Windows updates - Check disk - Task Manager

It all started with failed updates. Then I discovered that I couldn't
run the check disk utility. A friend finally gave me a solution sfc
/scannow in DOS which told me I had some corrupted files that windows
couldn't fix. It told me to check out the log - but I couldn't find it.
Now I discover (Having read a thread in VistaForums about the update
error code 80070652) that I no longer have tabs in my Task Manager.
aaaoorrrgh! I going nuts. Can someone please tell me how to restore
these functions without losing all my data and updated drivers etc. (I'm
not a beginner but I'm a sort of low level intermediate) Heartfelt
thanks in advance.


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haidee

 

For Task Manager, double click in the white space just below the top
boarder.

If chkdsk will not run through to completion I suggest you download the disk
check utility from the manufacturer of the hard drive. It looks like your
hard drive is failing.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"haidee" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> It all started with failed updates. Then I discovered that I couldn't
> run the check disk utility. A friend finally gave me a solution sfc
> /scannow in DOS which told me I had some corrupted files that windows
> couldn't fix. It told me to check out the log - but I couldn't find it.
> Now I discover (Having read a thread in VistaForums about the update
> error code 80070652) that I no longer have tabs in my Task Manager.
> aaaoorrrgh! I going nuts. Can someone please tell me how to restore
> these functions without losing all my data and updated drivers etc. (I'm
> not a beginner but I'm a sort of low level intermediate) Heartfelt
> thanks in advance.
>
>
> --
> haidee <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi Richard - thank you so much for the info. It's a real good news bad
news deal by the sounds of it. The solution to the task manager was
beautiful - short and simple - and it worked right away! The news about
chkdsk is depressing. I don't know how long it hasn't been functioning
(if ever!) Will try downloading it from (sigh) Dell...
Thank you again.


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haidee

 

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:37:14 -0500, haidee <guest@unknown-email.com>
wrote:
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>It all started with failed updates. Then I discovered that I couldn't
>run the check disk utility. A friend finally gave me a solution sfc
>/scannow in DOS which told me I had some corrupted files that windows
>couldn't fix. It told me to check out the log - but I couldn't find it.
>Now I discover (Having read a thread in VistaForums about the update
>error code 80070652) that I no longer have tabs in my Task Manager.
>aaaoorrrgh! I going nuts. Can someone please tell me how to restore
>these functions without losing all my data and updated drivers etc. (I'm
>not a beginner but I'm a sort of low level intermediate) Heartfelt
>thanks in advance.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

How about a System Restore back to a point before you installed the
updates?

 

You know I tried that - it didn't seem that I could go far back enough!
But, thanks to a suggestion I read from EricOldGuy to someone else, I've
been able to install the updates - all except for the IE updates. They
refuse to work. (I'm using Google chrome now). So my main problem now is
my chkdsk utility. Can't find anywhere to download another. Can't
figure out where/how/why it isn't functioning (think it must have not
been working for a very l-o-o-n-g time - since I bought the computer a
year ago maybe). Thanks for the suggestion. We all "depend on the
kindness of strangers"..!


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haidee