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by vaitguy

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I have a Compaq Presario 5000 series running Windows ME. 128MB Ram, 60GB HD and 8x DVD-ROM as well as 12x CD-RW.

Lately, i go in to use it and I see the blue screen with the following message:

Unable to write to disk on Drive C
Files or data may be lost.

I reboot the system and run Scandisk but nothing shows up. Both Windows Temp and Temporary Internet Files are emptied on system startup, ignoring necessary files contained in those directories.

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by opatzg9

You could be having a file allocation table(FAT) problem. There is a way to restore the duplicate, someone else can answer that. Otherwise try Nortons windoctor from the systemworks or norton utuilities to fix it. You can order a copy cheaply from9software.com if you don't have one. Otherwise check your power management and make sure you aren't shutting down the drive or you need to give the drive more time to power back up after inactivity. Perhaps the time setting for the harddrive is less than the monitor or other parts of the system and went to sleep mode to early. Good luck

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