Some say it will repair Windows and everything will be back to normal. So basically, I now have access to the Recovery Console, but I'm hesitant to run it because I've heard mixed information about what will happen AFTER I run it. I want to repair my Windows and keep my data. Which support guy is right? Where do I go from here? Another tech support guy said that I could repair my Windows XP and still keep all of my data. One tech support guy said that re-installing Windows XP would wipe my entire hard drive. I finally got my Windows XP CD in the mail. ![]() What can I do? I have some really important files on my hard drive so I hope I can recover from here. I tried running safe mode and the screen just fills with text as if it's trying to load, but freezes after hitting a certain point. I tried running it with the "last settings that worked" and it just gave me a black screen - didnt load. After rebooting again, it gave me options: run it in the last way that worked or run it in safe mode. It won't complete and open Windows when it finishes its check. but it never started Windows, even after I waited an extra hour. After the 1~2 hours it usually takes to finish running, chkdsk said it was done with its scan and would now start Windows. So I went to schedule chkdsk to run after my next reboot.Īfter my reboot, chkdsk started to run as usual. ![]() Then after a reboot, I noticed it was giving me an error message in the bottom right corner of the screen that told me that one of my folders was corrupted (my adobe acrobat reader was corrupted I tried re-installing it and it still wouldn't run) and that I would need to run chkdsk to fix it. My computer (Dell, Windows XP) was fine this morning. ![]() Hello! I'm a computer-illiterate student who needs help fixing a PC before the next school week starts.
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