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Hello again!
Those are are telling you that the hard disk is dying, and not just a sign of a corrupt hard disk through a corrupt file.Code:Log: 'System' Date/Time: 26/03/2011 3:11:53 AM Type: Error Category: 0 Event: 7 Source: Disk The device, \Device\Harddisk0\DR0, has a bad block. Log: 'System' Date/Time: 22/03/2011 4:01:06 PM Type: Warning Category: 0 Event: 130 Source: Ntfs The file system structure on volume C: has now been repaired. Log: 'System' Date/Time: 26/03/2011 12:14:05 AM Type: Error Category: 2 Event: 55 Source: Ntfs The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume Mid Birtha.
That is a dead hard disk. No getting around it.Code:3/27/2011 12:16:40 AM Model: ST3750528AS Serial Number: 5VP355Z5 Firmware Revision: CC38 SMART - Pass 3/27/2011 12:16:40 AM SMART - Pass 3/27/2011 12:16:40 AM Short DST - Started 3/27/2011 12:17:30 AM Short DST - Started 3/27/2011 12:17:43 AM Short DST - FAIL 3/27/2011 12:17:47 AM SeaTools Test Code: 6AF0A5E4 Short DST - FAIL 3/27/2011 12:17:59 AM SeaTools Test Code: 6AF0A5E4 Long Generic - Started 3/27/2011 12:24:01 AM Long Generic - Started 3/27/2011 12:24:15 AM Long Generic - FAIL 3/27/2011 12:24:41 AM SeaTools Test Code: 6AF0A5D4 Long Generic - FAIL 3/27/2011 12:24:58 AM SeaTools Test Code: 6AF0A5D4
Do see if you can get the drive replaced under warranty. It sounds as though you built the system yourself. The warranty on drives bought yourself can be very good, although I too have had better experience from Western Digital, rather than Sea Gate, although that means very little.
No. SP1 is a massive update. The hard disk was already very dead. However, doing all of those intermediary file moves across a great many bad blocks corrupted many files not previously corrupted. This is unfortunate, but certainly not the fault of Microsoft or SP1.I'm still suspicious that the SP1 update somehow damaged the drive.
You now have a great deal of corruption, in the registry also. You need to re-install Windows when you get a new hard disk (or already have one lying around) and then re-install all of your programs, because they will also be corrupt now. Then try to salvage what documents you can.
EDIT:It is likely that your activation files were corrupted by your failing hard disk drive.but it resets the activation so you have to go through that rigmarole all over again
Thanks, and the very best of luck,
Richard
P.S. My Windows computer once had a Sea Gate hard disk which failed. It was part of that bunch with that magnetic coating stuff. Let me find an article for you: Apple acknowledges some MacBook hard-drive problems | Apple - CNET News
Please now remember (Sea Gate) that this is not a valid grievance, and everyone should still buy Sea Gate, as I am sure that they are wonderful now, and not sue me.