Re: Java Version 5 Update 9 Problem???


"Malke" <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Phyllis wrote:


"Malke" <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Phyllis wrote:

My drive is a Fujitsu.

A quick Google for "Fujitsu drive diagnostic" would have brought you
to here:

http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/support/utilities.html

I had already been to the Seagate seatools site and cannot
understand/make
it work. It calls for a 1.44 floppy disk and I don't have a floppy
disk drive on any of my computers.

No, you can download the .iso for a bootable CD.

I read the instructions on the Fujitsu
site and it says that it will only run under DOS and calls for a dos
boot disk
(like Windows 98) which I don't have. Like I said, I can't understand
any of it, so I guess my next stop is my computer shop in town and pay
them a
fortune to tell me whether or not my hard drive is bad. I checked the
hard
drive on HP/Compaq site and the test came back fine. Why is their
test not considered adequate?

You cannot adequately test a hard drive from within Windows. But I do
think that taking the machine to a professional computer repair shop is
the right decision for you. We don't even know exactly what is wrong
with your machine; we've been going on information you've provided and
you don't know what you're looking at. I am not saying this to hurt
your feelings in any way; I'm just being practical.

It should not cost a fortune; ask friends and colleagues for the name of
someone reputable. This will not be your local version of BigStoreUSA.
In any case, computers are complicated machines and there is no shame
in admitting that this isn't your cup of tea. I wouldn't dream of
trying to fix my car myself and this is no different.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Well, I think I have solved the problem. I googled MUP.SYS, which is the
file that safe mode would hang on, and found pages and pages of posts by
people with the exact problem I was having with rebooting after chkdsk and
not being able to get into safe mode. Several of the people reported that
upon removing USB peripheral devices it corrected the problem. I had a USB
optical mouse on my laptop and thought it worth a try so today I removed it
and ran chkdsk and it ran and rebooted perfectly. I was also able to go
into safe mode without a problem. So I am assuming that the problem had
something to do with the optical mouse. Just wanted to report back what
worked for me. Thanks


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