Hi, I went to command prompt and made a chkdsk/f and it asked me user/owner
so I put my user name but it keeps asking for it, what am I doing wrong ?
My laptop say :C dont I have to type chkdsk c ?

Due to I got An unexpected i/o error has occurred 0xc00000e9 so i tried many thing and read in this forum to perform a chkdsk to find wat error or bad sector.. I am doing dis in safe mode the only way i can log in and perform some action.. I tried system restore to an earlier date and no progress, so i want to see if i have to buy a new hard drive...![]()
Due to I got An unexpected i/o error has occurred 0xc00000e9 so i tried many thing and read in this forum to perform a chkdsk to find wat error or bad sector.. I am doing dis in safe mode the only way i can log in and perform some action.. I tried system restore to an earlier date and no progress, so i want to see if i have to buy a new hard drive...![]()
So I assume you are booting from the win 7 dvd and opening a cmd from it? I/O error can mean the HD, the controller, a driver, etc.
can you boot windows in safe mode?
Did you right click CMD and run as administrator?
Also you need to put in spaces after chkdsk and C:
Like this chkdsk C: /F
Did you get chkdsk to run?
You will need to boot using your USB. Change the boot order in your bios to look for a USB device to boot with instead of the HD.
Is your USB drive bootable? You cant just copy a Windows 7 disk or .iso file to a USB. Read this for instructions. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html
Let Windows format and install on your hard drive.
Since it won't boot, you can also use a Linux Live CD to browse and transfer you files from the drive:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
Use Ubuntu Live CD to Backup Files from Your Dead Windows Computer - How-To Geek