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OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts) Thu Jun 11, 2020, 09:55 AM Jun 2020

UPDATE: Just gonna get a new HD. Thx all! n/t

Running Windows 7 and getting hard disk failure message.

Updates were just automatically downloaded late Tuesday night (I thought I had that disabled) and since then I'm getting a Windows Detects hard disk error (or something like that) message. I've restarted a few times and it always pops up.

Everything is backed up. I ran both scandisk and chkdsk and no errors turned up. Other than the error message, the computer is functioning just fine.

Any suggestions?

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UPDATE: Just gonna get a new HD. Thx all! n/t (Original Post) OneGrassRoot Jun 2020 OP

If it is saying that at boot, it is a sure bet it is a bad hard drive. n/t 5X Jun 2020 #1

OK, thanks. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2020 #4

I thought xp was no longer supported?? drray23 Jun 2020 #2

You're right -- turns out it's Windows 7. lol sorry n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2020 #7

If you have backups, I would suggest you get a new harddrive drray23 Jun 2020 #3

Does your error message look like this? ramblin_dave Jun 2020 #5

Yes! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2020 #6

Since you are saying above that this is Windows 7 then this might work... ramblin_dave Jun 2020 #8

I did first thing, sfc. TY you very much! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2020 #9

5X

(3,987 posts)

1. If it is saying that at boot, it is a sure bet it is a bad hard drive. n/t

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 09:58 AM

Jun 2020

OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts)

4. OK, thanks. n/t

Reply to 5X (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:02 AM

Jun 2020

drray23

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2. I thought xp was no longer supported??

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 09:59 AM

Jun 2020

OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts)

7. You're right -- turns out it's Windows 7. lol sorry n/t

Reply to drray23 (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:04 AM

Jun 2020

drray23

(7,918 posts)

3. If you have backups, I would suggest you get a new harddrive

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:01 AM

Jun 2020

and install a newer version of windows before restoring your data. XP is no longer supported and you will run into troubles. I looked it up. End of life was April 2014 so microsoft is no longer pushing security updates to it.

ramblin_dave

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5. Does your error message look like this?

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:02 AM

Jun 2020

OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts)

6. Yes! n/t

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:04 AM

Jun 2020

ramblin_dave

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8. Since you are saying above that this is Windows 7 then this might work...

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:32 AM

Jun 2020

You already tried the chkdsk (2nd solution), so maybe sfc (1st solution) is worth a try...

https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/fix-windows-detected-hard-disk-problem/

To check your hard drive for problems, try the free HD Sentinel program at...

https://www.hdsentinel.com/

It's actually trial-ware but will continue to work after the trial with just a nag screen.

OneGrassRoot

(23,406 posts)

9. I did first thing, sfc. TY you very much! n/t

Reply to ramblin_dave (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:44 AM

Jun 2020

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