
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