Error-Check Tool

I recently aquired a computer that needed a little cleaning. To free up some
of the memory I ran the disk clean up tool...then I deleted some unwanted
programs...then I ran the defrag tool and up to that point everything seemed
to be working "Okay." When I ran the error-check tool it found some errors.
After running it again and asking it to fix the errors it deleted something
like four indexes (not sure of numbers at the moment, will need to look at
log if necessary). Anyway, System will not start up normally anymore, I get
an unexpected shut down and it takes me the prompt to start in Safe Mode etc.
It will only start in Safe Mode and System Restore has no effect?

What have I done and how do I recover from this mistake?

Whenever you acquire a new-to-you computer the first ching to do is
erase the hard disk and reinstall all the softwaew.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Semi Computer Savvy wrote:
I recently aquired a computer that needed a little cleaning. To free up some
of the memory I ran the disk clean up tool...then I deleted some unwanted
programs...then I ran the defrag tool and up to that point everything seemed
to be working "Okay." When I ran the error-check tool it found some errors.
After running it again and asking it to fix the errors it deleted something
like four indexes (not sure of numbers at the moment, will need to look at
log if necessary). Anyway, System will not start up normally anymore, I get
an unexpected shut down and it takes me the prompt to start in Safe Mode etc.
It will only start in Safe Mode and System Restore has no effect?

What have I done and how do I recover from this mistake?

On Sat, 31 May 2008 08:20:02 -0700, Semi Computer Savvy Semi Computer
wrote:

I recently aquired a computer that needed a little cleaning. To free up some
of the memory I ran the disk clean up tool...then I deleted some unwanted
programs...then I ran the defrag tool and up to that point everything seemed
to be working "Okay." When I ran the error-check tool it found some errors.
After running it again and asking it to fix the errors it deleted something
like four indexes (not sure of numbers at the moment, will need to look at
log if necessary). Anyway, System will not start up normally anymore, I get
an unexpected shut down and it takes me the prompt to start in Safe Mode etc.
It will only start in Safe Mode and System Restore has no effect?

What have I done and how do I recover from this mistake?



If I acquired a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea
how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be,
etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and
problems, possibility of kiddy porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend
that anyone else do either.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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