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NaggieCHKDSK/F Fails to Fix File System Problems

Monday, May 31st, 2010

One of the most common reasons for unbootability of the computer system is the file system corruption in Windows XP. And for damage in file system, the reasons responsible for that are unexpected system shutdown (due to power outage or human mistakes), virus infection, MFT (Master File Table) damage, and more.

In order to get past the corruption issues in a Windows XP system is by executing CHKDSK/F command. This command checks the physical and logical integrity of the file system and repairs it in case of any damage.

Though the command, in most of the situations, is a life-saver, but do not guarantee 100% success in every life system corruption issue. In such cases, when the CHKDSK command fails to repair, an ideal alternative is to reinstall Windows XP and restore data from an updated backup. However, in case no backup is available, the user can easily recover data using a commercial Windows Recovery application.

Let’s consider a practical scenario that explains the above situation. You encounter the below error message at the startup of Windows XP operating system:

“C:\$MFT is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the chkdsk utility.”

After the above boot error message pops up, your system becomes unbootable and its data gets inaccessible. As suggested in the error message, when you run CHKDSK utility, you encounter another error message:

In the master file table (MFT) bitmap, CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated. CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap. Windows found problems with the file system. Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these.

As error message suggest, when you execute CHKDSK utility with ‘/F’ parameter, it shows the same error message. Since the system could not be started, the data saved in the Windows based hard drive remains inaccessible.

Resolution: In order to overcome the CHKDSK/F failure error message, follow the step mention below:

1. Reinstall Windows XP on your system.
2. Restore the data from an updated backup. In case no backup is available, use a commercial Windows Data Recovery utility.

Such windows data recovery tools use effective recovery techniques to perform complete recovery of all formatted files and folders.

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NaggieKnow- how to resolve ‘IN_PAGE_ERROR’ running Microsoft Office Setup

Monday, May 24th, 2010

File system and hard disk issues can be due to a variety of problems, which includes power outages, improper system maintenance, virus infection, human errors, hardware problems, etc. When this type of problems occurs, then the consequences are directly reflected in operations like installing a new application, accessing an existing file or folder, repairing the existing installations, and many more. Thus, one can easily analyze the file system corruption. And In worst cases, you might need to reformat the entire hard drive partitions and seek the help of Partition http://www.all1tunes.comRecovery tools, especially when no data backup is available.

Let’s check out the problem, which can occur when trying to set up or repair Microsoft Office on a Windows hard disk. Specifically, when you attempt to repair or install Microsoft Office 2002 (XP), Microsoft Office 2003 or Microsoft Office 2007, the setup may exit silently without notifying or displaying any error message on screen. For say, when you try to install or repair Office, it prompts you to specify the Product Identification key, but exits unexpectedly.

For typical Office setup failure, you can examine the associated log file, which is created by Office Setup in \Temp folder in .txt format. This file might contain one of the below or similar log entries with different module and function:

Exception code: C0000006 IN_PAGE_ERROR Module: C:\WINDOWS\System32\msi.dll Function: 0×7642452f

Or

Exception code: C0000006 IN_PAGE_ERROR Module: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll Function: 0×76c94afa

The depicted problem, as mentioned, is generally the result of file system damage or hard disk problems. Thus, to resolve the problem, consider implementing the solutions mentioned underneath:

‘Analyze’ and then ‘Defragment’ the hard disk using Disk Defragmenter tool. To do so, you must have administrative rights to access the partition/volume.

Repair the disk using Autochk.exe, Chkdsk.exe,, and Chkntfs.exe tools. If the problem persists, reformat the hard disk and restore the deleted data from backup. Use a Partition Recovery Software than any kind of backup issues.

Use of a Partition Recovery utility allows to scan the logically crashed hard disk and restore the lost/deleted partitions in just few simple steps.

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