Corrupt Master File Table, Anyone know how to fix it>?
This is a discussion about Corrupt Master File Table, Anyone know how to fix it>? in the Windows Hardware category; Ok peoples. had a nasty crash yesterday afternoon and it seems my C: drive has gotten itself messed up a master file table corrupt checkdisk cannot continue appears when trying to check the drive from a second win2k installation on a seperate drive any ideas/suggestions would be most appreciated! system: abit BH6 c ...
Ok peoples. had a nasty crash yesterday afternoon and it seems my C: drive has gotten itself messed up a "master file table corrupt checkdisk cannot continue" appears when trying to check the drive from a second win2k installation on a seperate drive
any ideas/suggestions would be most appreciated!
system:
abit BH6 celery 366
384 megs PC100
Promise ultra 66 PCI w/WD 10 gig, maxtor 13.6
hp cdwriter 8100/toshiba dvdrom on MB IDE
the 13.6 maxtor IDE 0 device 0 is the one that is corrupted btw
any ideas/suggestions would be most appreciated!
system:
abit BH6 celery 366
384 megs PC100
Promise ultra 66 PCI w/WD 10 gig, maxtor 13.6
hp cdwriter 8100/toshiba dvdrom on MB IDE
the 13.6 maxtor IDE 0 device 0 is the one that is corrupted btw
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Reformat and reinstall. You're screwed basically...
If you have the repair console installed you can try "fixmbr". This will fix the master boot record.
I hope he hasn't tried the first solution already .
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well thanks guys.. first poster had the right solution. reformat reinstall, its not the master boot record, was master file table (that part at beginning of NTFS drives with index of all files in system) word of warning treat it very nicely you SOL if you hose your MFT!
thanks again!
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thanks again!
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I have found a link to a site http://http://www.ctunion.com/node/38
It says there is a way to do this successfully. I tried it and it worked for me.
It says there is a way to do this successfully. I tried it and it worked for me.
Originally posted by ctunion:
Quote:I have found a link to a site http://www.ctunion.com/node/38
It says there is a way to do this successfully. I tried it and it worked for me.
sorry the link was broken, try this one
http://www.ctunion.com/node/38
Quote:I have found a link to a site http://www.ctunion.com/node/38
It says there is a way to do this successfully. I tried it and it worked for me.
sorry the link was broken, try this one
http://www.ctunion.com/node/38
