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by susandahlgren

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When logging into Windows 2000 Pro. This error window pops up. "Windows was unable to save all the data for the file \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Documents and Settings\Administrator\ntuser.dat.LOG. The data has been lost. This error may be cause by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere." With this none of my settings will hold they all revert back to the day this window started appearing. Can someone PLEASE help. I have changed my harddrive and reloaded all drivers and programs and this window error now shows up on the new harddrive. Reformated old harddrive and it works fine.

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by dklippert

Go to Device Manager. Locate Disk drives on the Hardware tab. Right click the drive. Choose properties and then the Disk Properties tab. Remove Write cache enabled.

by susandahlgren

I followed your steps and the Write Cache Enabled was not selected. It was grayed out. I restarted my computer and went to BIOS and that is where my problem was the Hard Disk Access Control was set at Read and Write. It should have been Read Only. You are a headache saver. I have been having that problem for too long now. That is one of the reasons for changing harddrives. Your answer set me in the right direction to find the solution. Thank you so much.

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