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95709 2002-11-03 20:41:00 Have been trying to do a backup to a CDRW , and on too different programs after a short while a blue screen comes up and says ' Disk Write Error Unable to write to disk in drive C data or files may be lost'. Can anyone help me please?

Wayne
waynemcfall (2430)
95710 2002-11-03 20:48:00 It sounds like your Hard drive might have bad sectors on it.

Try running a scandisk on you C: and see if it picks anything up.
CYaBro (73)
95711 2002-11-03 22:15:00 What software O/S are u using to burn with etc? has this problem occured after any recent installs of new software ? kiwibeat (304)
95712 2002-11-04 01:51:00 You should take these errors seriously. It is telling you it is having problems accessing your Hard Drive, which is not a Nice Thing!

Backup all your important data as soon as you can, if you can. You may soon lose access to it. Be prepared for a re-install, possibly on a new HDD?

How old is the present one, is it under warranty?
godfather (25)
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