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I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm unable
to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How do I 'fix'
this problem?

Ed C

Both Chkdsk /f and Chkdsk ./r do nott work. Have also tried 'del' at command
prompt. Believe me, I have tried the 'standard' actions. None work. I turned
to this Newsgroup because I need something that goes beyond the standard
actions..

Ed C


"seth" <seth@work.org> wrote in message
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chkdsk /f

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
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I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm unable
to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How do I
'fix' this problem?

Ed C

chkdsk /f

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
news:%23yWAo7s6FHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm unable
to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How do I 'fix'
this problem?

Ed C

Hi, Ed.

You've given us very few clues as to what kind of files these are. :>(
"I've tried everything" doesn't give us anything to go on, and neither does
"it didn't work". And we don't know what you consider "standard actions".

When you tried "to open, copy, move or delete either these files or
folders", HOW did you try, and what results did you see? Was there an error
message? What did it say? Were you using the GUI or in a "DOS" window?
Are you comfy with "DOS" commands?

Inability to delete files and folders is a frequently-reported problem here.
Often the hangup is with illegal characters - perhaps hidden characters - in
the filenames. In that case, we often suggest to open a "DOS" window and
use the Dir command with the /x switch. Dir /x produces a normal directory
with one extra column. Before the LFN (Long File Name) is a column showing
the SFN (also known as the 8.3 filename) for any file whose name is not a
legitimate SFN. Even a very short name can be an LFN if it includes a
character, such as a space, which is not allowed in an 8.3 filename. Once
the SFN is known, the Del <SFN> command often works.

That is only my first guess based on almost zero information, so it may well
be very wrong. You might have already tried it, but you didn't say that.
If you will post back and give us something to sink our teeth into, we may
be able to help you.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
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Both Chkdsk /f and Chkdsk ./r do nott work. Have also tried 'del' at
command prompt. Believe me, I have tried the 'standard' actions. None
work. I turned to this Newsgroup because I need something that goes beyond
the standard actions..

Ed C


"seth" <seth@work.org> wrote in message
news:%238Iv2r36FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
chkdsk /f

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
news:%23yWAo7s6FHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm
unable to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How
do I 'fix' this problem?

Ed C

"R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message news:ufqwNc86FHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi, Ed.

You've given us very few clues as to what kind of files these are. :>(
"I've tried everything" doesn't give us anything to go on, and neither does
"it didn't work". And we don't know what you consider "standard actions".

I am running XP PTO updated to all latest security patches (except for Messanger which is disabled)

I do NOT use \My Documents for anything but downloads. The 'corrupted and unreadable' files are a collection of files/folders downloaded using IE and OE. They include .pdf, .zip, exe and other Office-type files. None of them have been created from my keyboard (i.e. save as....); all were created using OE's and IE's 'save' options.

The sub-directories (also corrupted) were created automatically when I extract a zip file.

The only thing all these files/folders have in common is the same date: 11/1/2005 1:55 am. It's as if someone waved a magic wand. I'm not up that late!!!!! I don't belive I have any program set to do something automatically at that time but I do get Windows' and Norton automatical updates at anytime. I've never paid attention as to when that happens.

Standard actions I have already taken: Right click, left click. Cut. Send to. Copy. Delete. Rename. ETC ETC. Have used both Windows (including Safe Mode) GIF and a CMD (DOS) windows. NOTHING WORKS.

Have also used fsutil. It says my c:\ drive is 'dirty.' None of the other have this message. I think this causes 'chkdsk' to run everytime on boot up. Nothing happens; report only shows '0 bad sectors.' Have also forced 'chkdsk /r' and 'chkdsk /f' at the command window prompt. Doesn't run until I reboot. Can't tell if switches are active since nothing happens.

The error message for the about actions is either, ' you do not have permission...' or 'can not find file....' (usually in a cmd window) or 'file is corrupted and unreadable.'

When you tried "to open, copy, move or delete either these files or
folders", HOW did you try, and what results did you see? Was there an error
message? What did it say? Were you using the GUI or in a "DOS" window?
Are you comfy with "DOS" commands?

See above. I have been a 'nerd' since the late ''70s, before DOS (TANDY). Yes I know DOS commands. I also have access to a team of experts in our local user group. For that reason, I have already tried the most obvious actions.

Inability to delete files and folders is a frequently-reported problem here.
Often the hangup is with illegal characters - perhaps hidden characters - in
the filenames. In that case, we often suggest to open a "DOS" window and
use the Dir command with the /x switch. Dir /x produces a normal directory
with one extra column. Before the LFN (Long File Name) is a column showing
the SFN (also known as the 8.3 filename) for any file whose name is not a
legitimate SFN. Even a very short name can be an LFN if it includes a
character, such as a space, which is not allowed in an 8.3 filename. Once
the SFN is known, the Del <SFN> command often works.

