Error-Unable to write to disk in drive C

I have read earlier posts with replies but doesn't seem to help me here. No
new programs have been installed to cause this I feel. Just started
happening!! System is as follows----Win98se, WD Caviar 120GB, 512 ram,
1.44gig speed.

I have been a receiving a blue screen- "Unable to write to disk in drive C".
I have done the following:

1. Ran Western Digital Lifeguard utility. Both quick and complete scan. No
errors found! I assume that means the drive is okay.

2. I have tried to run Windows disk defragmenter. Program stops at 57%. Says
I have errors. Error message ID No. Defrag004. Okay, so I run #3.

3. Run Windows Scan disk- says I have errors-Perform thorough scan. Okay. Go
to #4

4. I have ran a thorough Windows scan disk. Started it and left for work and
came back 10 hours later and scan said-No errors found! WHAT!!!!

5. I have run Norton SystemWorks 2005 maintenance speed disk to fix
problems. It does fix shortcuts, files etc but no help.

6. Norton Antivirus shows no virus's etc. Ad-aware6.0SE, Spy-bot, AVast AVG,
etc shows nothing.

7. Norton speed disk restarts 10 times and then says I have disk errors.

Ok, so now what? The blue screen with the message "Unable to write to disk
in drive C" does not happen all the time but when it does I have to hit any
key 5 or more times to get rid of it.

Any Ideas. Please help. Please note - NO formal computer training. I know
just enough to be dangerous to my computer!! Thanks in advance to anyone and
everyone.

You may have an intermittent disk fault. This would require a long disk
diagnostic run (say, overnight) to identify. You may have an intermittent
error elsewhere, such as RAM, that just happens to look like a disk write
error. A disk diagnostic could miss this, as it would use its own disk
access routines. A long run with memory diagnostics might reveal it.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Joe T" wrote in message
...
I have read earlier posts with replies but doesn't seem to help me here. No
new programs have been installed to cause this I feel. Just started
happening!! System is as follows----Win98se, WD Caviar 120GB, 512 ram,
1.44gig speed.

I have been a receiving a blue screen- "Unable to write to disk in drive
C".
I have done the following:

1. Ran Western Digital Lifeguard utility. Both quick and complete scan. No
errors found! I assume that means the drive is okay.

2. I have tried to run Windows disk defragmenter. Program stops at 57%.
Says
I have errors. Error message ID No. Defrag004. Okay, so I run #3.

3. Run Windows Scan disk- says I have errors-Perform thorough scan. Okay.
Go
to #4

4. I have ran a thorough Windows scan disk. Started it and left for work
and
came back 10 hours later and scan said-No errors found! WHAT!!!!

5. I have run Norton SystemWorks 2005 maintenance speed disk to fix
problems. It does fix shortcuts, files etc but no help.

6. Norton Antivirus shows no virus's etc. Ad-aware6.0SE, Spy-bot, AVast
AVG,
etc shows nothing.

7. Norton speed disk restarts 10 times and then says I have disk errors.

Ok, so now what? The blue screen with the message "Unable to write to disk
in drive C" does not happen all the time but when it does I have to hit
any
key 5 or more times to get rid of it.

Any Ideas. Please help. Please note - NO formal computer training. I know
just enough to be dangerous to my computer!! Thanks in advance to anyone
and
everyone.

http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1

Consider reseating the ide ribbon cable on both ends first. If its not 80
wire, get one as replacement.

If the windows version of the software does not run or finds no errors, try
the dos version on floppy.
--
Jonny
"Joe T" wrote in message
...
I have read earlier posts with replies but doesn't seem to help me here.
No
new programs have been installed to cause this I feel. Just started
happening!! System is as follows----Win98se, WD Caviar 120GB, 512 ram,
1.44gig speed.

I have been a receiving a blue screen- "Unable to write to disk in drive
C".
I have done the following:

1. Ran Western Digital Lifeguard utility. Both quick and complete scan. No
errors found! I assume that means the drive is okay.

2. I have tried to run Windows disk defragmenter. Program stops at 57%.
Says
I have errors. Error message ID No. Defrag004. Okay, so I run #3.

3. Run Windows Scan disk- says I have errors-Perform thorough scan. Okay.
Go
to #4

4. I have ran a thorough Windows scan disk. Started it and left for work
and
came back 10 hours later and scan said-No errors found! WHAT!!!!

5. I have run Norton SystemWorks 2005 maintenance speed disk to fix
problems. It does fix shortcuts, files etc but no help.

6. Norton Antivirus shows no virus's etc. Ad-aware6.0SE, Spy-bot, AVast
AVG,
etc shows nothing.

7. Norton speed disk restarts 10 times and then says I have disk errors.

Ok, so now what? The blue screen with the message "Unable to write to disk
in drive C" does not happen all the time but when it does I have to hit
any
key 5 or more times to get rid of it.

Any Ideas. Please help. Please note - NO formal computer training. I know
just enough to be dangerous to my computer!! Thanks in advance to anyone
and
everyone.

I'm not sure what you mean by dos version on a floppy. I have my Windows
startup disk on a floppy. Is that it? I tried to run defrag at the dos prompt
(reboot to DOS mode) but it said I have to run it in windows.

tnx, joe

"Jonny" wrote:

http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1

Consider reseating the ide ribbon cable on both ends first. If its not 80
wire, get one as replacement.

