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How to run chkdsk if I can't boot to Windows
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I have a NTFS partition with Windows XP but it has bad sectors and it can't boot. It's a SATA drive and the Windows CD can't access it because it's missing it's drivers, I don't have a floppy drive so I can't load drivers through there. I've tried ntfsfix from Linux but it refuses to do anything. A…
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Fix for: How to run chkdsk if I can't boot to Windows
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If you have access to a Vista or Windows 7 installation DVD, boot from it and get a command prompt, then run the command: Bad sectors does not always mean they are bad - sometimes they are corrupt and chkdsk will attempt to repair them. If it cannot…
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