disk issues

  1. Windows 7 System Maintenance to the rescue!

    Hi, okay, so after booting my PC earlier today Windows System Maintenance started up without prompting and after a while had this to say: Attempt repairs of disk volume errors Reboot computer to repair volume problems such as bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory...
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    Windows 7 Windows could not retrieve information about the disks on this computer.

    I am trying to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit from Vista 64 bit. When I put in the Windows 7 installation disk into the DVD drive and click "Install Now", it goes to a full-screen setup page, which reads: - Setup is copying temporary files... - Setup is starting... - Then an error message pops up...
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    Windows 7 Install from upgrade...

    No doubt this has been answered in this forum MULTIPLE times already, but I am in a bit of a quandary and need to get my laptop operating quickly - so I apologize if I'm trying to 'short-cut' doing the research to find the answer in some previous post, but I need my laptop back fast ...
  4. Windows 7 Auslogic's BootSpeed, review.

    Hi I've been running a copy of Auslogic's BootSpeed for over a month now. I have to say that the software works well and doesn't cause any problems. In addition to the normal functions like scanning the registry and looking for junk files it has built in apps to clean up and configure your...
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    Windows 7 problem with computer , wont start , ide drive doesnt exist or all primary partions are occupied

    ok so i have a build computer by my dad , it is windows 7 home premium . i wanted to format the computer using the CD that i have which is GIGABYTE 6-quad/ S-series . Ok so i was playing around to see if it could load ( but nothing was loading until it came a point that when i try to start...
  6. Windows 7 Loosing all data, and files from yesterday

    Hi, look what happened... I lost evry data or files I downloaded and putted in comp. yesterday in my win 7 ultimate, even the movies I downloaded in utorrent... yesterday was here, today disappiered.... What is that???
  7. "ERROR_IO_DEVICE" error message when you use the DeviceIoControl function together with the IOCTL_DI

    Fixes an issue in which you receive an "ERROR_IO_DEVICE" error message when you run an application that calls the DeviceIoControl function together with the IOCTL_DISK_IS_WRITABLE control code. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Error: Hard Disk Imminent after Using CCleaner - Seeking Solutions

    Hi, Earlier I cleared my registry with CCleaner. It told me to restart and I had a weird error saying "Hard disk is imminent" etc. I don't know why this has come up, maybe CCleaner has deleted a registry it shouldn't. I tried to re install Windows but it won't happen. Any ideas?
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    Windows 7 HELP...new HD and will not recover from disk

    I have an HP dv6-2155dx and purchased a new HD just like what came out actually a Seagate 500GB 7200RPM SATA new HD. I turned it off and put disk 1 in the drive and turned it on. It loads windows and asks for each of the 3 disk but no luck from there. When it restarts it goes to the black...
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    Windows 7 User folder missing after system repair

    Hello, and sorry to have a first post asking for help. I did a forced shutdown when my PC seemed to be incredibly slow then hanging while logging off. On restarting, I got 'disk read error' repeatedly, after the BIOS boot screen but before any of Windows. I used my Windows install CD to run...
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    Windows 7 disk not recognised in e drive

    I have a cd with pictures on it from my holiday. When I got home I tried the disk in my ps3 and all the pictures were there I then tried it in the e drive of my pc but it doesn't recognise the disk at all. I have since tried it back in the ps3 and now that doesn't recogise it either. Am...
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    Windows 7 MSI 560/Sandy Bridge problems...help

    Hey, i have just built a new rig and i'm having a couple of problems. As i said in the title i have a MSI 560 on a ASUS p67 mobo with a intel I5 2500. I've had the computer for about 2 months now and a few days ago, when i started the computer, a message saying "disk read error, push ctrl +...
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    Windows 7 Nothing Is Booting, Trying To Factory Reset (With Disks)

    Compaq Presario CQ62-215DX Notebook Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Warranty ended last month. This has happened many times, but has easily been resolved after changing the boot order in the BIOS. Each time, my computer crashes and I have to manually turn it off with the power button. After...
  14. Windows 7 Troubleshooting Frequent Check Disk at Startup: Need Assistance

    Hello My PC has decided to do a check disk every time it boots up, can anyone please assist with finding what is causing it.
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    Windows 7 Drive 0 Serious Problem

    Hi everyone! Ive got some serious problems here. My disk 0, the only disk I have is totally screwed up and I don't know how to fix it. Basically it is inactive, offline and invalid at the same time. I tried diskpart in cmd but I got out of there without any results. The only helpful thing...
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    Windows 7 Can't install Windows7 on Sata

    Hey there , 2 hours ago,i wanted to install windows7 on my sata disk ,cause i destroyed my old partition with ubuntu 10.10. So i started to install Windows 7 .However it couldnt be normal.Then i get an error: . A partition on the disk''0''could not be formatted .The error occurred while...
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    Windows 7 Disk error when trying to install Windows 7 Pro as dual boot

    Hi I've been trying to install Windows 7 Pro upgrade as dual boot with XP Home, and keep getting the message (something like) "Disk read error - press ctr-alt-del to restart" at the first boot during the installation process. Have checked the hard drive for errors, and there are none...
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    Windows 7 windows wont start(believe its a corrupted hardrive)

    my computer was working competly fine and i went to restart it and it wouldnt go anywhere after the boot scree just a read disk error. i restored my bios settings to default and still no luck. i then put in a windows 7 disk and went to repairs and did a start up repair got a harddrive error...
  19. Windows 7 Installation - disk problems

    l am having a problem with installing due to a disk partition problem.. Im getting an error that says "The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems Windows can only be installed to GPT disks" I have no clue and reading other forums it sounded like specific computers were...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Access and Installation Issues on Compaq Presario Running Windows 7

    I am having major issues. I bought my Compaq Pressario desktop this past Feb. It has 2 gig ram, amd anthlon II processor 2.00 ghz, and a 500 gig hard drive running Windows 7 Home Premium. It didn't have service pack 1 which a friend installed from a disk he had as I can't access the Windows...