I get SFN for only one or two of the files; all of the directories have an SFN. Typical message for the 'del' command is, 'The file or directiory is corrupted and unreadable'

That is only my first guess based on almost zero information, so it may well
be very wrong. You might have already tried it, but you didn't say that.
If you will post back and give us something to sink our teeth into, we may
be able to help you.

I have checked all my drives using Disk Management. It says they are all 'healthy.' Same with S.M.A.R.T.

You will have to come up with something far more advanced. Editing the registry??? Doing something (anything) to my MFT. Something else!!!

The last thing in the world I want to do is reinstall XP. I have far too many program files (downloaded). I fear I will never be able to recreate my present configurations.

I am living with these corrupted files by switching my downloading to another partition on the same drive. But I want to know what caused them and how they can be deleted. Also, they cause a lot of error messages during backups.

Thanks for ANY suggestions.

Ed C.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
news:u2A9yN46FHA.4076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Both Chkdsk /f and Chkdsk ./r do nott work. Have also tried 'del' at
command prompt. Believe me, I have tried the 'standard' actions. None
work. I turned to this Newsgroup because I need something that goes beyond
the standard actions..

Ed C


"seth" <seth@work.org> wrote in message
news:%238Iv2r36FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
chkdsk /f

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
news:%23yWAo7s6FHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm
unable to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How
do I 'fix' this problem?

Ed C

Does the message " the document name or path is not valid or the file might
be corrupted " sounds familiar. Wel on the internet you can purchase a gross
of programs that take care of this problem. I wonder why Microsoft does not
take care of it, or is it a commercial catch? Beats me for a company like
Microsoft, shame on you Microsoft.



"Ed C" wrote:

I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm unable
to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How do I 'fix'
this problem?

Ed C

Ron,
I've search for something, anything that might help. Do you have a specific
web site in mind? I've already found 'S.M.A.R.T.' at several locations but
that just 'reports' otherwise doesn't do anything. I'm looking for something
that 'does it.'

Thanks,

Ed C

"Ron C." <Ron C.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:85EC3488-7EEA-4681-953C-E16649C3343F@microsoft.com...

Does the message " the document name or path is not valid or the file
might
be corrupted " sounds familiar. Wel on the internet you can purchase a
gross
of programs that take care of this problem. I wonder why Microsoft does
not
take care of it, or is it a commercial catch? Beats me for a company like
Microsoft, shame on you Microsoft.



"Ed C" wrote:

I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm
unable
to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How do I
'fix'
this problem?

Ed C

Hi, Ed.

Well, I waited a few days before replying, partly because of "real-world"
distractions but also hoping that someone else would jump in with some solid
suggestions. Since they didn't, I'll give it another try.

You will have to come up with something far more advanced. Editing the
registry??? Doing something (anything) to my MFT. Something else!!!

Uhh.... No, I don't have to come up with anything. Like all the MVP's and
other users here, I'm strictly a volunteer. I help when I can, and I'm
disappointed when my suggestions don't help. Like you, I started using PCs
before IBM first coined that term; my first computer was the original TRS-80
in December 1977. I've never been a computer professional or a techie of
any kind, but I've had to learn a LOT more about computers than I intended
because for the first dozen years there was no one in my town who knew any
more about them than I did. I've read a lot and I've explored disks bit by
bit (starting with SuperZap and then with Norton's DOS-based DiskEdit) and
I've rebuilt FATs and directories after lightning storms and other disk
catastrophes. But there are still many kinds of glitches I still haven't
experienced or had to solve. NTFS has been reliable enough that I've never
had to learn much about its inner workings.

I am running XP PTO updated to all latest security patches (except for
Messanger which is disabled)

I assume that's a typo and you are running WinXP Pro. I've never heard of
XP PTO.

I do NOT use \My Documents for anything but downloads. The 'corrupted and
unreadable' files are a collection of files/folders downloaded using IE
and OE. They include .pdf, .zip, exe and other Office-type files. None of
them have been created from my keyboard (i.e. save as....); all were
created using OE's and IE's 'save' options.

