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To: Junkyardawg who wrote (2707)4/3/1999 2:05:00 PM
From: wily  Read Replies (1) of 110644
 
Dawg,

8 hours to scan 2% does not sound right. Surface scans are very time consuming but not THAT long. I assume you are running scandisk from the C: prompt?

If it was me I would use the sledge hammer approach and format the drive (after salvaging what files I could), although if the disk is damaged I'm not sure if Windows will even install.

Someone here may have a screwdriver approach whereby you can repair some files or the registry.

Basically it sounds like it's pretty screwed up <g>. Out of curiosity, what program were you trying to install?

Lots of luck,
wily
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