IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR HARD DRIVE - RUN A CHKDSK
How to run a chkdsk >
First, restart your computer by clicking the start button with your right finger and scrolling the mouse to the SHUT DOWN ICON. From there using your left finger, click on the left mouse button. The Computer will slowly shut down.
Second, Now when the computer starts you will see a start up screen. On Dell's it will be Dell or on Compaq it will say Compaq. What you want to do is immediately press F8. Press it more than once if necessary.
Third, Now once you have pressed F8 you will see a number of options to work with.
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
These will be the three "commands" we would like to focus on. Using the keyboard you are going to be able to highlight the any choice using the up and down arrow. Highlight
Safe Mode with Command prompt.
Type in chkdsk /r then from there it is going to prompt you would you like chkdsk to run when the computer is shut off (Y or N)? type in Y to restart your computer and let it do its thing!!!
You read the top, now lets discuss what the differences in each Safe Modes are.
Safe Mode> This deactivates your internet as well as multiple Microsoft and non-Microsoft programs.
Safe Mode with Networking> This deactivates the Microsoft and non-Microsoft programs, but keeps Internet functions working.
Safe Mode with Command Prompt> Safe Mode with command prompt allows you to punch in commands through what most of us like to call it "DOS." This allows you to channel through different resources and use commands to reinstall or function the PC (Personal Computer) without the display or desktop such as windows. The complications of Safe Mode with command prompt are a little high for you newbies out there so lets stick with the roundabouts I like to call them.
What's very interesting when it comes to safe mode is the amount of functionality you have when you access it with networking.
For instance, say you have a pesky BSOD or Blue Screen of Death and you want to get rid of it immediately without having it stop your computer completely.
By going into Safe Mode with Networking you could troubleshoot the type of BSOD and uninstall the corrupt driver that caused it. Then you could type the BSOD name in Google and find out that all you needed was to run a Memtest.iso to find out one of your memory chips was corrupt. All this time you were trying to fix it and it was getting worse, when all you had to do was run the computer in Safe Mode with Networking.
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