As I said, we see the undeletable files problem often here and probably the
most frequent source of bad files is a rogue download. Often the downloads
have come via Kazaa or some other file-sharing service. You say all these
rogue files and folders have the same time stamp and that would seem to
indicate that something like that might have happened in your case. You
don't stay up that late; did you have a visitor (a grandson?) that night?
Such files typically have some weird filenames, often with illegal cryptic
characters in the names. The Dir /x command usually reveals legal 8.3
filenames, which lets the user delete the files. That's why I started with
that suggestion.

I get SFN for only one or two of the files; all of the directories have an
SFN. Typical message for the 'del' command is, 'The file or directiory is
corrupted and unreadable'

You still haven't said specifically that you used Dir /x, but you did say
that you "get SFN for only one or two of the files", so I assume that you
did. I'm sure you know that the proper command to delete a directory or
folder is rd or rmdir, rather than del. And to use the /s switch to remove
the entire directory tree, including all subfolders and files: rd <SFN> /s

Editing the registry???

Not likely to do any good at all.

Doing something (anything) to my MFT.

Not likely to help - even if you (or I) knew WHAT to do to the MFT.

Something else!!!

Like:
Dir /x
RD <SFN> /s

If you did actually try that, please say so! And also say exactly what
error message you got. And a few actual filenames (and SFNs) might help,
too.

The last thing in the world I want to do is reinstall XP. I have far too
many program files (downloaded). I fear I will never be able to recreate
my present configurations.

Not likely to help unless you also reformat to get rid of the rogues. If
you must go that far, I would suggest that you first backup all OTHER files,
including your WinXP Registry (\Windows\System32\Config folder). Then,
after reformatting and restoring your good files, do a Repair Install (see
KB 315341 for details). By preserving the Registry, the Repair Install
(also called an In-place Upgrade) will reinstall WinXP itself, but leave
your installed applications intact, along with most of your tweaks and, of
course, your data. Be sure to use the latest WinXP Pro CD with SP2
integrated for the repair install; since you have the latest updates
already, an earlier version (RTM or with SP1) won't work.

Good luck, Ed. If you still need help, please post back with exactly what
you tried and exactly what results you saw. With that information, someone
here should be able to help you.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
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"R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message
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Hi, Ed.

You've given us very few clues as to what kind of files these are. :>(
"I've tried everything" doesn't give us anything to go on, and neither
does
"it didn't work". And we don't know what you consider "standard actions".

I am running XP PTO updated to all latest security patches (except for
Messanger which is disabled)

I do NOT use \My Documents for anything but downloads. The 'corrupted and
unreadable' files are a collection of files/folders downloaded using IE and
OE. They include .pdf, .zip, exe and other Office-type files. None of them
have been created from my keyboard (i.e. save as....); all were created
using OE's and IE's 'save' options.

The sub-directories (also corrupted) were created automatically when I
extract a zip file.

The only thing all these files/folders have in common is the same date:
11/1/2005 1:55 am. It's as if someone waved a magic wand. I'm not up that
late!!!!! I don't belive I have any program set to do something
automatically at that time but I do get Windows' and Norton automatical
updates at anytime. I've never paid attention as to when that happens.

Standard actions I have already taken: Right click, left click. Cut. Send
to. Copy. Delete. Rename. ETC ETC. Have used both Windows (including Safe
Mode) GIF and a CMD (DOS) windows. NOTHING WORKS.

Have also used fsutil. It says my c:\ drive is 'dirty.' None of the other
have this message. I think this causes 'chkdsk' to run everytime on boot
up. Nothing happens; report only shows '0 bad sectors.' Have also forced
'chkdsk /r' and 'chkdsk /f' at the command window prompt. Doesn't run until
I reboot. Can't tell if switches are active since nothing happens.

The error message for the about actions is either, ' you do not have
permission...' or 'can not find file....' (usually in a cmd window) or 'file
is corrupted and unreadable.'

When you tried "to open, copy, move or delete either these files or
folders", HOW did you try, and what results did you see? Was there an
error
message? What did it say? Were you using the GUI or in a "DOS" window?
Are you comfy with "DOS" commands?

See above. I have been a 'nerd' since the late ''70s, before DOS (TANDY).
Yes I know DOS commands. I also have access to a team of experts in our
local user group. For that reason, I have already tried the most obvious
actions.

Inability to delete files and folders is a frequently-reported problem
here.
Often the hangup is with illegal characters - perhaps hidden characters -
in
the filenames. In that case, we often suggest to open a "DOS" window and
use the Dir command with the /x switch. Dir /x produces a normal
directory
with one extra column. Before the LFN (Long File Name) is a column
showing
the SFN (also known as the 8.3 filename) for any file whose name is not a
legitimate SFN. Even a very short name can be an LFN if it includes a
character, such as a space, which is not allowed in an 8.3 filename. Once
the SFN is known, the Del <SFN> command often works.

