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Hello, Thanks for the suggestions through them all I hope to resolve my problems this weekend. However, I would like an answer to my original question..."Suggestions for fixing bad sectors during defrag. Is there another way other than constantly sitting there hitting fix through large sectors?"...

Cdogg, You are right I don't know if there was any data listed on the "Bad" Sectors. I am just assuming that it is because I can't get to anything on the drive except the windows startup menu. I can go to the command prompt only. So, maybe instead of trying to fix the bad sectors I want to start...

edfair, Hi I am using 98SE not 95 and wat do mean "over the to"? Reinstall 98 over the top of the existing install? What manager to use? I am not quite understanding the term? And how to go about creating? Thanks

Edfair, Yes, I believe the bad stuff is at front. I can get a command prompt. That's about all I can do. I have run Spinrite 4 or 5 times and there is no change in the scenerio. The program is not locking out bad sectors or anything. On my last run I thought that it had corrected the problem...

Actually, what I am concerned about is that those bad sectors is stopping windows from starting. So I can't get to my data. So, I really am trying to resolve that problem.

I was in the process of moving my data from it. That is what I am really concern about getting to all of my data. Yes, it is only a concentrated area--It that there is about 4-6 areas are 2,066 was the number I remember seeing.

I purchased the program but it did not change the sectors. So, I guess it is dying

Suggestions for fixing bad sectors during defrag. Is there another way other than constantly sitting there hitting fix through large sectors? Thanks, PINKHOUSE

I ran scanreg /fix and it freezes on repairing c:\windows\system.dat: Looking for valid system registry keys Checking system registry structure Rebuilding system registry all of that is displayed but nothing happens

Okay electronics. Cobolkid..I changed the BIOS to recognize the floppy first HDR second disable third. But it is still booting from the hard drive. Also I can't get an A prompt only c:

can spinrite be downloaded from another computer copied to floppy disk and then used on the computer with the 98 window problem?

No, can do on this computer. The computer immediate go to the startup menu and will only go to the command prompt. It will not go to start, run etc. When I type in scanreg, scanprog, it goes to the register checker and just freezes. I tried copying a start book from bootdisk.com but it didnt work

Ed, I don't know how to run the scandisk from the floppy. Would you please instruct me. I don't have a back up boot disk but I do havea 98 CD Rom and I was trying to start it from there with no luck. So, I am open to suggestions. Thank

what about getting the registry checker to work? any ideas there? the problem started with sbpci issues..so any suggestions are welcome

I am getting this error on scandisk: Scandisk cannot read from the last cluster on drive c. This cluster is either damaged, or your system is not configured properly. Drive C may need to have Logical Block Addressing (LBA) enabled to work properly, or its disk partition may be incorrectly marked...