Windows 7: System Restore not working, Needs to check (C:) Drive

Riuuii · 04 Jan 2013

System Restore not working, Needs to check (C:) Drive-system-restore-problem.png

Cannot check (C:) Drive but It says I need to do that to restore (I'm trying to restore however it say"The Disk OS (C:) has errors. Window has detected file system(Image above) corruption to OS (C:) You must check the disk for errors before it can be restored.)
And I do the check disk button but It says you cannot check while (C:) is in use.

System Restore not working, Needs to check (C:) Drive-cannot-check.png

Note: I can't disk check due to the (C:) Error, I can't even start up unless I do Safe Mode.

PS: It's a Dell, With Windows 7.

ICit2lol · 04 Jan 2013

Hello and welcome Riuuiu that last message youy should just reboot the machinew and let it run the disk check.

If you can get safe mode then you type cmd in Start right click the small blue window > Run as admin > type in the little black and white screen sfc /scannow and hit enter.

(That is a space between sfc and the /scannow)

Another method which will show you the screen shots. Tutorial search - Windows 7 Forums

Riuuii · 05 Jan 2013

Hello, Thanks for that I did it that. however I can't even chkdsk it says there is a Error on (C:) when it attempts to check it and requests I do system restore, but system restore doesn't work and tells me I need to chkdsk first (This is when I try to boot the pc the normal way.)

jumanji · 05 Jan 2013

You may run check disk from your Windows install media.

https://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=6565

ICit2lol · 05 Jan 2013

Just thinking have you tried safe mode yet?

Kaktussoft · 05 Jan 2013

Select "repair your computer" instead of "safe mode"

In the recovery options select command prompt

Then type:

Code:

dir c:
dir d:
dir e:

What's the C drive (it is not always called C in recovery environment!)

Code:

chkdsk/f  c:
chkdsk/f d:
chkdsk/f e:

ICit2lol · 05 Jan 2013

Yeah Kat I was just suggesting running a scannow from safe

Riuuii · 05 Jan 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by ICit2lol

Just thinking have you tried safe mode yet?

That's the only mode I can use normal starting up doesn't work because of the broken (C:)

ICit2lol · 05 Jan 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by Riuuii

Quote: Originally Posted by ICit2lol

Just thinking have you tried safe mode yet?

That's the only mode I can use normal starting up doesn't work because of the broken (C

Well just go to Start type cmd > right click > run as admin and when you get the black and white window type sfc /scannow - there is a space between the sfc and the /scannow.

See my pic (mine is blue / white out of choice)

Riuuii · 05 Jan 2013

Thank you very much it's fixed!

Windows 7: System Restore not working, Needs to check (C:) Drive

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