I get SFN for only one or two of the files; all of the directories have an
SFN. Typical message for the 'del' command is, 'The file or directiory is
corrupted and unreadable'

That is only my first guess based on almost zero information, so it may
well
be very wrong. You might have already tried it, but you didn't say that.
If you will post back and give us something to sink our teeth into, we may
be able to help you.

I have checked all my drives using Disk Management. It says they are all
'healthy.' Same with S.M.A.R.T.

You will have to come up with something far more advanced. Editing the
registry??? Doing something (anything) to my MFT. Something else!!!

The last thing in the world I want to do is reinstall XP. I have far too
many program files (downloaded). I fear I will never be able to recreate my
present configurations.

I am living with these corrupted files by switching my downloading to
another partition on the same drive. But I want to know what caused them and
how they can be deleted. Also, they cause a lot of error messages during
backups.

Thanks for ANY suggestions.

Ed C.

RC

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
news:u2A9yN46FHA.4076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Both Chkdsk /f and Chkdsk ./r do nott work. Have also tried 'del' at
command prompt. Believe me, I have tried the 'standard' actions. None
work. I turned to this Newsgroup because I need something that goes
beyond
the standard actions..

Ed C


"seth" <seth@work.org> wrote in message
news:%238Iv2r36FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
chkdsk /f

"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message
news:%23yWAo7s6FHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
I have several (20+) files/folders in the /My Documents folder. I'm
unable to open, copy, move or delete either these files or folders. How
do I 'fix' this problem?

Ed C

Thanks for response. Been away for Thanksgiving.
I have deleted a lot of the earlier messages in order to get to mains point ASAP

"R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message news:%234T$3gt7FHA.4084@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi, Ed.


I get SFN for only one or two of the files; all of the directories have an
SFN. Typical message for the 'del' command is, 'The file or directiory is
corrupted and unreadable'
Sorry, I was mistakken. Only some of the directories have an SFN; many do not. Trying to delete BOTH files and directories gives same error message, above in quotes.

You still haven't said specifically that you used Dir /x, but you did say
that you "get SFN for only one or two of the files", so I assume that you
did. I'm sure you know that the proper command to delete a directory or
folder is rd or rmdir, rather than del. And to use the /s switch to remove
the entire directory tree, including all subfolders and files: rd <SFN> /s

Yes, I did use Dir /x. Is there any other way to get a file's SFN???
I also used RMDIR <SFN> with the /s switch.

Like:
Dir /x
RD <SFN> /s

If you did actually try that, please say so! And also say exactly what
error message you got. And a few actual filenames (and SFNs) might help,
too.

Yes. Yes. Doesn't work. Error message is as given above, 'The file or directory is corruppted and unreadable'
The directory I tried to delete per above is named 'Top_Of_The_World. It has one file, 'Install.exe" It's SFN is TOP_OF~1.

NO ONE ELSE uses my computer !!!!!!!!!! My wife and I live alone and she's not computer oriented.

The last thing in the world I want to do is reinstall XP. I have far too
many program files (downloaded). I fear I will never be able to recreate
my present configurations.


Good luck, Ed. If you still need help, please post back with exactly what
you tried and exactly what results you saw. With that information, someone
here should be able to help you.

I don't understand your role???? What do you mean, 'Someone here should be able....' ??? Elsewhere you said you are a volunteer MVP. Are you NOT a part of Microsoft's support? Do you have access to MS's Tech.

Everything (Microsoft's KB) tells me I have a corrupted MFT (my format is NTFS). I simply want to know how to 'fix' it. Or delete it and let XP/NTSF rebuild a new one.

Ed C

Hi, Ed.

I don't understand your role???? What do you mean, 'Someone here should be able....' ??? Elsewhere you said you are a volunteer MVP. Are you NOT a part of Microsoft's support? Do you have access to MS's Tech.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals are NOT employees of Microsoft. For a full explanation, see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