If the windows version of the software does not run or finds no errors, try
the dos version on floppy.
--
Jonny
"Joe T" wrote in message
...
I have read earlier posts with replies but doesn't seem to help me here.
No
new programs have been installed to cause this I feel. Just started
happening!! System is as follows----Win98se, WD Caviar 120GB, 512 ram,
1.44gig speed.

I have been a receiving a blue screen- "Unable to write to disk in drive
C".
I have done the following:

1. Ran Western Digital Lifeguard utility. Both quick and complete scan. No
errors found! I assume that means the drive is okay.

2. I have tried to run Windows disk defragmenter. Program stops at 57%.
Says
I have errors. Error message ID No. Defrag004. Okay, so I run #3.

3. Run Windows Scan disk- says I have errors-Perform thorough scan. Okay.
Go
to #4

4. I have ran a thorough Windows scan disk. Started it and left for work
and
came back 10 hours later and scan said-No errors found! WHAT!!!!

5. I have run Norton SystemWorks 2005 maintenance speed disk to fix
problems. It does fix shortcuts, files etc but no help.

6. Norton Antivirus shows no virus's etc. Ad-aware6.0SE, Spy-bot, AVast
AVG,
etc shows nothing.

7. Norton speed disk restarts 10 times and then says I have disk errors.

Ok, so now what? The blue screen with the message "Unable to write to disk
in drive C" does not happen all the time but when it does I have to hit
any
key 5 or more times to get rid of it.

Any Ideas. Please help. Please note - NO formal computer training. I know
just enough to be dangerous to my computer!! Thanks in advance to anyone
and
everyone.

Do not attempt to run defrag while the drive is possibly faulty - you risk
corrupting your files. The software that Jonny refers to is the hard drive
diagnostic software.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Joe T" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure what you mean by dos version on a floppy. I have my Windows
startup disk on a floppy. Is that it? I tried to run defrag at the dos
prompt
(reboot to DOS mode) but it said I have to run it in windows.

Twas an afterthought. Should have followed the weblink instead. Would have
made more sense then, I guess.

--
Jonny
"Joe T" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure what you mean by dos version on a floppy. I have my Windows
startup disk on a floppy. Is that it? I tried to run defrag at the dos
prompt
(reboot to DOS mode) but it said I have to run it in windows.

tnx, joe

"Jonny" wrote:

http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1

Consider reseating the ide ribbon cable on both ends first. If its not
80
wire, get one as replacement.

If the windows version of the software does not run or finds no errors,
try
the dos version on floppy.
--
Jonny
"Joe T" wrote in message
...
I have read earlier posts with replies but doesn't seem to help me
here.
No
new programs have been installed to cause this I feel. Just started
happening!! System is as follows----Win98se, WD Caviar 120GB, 512
ram,
1.44gig speed.

I have been a receiving a blue screen- "Unable to write to disk in
drive
C".
I have done the following:

1. Ran Western Digital Lifeguard utility. Both quick and complete
scan. No
errors found! I assume that means the drive is okay.

2. I have tried to run Windows disk defragmenter. Program stops at
57%.
Says
I have errors. Error message ID No. Defrag004. Okay, so I run #3.

3. Run Windows Scan disk- says I have errors-Perform thorough scan.
Okay.
Go
to #4

4. I have ran a thorough Windows scan disk. Started it and left for
work
and
came back 10 hours later and scan said-No errors found! WHAT!!!!

5. I have run Norton SystemWorks 2005 maintenance speed disk to fix
problems. It does fix shortcuts, files etc but no help.

6. Norton Antivirus shows no virus's etc. Ad-aware6.0SE, Spy-bot,
AVast
AVG,
etc shows nothing.

7. Norton speed disk restarts 10 times and then says I have disk
errors.

Ok, so now what? The blue screen with the message "Unable to write to
disk
in drive C" does not happen all the time but when it does I have to
hit
any
key 5 or more times to get rid of it.

Any Ideas. Please help. Please note - NO formal computer training. I
know
just enough to be dangerous to my computer!! Thanks in advance to
anyone
and
everyone.

Do you have GoBack installed by any chance?

Zippy

"Joe T" wrote in message
...
I have read earlier posts with replies but doesn't seem to help me here.
No
new programs have been installed to cause this I feel. Just started
happening!! System is as follows----Win98se, WD Caviar 120GB, 512 ram,
1.44gig speed.

I have been a receiving a blue screen- "Unable to write to disk in drive
C".
I have done the following:

1. Ran Western Digital Lifeguard utility. Both quick and complete scan. No
errors found! I assume that means the drive is okay.

2. I have tried to run Windows disk defragmenter. Program stops at 57%.
Says
I have errors. Error message ID No. Defrag004. Okay, so I run #3.

3. Run Windows Scan disk- says I have errors-Perform thorough scan. Okay.
Go
to #4

4. I have ran a thorough Windows scan disk. Started it and left for work
and
came back 10 hours later and scan said-No errors found! WHAT!!!!

5. I have run Norton SystemWorks 2005 maintenance speed disk to fix
problems. It does fix shortcuts, files etc but no help.

6. Norton Antivirus shows no virus's etc. Ad-aware6.0SE, Spy-bot, AVast
AVG,
etc shows nothing.

7. Norton speed disk restarts 10 times and then says I have disk errors.

Ok, so now what? The blue screen with the message "Unable to write to disk
in drive C" does not happen all the time but when it does I have to hit
any
key 5 or more times to get rid of it.

Any Ideas. Please help. Please note - NO formal computer training. I know
just enough to be dangerous to my computer!! Thanks in advance to anyone
and
everyone.