Pc error.
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can you get in through safe mode?
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This is an error with ntfs.sys and/or with the file structure itself. There are 2 ways to fix this depending on if you are trying to keep data:
1. Slave your HDD to another PC and then run checkdisk on it to fix file system errors. chkdsk /r is the command.
2. Load your original OS disk and delete the partition and then reload from scratch.
Method 1 is not perfect as you may not have another PC you can use, and checkdisk may not be able to correct all the errors anyway, but it's worth a try first.
This MS Knowledgebase article discusses the issue for Win 2000, but the principle is the same for other MS OS's.
1. Slave your HDD to another PC and then run checkdisk on it to fix file system errors. chkdsk /r is the command.
2. Load your original OS disk and delete the partition and then reload from scratch.
Method 1 is not perfect as you may not have another PC you can use, and checkdisk may not be able to correct all the errors anyway, but it's worth a try first.
This MS Knowledgebase article discusses the issue for Win 2000, but the principle is the same for other MS OS's.
If you can get to the recovery console you can try the FIXMBR (master boot record) command, this may sort out the problem, but be aware that it can make some files unreachable until you format. I have used it successfully without loss of files.