Any effective softwares that locate and "fix" bad sectors well?

My XP always lags.

When I done a chkdsk /f /r, a message showed that
"the disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters detected in
file 150774 of name \PROGRA~1\..[path]...bmp."
What does it mean?

[Detlev Dreyer]

<Elliot> wrote:

> My XP always lags.
>
> When I done a chkdsk /f /r, a message showed that
> "the disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters detected
> in file 150774 of name \PROGRA~1\..[path]...bmp."
> What does it mean?

Not a Windows issue. Save the important data and replace the drive.
A harddrive has usually spare sectors and once they are consumed, bad
clusters show up and the drive is going south. Make sure that there is
enough free capacity (15% at least) left on the drive in general.

--
d-d

Anything I can do except a drive replacement?

"Detlev Dreyer" > wrote in message
...
> <Elliot> wrote:
>
>> My XP always lags.
>>
>> When I done a chkdsk /f /r, a message showed that
>> "the disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters detected
>> in file 150774 of name \PROGRA~1\..[path]...bmp."
>> What does it mean?
>
> Not a Windows issue. Save the important data and replace the drive.
> A harddrive has usually spare sectors and once they are consumed, bad
> clusters show up and the drive is going south. Make sure that there is
> enough free capacity (15% at least) left on the drive in general.
>
> --
> d-d

[Uncle Grumpy]

<Elliot> wrote:

> Anything I can do except a drive replacement?

No. The longer you wait, the more chances you are taking that you'll
lose your important data

[Detlev Dreyer]

<Elliot> wrote:

> Anything I can do except a drive replacement?

Again, it may or may not help for the moment to ensure enough free
capacity. If you're interested in the integrity of the OS and your data,
however, the short answer is 'no'.

--
d-d

[Bob I]

The drive is failing/dying, it is merely a question of can it be backed
up and replaced BEFORE you loose all your data.

Elliot wrote:

> Anything I can do except a drive replacement?
>
> "Detlev Dreyer" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> <Elliot> wrote:
>>
>>> My XP always lags.
>>>
>>> When I done a chkdsk /f /r, a message showed that
>>> "the disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters detected
>>> in file 150774 of name \PROGRA~1\..[path]...bmp."
>>> What does it mean?
>>
>>
>> Not a Windows issue. Save the important data and replace the drive.
>> A harddrive has usually spare sectors and once they are consumed, bad
>> clusters show up and the drive is going south. Make sure that there is
>> enough free capacity (15% at least) left on the drive in general.
>>
>> --
>> d-d
>
>

[Ron Martell]

<Elliot> wrote:

>My XP always lags.
>
>When I done a chkdsk /f /r, a message showed that
>"the disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters detected in
>file 150774 of name \PROGRA~1\..[path]...bmp."
>What does it mean?

Spinrite from Gibson Research does have the ability to repair bad
sectors and/or recover the data content from them. I have used it
successfully a number of times over the years.

However with this particular error message I suspect that your drive
is about to die and that you need to take immediate steps to replace
it. Also the price of Spinrite is close to the price of a new hard
drive.

You might try downloading the diagnostic utility for your drive from
the manufacturer's web site and running it to see what it says about
the drive. I suspect that it will also confirm the imminent total
failure.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

[ANONYMOUS]

Reformat the drive and reinstall everything. You will be surprised that
this resolves most problems.

hth


Elliot wrote:
>
> Anything I can do except a drive replacement?
>
> "Detlev Dreyer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > <Elliot> wrote:
> >
> >> My XP always lags.
> >>
> >> When I done a chkdsk /f /r, a message showed that
> >> "the disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters detected
> >> in file 150774 of name \PROGRA~1\..[path]...bmp."
> >> What does it mean?
> >
> > Not a Windows issue. Save the important data and replace the drive.
> > A harddrive has usually spare sectors and once they are consumed, bad
> > clusters show up and the drive is going south. Make sure that there is
> > enough free capacity (15% at least) left on the drive in general.
> >
> > --
> > d-d

[Ken Blake, MVP]

ANONYMOUS wrote:

> Reformat the drive and reinstall everything. You will be surprised
> that this resolves most problems.


Terrible advice! This is someone who is about to lose everything on his
failing drive and you tell him to reformat and reinstall. You don't even
bother to warn him that that will cause the loss of all his data and
anything else he needs on the drive unless he backs it up first.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> Elliot wrote:
>>
>> Anything I can do except a drive replacement?
>>
>> "Detlev Dreyer" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> <Elliot> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My XP always lags.
>>>>
>>>> When I done a chkdsk /f /r, a message showed that
>>>> "the disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters
>>>> detected in file 150774 of name \PROGRA~1\..[path]...bmp."
>>>> What does it mean?
>>>
>>> Not a Windows issue. Save the important data and replace the drive.
>>> A harddrive has usually spare sectors and once they are consumed,
>>> bad clusters show up and the drive is going south. Make sure that
>>> there is enough free capacity (15% at least) left on the drive in
>>> general.
>>>
>>> --
>>> d-d

[ANONYMOUS]

