big problems - cant access c drive

[benstevensuk]

hi all

i cant access drive c.
i cant run chkdsk
i cant reinstall
i cant copy and paste any files
i cant format
i cant do anything

please help

 

[mickey megabyte]

we really need some more info to help you.

what were you doing when you broke it? partitioning?

is it the only drive in your machine?

 

[zigzag3143]

hi all

i cant access drive c.
i cant run chkdsk
i cant reinstall
i cant copy and paste any files
i cant format
i cant do anything

please help

Can you do a safe boot?
Can you do a normal boot?
Can you tell us abt what happened?
Can you tell us abt your computer?

Ken

 

[benstevensuk]

okay

eeepc 1000h
2gb ram
should be 120gb hdd

everything has been running fine for a couple of months
i've been trying to make network discovery work for my homegroup (without success)
today i downloaded office 2010 beta, and when i opened up the zip file for install it said it couldnt open path. while trying to figure out why i discovered it wont open drive c. keeps telling me im not authorised. i am an administrator user account.

ive tried everything i can think of. run - chkdsk doesnt open. or chkdsk r
will not format drive, will not defrag or open properties.

will not allow me to copy from drive (files, pics or software)
did allow me to upload files to skydrive

i am still using it so it is operating, it just wont give me access to the drive itself.

very strange

 

[benstevensuk]

it appears other people have had the same happen after deleting homegroup profiles, which is something i have done today.

any help on how to fix it?

 

[zigzag3143]

it appears other people have had the same happen after deleting homegroup profiles, which is something i have done today.

any help on how to fix it?

Yep there is a great tutorial on profiles in the tutorial section. that is also the reason you cant access C:. When you delete stuff you dont know about you run the risk of making your computer into a bookend. Be careful


Ken

 

[benstevensuk]

deleting a homegroup is not something that should have this eefect, i do know a bit.

i've been having trouble making my computer (this one, as i have 5, and 3 are running win 7) discoverable

 

[benstevensuk]

that still doesnt offer a fix though, it tells me about profiles, which is not the problem

 

[benstevensuk]

i have read that turning on the systems administrator function might work, but i cant access system32 or drive c or admin tools to do any of this.

anyone fix this?

 

[blah380]

Can you CD into your C:\ drive via CMD?

 

[benstevensuk]

afraid not, cant do anything which involves writing to the c drive

 

[Generator]

Have you tried a repair install which involves booting from your Windows 7 DVD?

 

[benstevensuk]

hi guys, thanks to all responses

i have fixed it and i will share how.

cannot boot from any other drive or device because you arent allowed to access the main drive (in my case c)

i found a fix on another forum.

reboot into safe mode (i unplugged and took battery out to force a reboot option on startup)

start - my computer - right click c - properties - security - edit - type "everyone" - keep saying ok - then reboot.

seems to be working so far.
looks like many people have had this problem when they have deleted a homegroup. which you should be able to do without this problem accurring. i still havent managed to persuade my netbook that it can allow network discovery so anyone know anything about that please help.