Corrupt files on hard drive after moving it

[cal]

After moving my hard drive to a new system I have found that all may files have been affected is there something i should have done and it's to late now or can somthing be done. I'm running win 98 I've been able to boot with a windows start up disk but that is as far as i can get scan disk tells me that there are files damaged any Ideas?

[socalgal]

Can you boot into Safe Mode and run System File Checker? If you can isolate a corrupted file, then SFC can restore it to a working file.

If so, select 'Extract one file from installation disk' to restore the original system file, select the file to extract and then click Start.


Ensure the path to 'Restore from:' is correct and clik OK

In the 'Backup File' dialog box, either accept the default or change the path. If the dialog box appears explaining the folder does not exist, clik 'Yes'.

I'm not sure if this works in Safe Mode. And you say you have many files corrupted in which case this would seem to take forever.

If you had Norton Disk Doctor, it would fix those files there - maybe.

So perhaps there is a better way someone?

[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 05-23-99).]

[Dreadnaught]

Just a thought...

Have you checked to see if, during your transfer, you may have picked up a nasty little virus?

I remember my first experience with the little buggers. I contracted "Stealth Boot B" and like to have never whipped it!

Hope it helps...Dreadnaught

[Susan]

Dreadnaught - that was my first thought also.

[cal]

Thanks for your thoughts on this matter after many hours I gave up and reformated I have not lost anything really important just alot of hours