I / O device error

[badredwedge]

trying to access a file through a shortcut and various other things, windows explorer keeps poping up to tell me I have a I / O device error ?? What the H*ll is that and can I fix It myself, I have windows XP. please be gentle with me as i dont do jargen. Thanks Darren

[Plotloss]

Go into My Computer

Right click C: and select Properties

Click the tools tab

Click the Check Errors button.

Its sounding like you have a knackered Hard Disk.

[JamieBeeston]

Plotloss said:

Its sounding like you have a knackered Hard Disk.

Alas I concur!

Backup as much of your data as you can, and look to ordering a replacement drive.

[Podie]

JamieBeeston said:

Backup as much of your data as you can, and look to ordering a replacement drive.

As the man says... and avoid using the PC for anything other than backing up...



On a minor tangent... Plotty YHM

[badredwedge]

Thanks Jamie, Matt and Podie (nice car) did auto fix file errors on C, restarted .....Perfect. I can strip a V8 and rebuild it blindfolded but when it comes to computers ''''''''''

[Podie]

badredwedge said:

... Podie (nice car)

Thanks. Like the colour of the wedge too

badredwedge said:

... I can strip a V8 and rebuild it blindfolded but when it comes to computers ''''''''''

we should chat

[mattley]

What you should do now is wait a few days and run the disk ckeck again. If no errors then you're probably OK and the corrucption was caused by a crash. If errors are detected then your disk is flaking and should be replaced ASAP anyway, even though it all seems to running OK.

[badredwedge]

mattley said:

What you should do now is wait a few days and run the disk ckeck again. If no errors then you're probably OK and the corrucption was caused by a crash. If errors are detected then your disk is flaking and should be replaced ASAP anyway, even though it all seems to running OK.

Thanks I will do that

[badredwedge]

Podie said:

we should chat

So long as its not about chips and megabites