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Old 11-29-2008, 07:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: laptop problems

Hi Richard,

Try to run HDD Diagnostics first. Get Hitachi Drive Fitness Test or one that fits your brand of HDD (see HDD Diags link on my sig). If HDD is free of errors, pop in your XP install CD (retail) and do CHKDSK /R in Recovery Console. Post back what happens.
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