My experience might help to explain. I've been using newsgroups and their predecessors (BBSes and CompuServe forums, for example) for over 20 years. Sometimes I ask questions and get answers, sometimes I learn by just "lurking", and sometimes someone else asks a question that I can answer, so I do. Sometimes my help works and the questioner rewards me with an online pat on the back - which makes me feel good. ;<) About 3 years ago, I got an email from someone at Microsoft. He said they had noticed that I posted a lot of answers in these MS public NGs and that my answers were usually correct and helpful. He said MS would like to give me the MVP award. I was taken aback and asked for more info, which he quickly supplied. I told him I had 3 reservations: First, I didn't want to be obligated to do anything; he assured me that MS won't tell me what to do because they do NOT want me to be considered (by the IRS or their liability insurance carrier or anybody else) an MS employee. Second, people might think that I speak for MS or MS might limit what I can say; he said MVPs are some of MS's most vocal critics and MS likes it that way because most of the criticism from MVPs is constructive. Third, NG users might give my advice more weight than it deserves because of the MVP designation, even though I took no courses or tests and don't know any more today than I did before being named an MVP; he said the value of my advice would continue to be based on the experience and feedback in the NGs, just as always. So I said OK, I'll try it for a year. I'm happy to have received the MVP award again in October, for my 4th year.

MVPs are NOT Microsoft employees. We don't work for Microsoft. Some say we work for Microsoft customers, but we insist that we work for computer users, MOST of whom use Microsoft products. Many of us also help out in other groups; I spend some time in NGs for Quicken, for ATI video and for EPoX motherboards (where I'm NOT an expert!). Many of our members are true experts; most are just experienced users, like me. And when I say, "Someone here...", I'm talking about here in this worldwide newsgroup. Several MVPs have much more knowledge of file systems than I do. We most certainly are not all in one big room. I'm in the computer room (converted bedroom) in my home and there's nobody here but me. I don't know where you are.

No salary comes with the MVP award, but we do receive a few perks that help us to help other users. We get to attend an MVP Global Summit at MS headquarters most years, where Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and other execs thank us for our help. While there, we get to visit with some MS techies, but the focus is mostly on the future (what's going to be in Vista, for example), rather than solving everyday problems - like undeletable files. Most of what we know about these file problems we've learned from our own experiences.

After all that, I'm sorry to say that I've about run out of ideas to solve your current problem. It seems to me that "rd top_of~1 /s" should have done the trick. :^{

All that I can think of now is the "bigger hammer" approach. Backup all that volume (primary partition or logical drive) except the bad directory, then reformat the volume, and then restore your good files. If that is your System Partition or Boot Volume, you might have to put the HD into a different computer to do the job, and you might need to do a repair install afterwards. I hope you don't have to go that far, but it would take less time than the two weeks you've been fighting the problem so far since your first post on 11/16/05.

Good luck, Ed! And let us know if you learn anything useful. In a newsgroup, we all learn from each other.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
"Ed C" <econgleton@snet.net> wrote in message news:OQfhRQe9FHA.2640@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Thanks for response. Been away for Thanksgiving.
I have deleted a lot of the earlier messages in order to get to mains point ASAP

"R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message news:%234T$3gt7FHA.4084@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi, Ed.


I get SFN for only one or two of the files; all of the directories have an
SFN. Typical message for the 'del' command is, 'The file or directiory is
corrupted and unreadable'
Sorry, I was mistakken. Only some of the directories have an SFN; many do not. Trying to delete BOTH files and directories gives same error message, above in quotes.

You still haven't said specifically that you used Dir /x, but you did say
that you "get SFN for only one or two of the files", so I assume that you
did. I'm sure you know that the proper command to delete a directory or
folder is rd or rmdir, rather than del. And to use the /s switch to remove
the entire directory tree, including all subfolders and files: rd <SFN> /s

Yes, I did use Dir /x. Is there any other way to get a file's SFN???
I also used RMDIR <SFN> with the /s switch.

Like:
Dir /x
RD <SFN> /s

If you did actually try that, please say so! And also say exactly what
error message you got. And a few actual filenames (and SFNs) might help,
too.

Yes. Yes. Doesn't work. Error message is as given above, 'The file or directory is corruppted and unreadable'
The directory I tried to delete per above is named 'Top_Of_The_World. It has one file, 'Install.exe" It's SFN is TOP_OF~1.

NO ONE ELSE uses my computer !!!!!!!!!! My wife and I live alone and she's not computer oriented.

The last thing in the world I want to do is reinstall XP. I have far too
many program files (downloaded). I fear I will never be able to recreate
my present configurations.


Good luck, Ed. If you still need help, please post back with exactly what
you tried and exactly what results you saw. With that information, someone
here should be able to help you.

I don't understand your role???? What do you mean, 'Someone here should be able....' ??? Elsewhere you said you are a volunteer MVP. Are you NOT a part of Microsoft's support? Do you have access to MS's Tech.

Everything (Microsoft's KB) tells me I have a corrupted MFT (my format is NTFS). I simply want to know how to 'fix' it. Or delete it and let XP/NTSF rebuild a new one.

Ed C