Author Topic: Cannot boot up"Fat file missing" ..help (Read 803 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** August 05, 2001, 06:04:00 PM »

Didn't do nothing unusual, just logged on and "Fat file missing" Goes to C prompt. Anyone have a clue? HD fried?

Attempting to boot "safe mode" I get "Windows detected a protection error in VKD file" it auto shuts off after that.

[ 08-05-2001: Message edited by: Ripsnort ]

bloom25 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2001, 07:05:00 PM »

That's not good at all Ripsnort.

Chances are your FAT (file allocation table) have been corrupted and all data on your drive as well. You very well may have a bad drive on your hands also.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2001, 08:18:00 PM »

Damn! Vacation this week, looks like I'll be doing my best impression of "I know what you did last summer" movie...

indian · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2001, 09:13:00 PM »

Rip is that VKD or VXD second one is the video as in (virtual) has soething to do with Direct X I think.

Tac · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2001, 09:28:00 PM »

in c prompt try :

scanreg /restore (and choose earliest date)

or

scanreg /fix

Then do a

fdisk /mbr

and restart.

If that doesnt fix it... you got a problem

Ripsnort · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2001, 07:52:00 AM »

Indian - VKD

Tac, I'll try that tonight, thks.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2001, 10:55:00 AM »

when's Michael Angello's b-day?

AKDejaVu