missing files

Describes how to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7. More...

Hey all, I am new to windows 7. I received this computer from a friend in a trade and ran my virus scan and all to make sure it was clean. The only problem I am having is that the computer originally came with windows vista, he upgraded it to 7, and when he did that installed a flight...

So one second I was in my hard drive and everything was fine, and the next second when I tried to go into It again, I noticed many of my files were missing but not all and my disk space was open, This happened out of nowhere, it was simply just sitting there, the only thing I can think of is...

Ok, I found a Visual Basic v6.0 install hidden in my cd's, I know it's most likely now compatible with Windows 7, but I went ahead and installed it, to find out I was missing some files, I then downloaded a fix that finds missing areas on my system, I ran the program, with it not fixing...

I have a folder with 85,893 files, according to the folder Properties tab and my memory of its contents. However, Windows Explorer is currently showing just 1490 files, which appear to be the first 1490 alphabetically. AC Browser Plus finds 1811 files at the beginning of the alphabet, Bulk...

Please help, I started my new laptop after I loaded all my data from my old laptop and all my desktop is not there. There were many folder I installed with some important info, now they are all gone. When the laptop starts up it says file missing from...

Basically, I play a game and have a programme which takes screenshots/records videos for me in this game, anyways, I've noticed I can open videos/pictures through this programme and look at them both (vids/pics) but when I try to actually find the videos/pictures in the folder they're supposed...

I'm trying to install 64-bit Windows 7 ultimate with a DVD+RW disk. Yesterday I burned a disk on imgburn with automatic speed, then when I was gonna install it on my other HDD (clean install) it said that files were either corrupt or missing. Then I was gonna do the same thing today, I burned...

I have aDell Studio XPS with Windows 7 and 64 something. Most of my files disappeared. I tried search - no luck. I have an external backup drive but installed it after the files went missing. Thanks for any suggestions.

HI, im having some problems installing windows 7. i had vista home premium but it started going very slow so i decided to install win 7 ultimate as i use it at work and its alot nicer tbh. I reformatted my partition and started the install tis gets to 10% usally can get up to 16% and then it...

Ok so I just notice a lot of my backed up files have all of a sudden gone missing from my NTFS non-system partition folder D:\Downloads\ . The folder itself was not entirely emptied however. If I go to the folder either in Windows 7 or Ubuntu from the same PC, the folder appears to be missing...

I guess in some event, the program files for a program were deleted. I now see the program listed in the "Programs and Features" window, and I really want to get rid of it, but every time I click it, I get a message that says: "An installation support file could not be installed. The system...

I've had my computer for about a year running XP with 2 harddrives in RAID (mirror). My motherboard, Asus P5NE SLI, has the RAID controller built in. These 2 drives are my only drives (other than an external USB drive). I wanted to get rid of RAID and just have 2 regular drives and install...

I have no clue why, but the document folder keeps opening, and I don't know why. I made a scan of my files and it doesn't seem to be a virus. Could it be because there are some files missing:confused:

I had stored Public pictures, music and video on a USB external drive prior to upgrading. Since upgrading last night the folders exist on C drive and on USB drive but they appear empty of files. The drive still seems "full" but I can't get at the files through Win7 (or Vista or XP when I attach...

Hi, I've only just got onto windows 7 and I'm trying to get two machines setup. Both are running Windows 7 Home Premium. My problem is this... On one of the machines, I've got Sage Accounts installed. When I open the Sage software and then go to the Backup option it shows me a Sage Dialog box...

After upgrading from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate, I find that all of my folders that were in folders automatically included in the various Libraries (e.g. Document and Pictures) are now empty and files that were not in sub-directories are missing. In Vista and still in Win7 I have two...

Installed win 7 64 bit. Everything is working fine and dandy, but when I download a file and try and run it, it says cannot find file in specified location, it also isn't showing up in the folder I D/L it to? What's that all about then? It is there, because if I try and download it again, when...

hello all, I received purchased a copy of Windows 7 via a student discount through journeyed.com and received it today (despite it being days before the official release date). i popped the disc into my computer, did the Upgrade Adviser, but once I clicked on "Install Now" and error dialog...

Hi please help me, I have: Win7 Ultimate 64 Build 7100 Intel i7 920 2.67GHz 6gb RAM Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 The disk with this issue is a RAID0 4tb (2 HD 2tb each WD20EADS), GSATA2_1, GSATA2_0 Smart Backup JMB322 chip Last night I turn off my computer without no problem, this morning when I turn...