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> ANONYMOUS wrote:
>
> > Reformat the drive and reinstall everything. You will be surprised
> > that this resolves most problems.
>
> Terrible advice! This is someone who is about to lose everything

He has no ther choice. The advice already given by you is to change the
HD. This to me means he will lose everything he has on the HD. Now how
does this differ from mine. The guy has already lost everything or
about to lose everything. At least he can try reformatting the HD and
he would be surprised it resolves most problems. I have tried it maby
times and it worked. You haven't tried it except that you are quick to
run down the shop and spend more money on stuff one doesn't need!!

hth

[Ken Blake, MVP]

ANONYMOUS wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>>
>> ANONYMOUS wrote:
>>
>>> Reformat the drive and reinstall everything. You will be surprised
>>> that this resolves most problems.
>>
>> Terrible advice! This is someone who is about to lose everything
>
> He has no ther choice. The advice already given by you is to change
> the HD. This to me means he will lose everything he has on the HD.
> Now how does this differ from mine. The guy has already lost
> everything or about to lose everything. At least he can try
> reformatting the HD and he would be surprised it resolves most
> problems. I have tried it maby times and it worked. You haven't
> tried it except that you are quick to run down the shop and spend
> more money on stuff one doesn't need!!


You snipped the single most important sentence of my message: "You don't
even bother to warn him that that will cause the loss of all his data and
anything else he needs on the drive unless he backs it up first."

He can try whatever he wants without much danger, if he backs up first. If
have no confidence that reformatting will fix anything, but I have no
problem with his trying, if he backs up first. I have a *giant* problem with
his doing what you suggested--reformatting without first backing up.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

[ANONYMOUS]

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> You snipped the single most important sentence of my message: "You don't
> even bother to warn him that that will cause the loss of all his data and
> anything else he needs on the drive unless he backs it up first."
>
> He can try whatever he wants without much danger, if he backs up first. If
> have no confidence that reformatting will fix anything, but I have no
> problem with his trying, if he backs up first. I have a *giant* problem with
> his doing what you suggested--reformatting without first backing up.
>


You have to assume that the OP is intelligent enough to understand what
it means when someone says: "Reformat the drive and reinstall
everything." Why would he need to "reinstall everything" if there is no
loss of data? Are you nit-picking or are you just bored with life with
nohing better to do? What's the idea boy?

Have you heard of a chap called David Beckham? The guy who is joing LA
Galaxy to promote better soccer?

http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070111&content_id=81598&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106

It is time you have a life and relax a bit. you have been under the
influence of Uncle Bill for too long to have a mind of your own!!

Have a nice day!!

[Ken Blake, MVP]

ANONYMOUS wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>>
>> You snipped the single most important sentence of my message: "You
>> don't even bother to warn him that that will cause the loss of all
>> his data and anything else he needs on the drive unless he backs it
>> up first."
>>
>> He can try whatever he wants without much danger, if he backs up
>> first. If have no confidence that reformatting will fix anything,
>> but I have no problem with his trying, if he backs up first. I have
>> a *giant* problem with his doing what you suggested--reformatting
>> without first backing up.
>>
>
>
> You have to assume that the OP is intelligent enough to understand
> what it means when someone says: "Reformat the drive and reinstall
> everything." Why would he need to "reinstall everything" if there is
> no loss of data?



The only thing I have to assume is that if you are not explicit when giving
people instructions here, they are (at least sometimes) likely to do the
wrong thing. I have more than once seen people here who did *not* understand
that formatting the drive means the loss of everything on it.

It has nothing to do with how intelligent they are. It has to do only with
the level of their knowledge.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

[ANONYMOUS]

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>

> The only thing I have to assume is that if you are not explicit when giving
> people instructions here, they are (at least sometimes) likely to do the
> wrong thing. I have more than once seen people here who did *not* understand
> that formatting the drive means the loss of everything on it.
>
> It has nothing to do with how intelligent they are. It has to do only with
> the level of their knowledge.
>


Did you understand what I wrote in my original message?

Is there any correlation between intelligence and "level of knowledge"?
What is your understanding of the term intelligence?

hth

[Ken Blake, MVP]

ANONYMOUS wrote:
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>>
>
>> The only thing I have to assume is that if you are not explicit when
>> giving people instructions here, they are (at least sometimes)
>> likely to do the wrong thing. I have more than once seen people here
>> who did *not* understand that formatting the drive means the loss of
>> everything on it.
>>
>> It has nothing to do with how intelligent they are. It has to do
>> only with the level of their knowledge.
>>
>
>
> Did you understand what I wrote in my original message?
>
> Is there any correlation between intelligence and "level of
> knowledge"? What is your understanding of the term intelligence?


Find someone else to argue with. I'm not interested in playing your games.
It's the end of the thread, as far as I'm concerned.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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[ANONYMOUS]

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>
> Find someone else to argue with. I'm not interested in playing your games.
> It's the end of the thread, as far as I'm concerned.
>


Normally when a real man starts something then he has an obligation to
finish it as Magnus Magnusson used to say: "I've started, so I'll
finish."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3561915.stm

Have a nice day playing your own games!.