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Old June 11th 04, 03:32 AM
Donna
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Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks


  #2  
Old June 11th 04, 06:29 AM
Noel Paton
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Default unable to write to disk C

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

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"Donna" wrote in message
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Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks




  #3  
Old June 11th 04, 06:49 PM
Donna
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Default unable to write to disk C

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

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"Donna" wrote in message
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Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks






  #4  
Old June 11th 04, 07:14 PM
Rick T
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Default unable to write to disk C

Donna wrote:

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found


Try it again, using the /SURFACE option

A:\ SCANDISK C: /AUTO /SURFACE


Rick


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

--
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"Donna" wrote in message
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Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks






  #5  
Old June 11th 04, 07:49 PM
Noel Paton
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Default unable to write to disk C

I was looking for a little more information than that - like size of drive,
amount of free space, number of files/folders, etc.!!!g


At this point - I'd recommend against the /AUTO switch, in case of other
problems.

Once the scandisk is complete (with or without the switch), run the
following commands from the DOS Prompt

DEL C:\WIN386.SWP
DEL C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
(one of the above is likely to return a 'File not found' error - don't worry
about it)

DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.*

then reboot to Windows, and see if that's helped.


--
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"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Donna wrote:

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found


Try it again, using the /SURFACE option

A:\ SCANDISK C: /AUTO /SURFACE


Rick


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

--
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"Donna" wrote in message
...

Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks








  #6  
Old June 13th 04, 01:57 AM
Donna
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Default unable to write to disk C

so would it be scandisk c:/surface ?? then
and do you want the info like size of drive etc this time?
or is it not provided

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
I was looking for a little more information than that - like size of

drive,
amount of free space, number of files/folders, etc.!!!g


At this point - I'd recommend against the /AUTO switch, in case of other
problems.

Once the scandisk is complete (with or without the switch), run the
following commands from the DOS Prompt

DEL C:\WIN386.SWP
DEL C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
(one of the above is likely to return a 'File not found' error - don't

worry
about it)

DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.*

then reboot to Windows, and see if that's helped.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Donna wrote:

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found


Try it again, using the /SURFACE option

A:\ SCANDISK C: /AUTO /SURFACE


Rick


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

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"Donna" wrote in message
...

Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks










  #7  
Old June 13th 04, 04:54 AM
Donna
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Default unable to write to disk C

Ok ran the scandisk c:/surface and did the DEL 's too.
I didnt see anywhere that it told me how many files/folders
etc.
There were 1219838 clusters, unused 1849 and no problems found....
I then clicked on my C drive and then properties, and found Used 7.95 GB,
free 10.6 GB
If there is some other way to give you the info you asked for let me know
and I'll get it for you.
Thanks very much for your help!


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
I was looking for a little more information than that - like size of

drive,
amount of free space, number of files/folders, etc.!!!g


At this point - I'd recommend against the /AUTO switch, in case of other
problems.

Once the scandisk is complete (with or without the switch), run the
following commands from the DOS Prompt

DEL C:\WIN386.SWP
DEL C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
(one of the above is likely to return a 'File not found' error - don't

worry
about it)

DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.*

then reboot to Windows, and see if that's helped.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Donna wrote:

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found


Try it again, using the /SURFACE option

A:\ SCANDISK C: /AUTO /SURFACE


Rick


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Donna" wrote in message
...

Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks










  #8  
Old June 13th 04, 07:53 AM
Noel Paton
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Default unable to write to disk C

OK - that's more like it - you seems at least to be able to go into Windows
now.
Are you still getting the error?
did at least one of the WIN386.SWP deletions come back without an error
message?
When exactly does the error occur (if it still does)?

Open MSCONFIG
click on the System.ini tab
look for the [386Enh] section - what's there?
(specifically, look for the line 'Paging=', make sure it reads 'on', if
present - There should be NO 'PagingDrive=' entry, and NO
'MaxPagingFileSize' or 'MinPagingFileSize' entry)
Look for the [vcache] section - what's there? (should be nothing)

Have you been using any 'system maintenance' utilities from third-party
companies (Norton, etc)?

while we're on the subject of maintenance - have you updated your antivirus
recently, and run a full system scan of all files? (which AV?)
Have you scanned for adware/spyware using a reputable cleaner? which one? If
not, download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it
to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Donna" wrote in message
...
Ok ran the scandisk c:/surface and did the DEL 's too.
I didnt see anywhere that it told me how many files/folders
etc.
There were 1219838 clusters, unused 1849 and no problems found....
I then clicked on my C drive and then properties, and found Used 7.95 GB,
free 10.6 GB
If there is some other way to give you the info you asked for let me know
and I'll get it for you.
Thanks very much for your help!


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
I was looking for a little more information than that - like size of

drive,
amount of free space, number of files/folders, etc.!!!g


At this point - I'd recommend against the /AUTO switch, in case of other
problems.

Once the scandisk is complete (with or without the switch), run the
following commands from the DOS Prompt

DEL C:\WIN386.SWP
DEL C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
(one of the above is likely to return a 'File not found' error - don't

worry
about it)

DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.*

then reboot to Windows, and see if that's helped.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Donna wrote:

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found

Try it again, using the /SURFACE option

A:\ SCANDISK C: /AUTO /SURFACE


Rick


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Donna" wrote in message
...

Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks












  #9  
Old June 14th 04, 01:29 AM
Donna
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Default unable to write to disk C

Yes the 2nd WIN386.SWP command worked... havent seen the error in the last
day or so... I'm not exactly sure when the error message displays.. if I
see it again I'll take note.
I didnt see any PAGING= closest thing is device=*dynapage no min/max
nothing in vcache
I use AVG anti virus... update it and run it daily
I use Spyware blaster, Registry mechanic, Ad aware
I was using zonealarm until I hooked up a router several days ago



"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
OK - that's more like it - you seems at least to be able to go into

Windows
now.
Are you still getting the error?
did at least one of the WIN386.SWP deletions come back without an error
message?
When exactly does the error occur (if it still does)?

Open MSCONFIG
click on the System.ini tab
look for the [386Enh] section - what's there?
(specifically, look for the line 'Paging=', make sure it reads 'on', if
present - There should be NO 'PagingDrive=' entry, and NO
'MaxPagingFileSize' or 'MinPagingFileSize' entry)
Look for the [vcache] section - what's there? (should be nothing)

Have you been using any 'system maintenance' utilities from third-party
companies (Norton, etc)?

while we're on the subject of maintenance - have you updated your

antivirus
recently, and run a full system scan of all files? (which AV?)
Have you scanned for adware/spyware using a reputable cleaner? which one?

If
not, download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run

it
to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Donna" wrote in message
...
Ok ran the scandisk c:/surface and did the DEL 's too.
I didnt see anywhere that it told me how many files/folders
etc.
There were 1219838 clusters, unused 1849 and no problems found....
I then clicked on my C drive and then properties, and found Used 7.95

GB,
free 10.6 GB
If there is some other way to give you the info you asked for let me

know
and I'll get it for you.
Thanks very much for your help!


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
I was looking for a little more information than that - like size of

drive,
amount of free space, number of files/folders, etc.!!!g


At this point - I'd recommend against the /AUTO switch, in case of

other
problems.

Once the scandisk is complete (with or without the switch), run the
following commands from the DOS Prompt

DEL C:\WIN386.SWP
DEL C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
(one of the above is likely to return a 'File not found' error - don't

worry
about it)

DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.*

then reboot to Windows, and see if that's helped.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Donna wrote:

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found

Try it again, using the /SURFACE option

A:\ SCANDISK C: /AUTO /SURFACE


Rick


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages

to
NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Donna" wrote in message
...

Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in drive

C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks














  #10  
Old June 14th 04, 06:11 AM
Noel Paton
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Default unable to write to disk C

IMHO, Registry Mechanic isn't worth the paper it's printed on, but YMMV.

So far so good, then ...post back if you have any more problems, and we'll
see what we can see.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Donna" wrote in message
...
Yes the 2nd WIN386.SWP command worked... havent seen the error in the last
day or so... I'm not exactly sure when the error message displays.. if I
see it again I'll take note.
I didnt see any PAGING= closest thing is device=*dynapage no min/max
nothing in vcache
I use AVG anti virus... update it and run it daily
I use Spyware blaster, Registry mechanic, Ad aware
I was using zonealarm until I hooked up a router several days ago



"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
OK - that's more like it - you seems at least to be able to go into

Windows
now.
Are you still getting the error?
did at least one of the WIN386.SWP deletions come back without an error
message?
When exactly does the error occur (if it still does)?

Open MSCONFIG
click on the System.ini tab
look for the [386Enh] section - what's there?
(specifically, look for the line 'Paging=', make sure it reads 'on', if
present - There should be NO 'PagingDrive=' entry, and NO
'MaxPagingFileSize' or 'MinPagingFileSize' entry)
Look for the [vcache] section - what's there? (should be nothing)

Have you been using any 'system maintenance' utilities from third-party
companies (Norton, etc)?

while we're on the subject of maintenance - have you updated your

antivirus
recently, and run a full system scan of all files? (which AV?)
Have you scanned for adware/spyware using a reputable cleaner? which

one?
If
not, download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run

it
to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Donna" wrote in message
...
Ok ran the scandisk c:/surface and did the DEL 's too.
I didnt see anywhere that it told me how many files/folders
etc.
There were 1219838 clusters, unused 1849 and no problems found....
I then clicked on my C drive and then properties, and found Used 7.95

GB,
free 10.6 GB
If there is some other way to give you the info you asked for let me

know
and I'll get it for you.
Thanks very much for your help!


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
I was looking for a little more information than that - like size of
drive,
amount of free space, number of files/folders, etc.!!!g


At this point - I'd recommend against the /AUTO switch, in case of

other
problems.

Once the scandisk is complete (with or without the switch), run the
following commands from the DOS Prompt

DEL C:\WIN386.SWP
DEL C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
(one of the above is likely to return a 'File not found' error -

don't
worry
about it)

DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.*

then reboot to Windows, and see if that's helped.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Donna wrote:

Ran scandisk from startup disk... no problems found

Try it again, using the /SURFACE option

A:\ SCANDISK C: /AUTO /SURFACE


Rick


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...

Boot to DOS using your startup floppy
type
SCANDISK C: [Enter]
what does it report??

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post

messages
to
NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Donna" wrote in message
...

Hello!
I'm getting a BSOD with message unable to write to disk in

drive
C

Any tips on what I should do?
thanks
















 




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