[kusama]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

I don't have WinRar to open your files. Please go back to your Minidump folder, select a few of the last minidump files, right click on them and select "Sent to". Then zip them with the very simple Windows compression utility. Simply attach them to your next post. Thank you.

Here you go sir.

[Phantom010]

The minidump file may be useless for this problem. It's a file dating back to March the 26th and seemed to have happened only once. ntoskrnl.exe is showed as the probable cause for not being able to verify the timestamp for atapi.sys. Atapi.sys is a driver for the "Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller" software.

[Phantom010]

Have you tried a chkdsk /r?

[kusama]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

The minidump file may be useless for this problem. It's a file dating back to March the 26th and seemed to have happened only once. ntoskrnl.exe is showed as the probable cause for not being able to verify the timestamp for atapi.sys. Atapi.sys is a driver for the "Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller" software.

Have you tried a chkdsk /r?

Ouch, that was the only file inside my minidump folder...

I will run chkdsk through the gui, but sir after running it what would I do next?

[Phantom010]

Click here for instructions.

[kusama]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

Click here for instructions.

Have just finished reading the instructions again, what type of method should I use? the one through the gui or through the command line? the one through the cmd is a little confusing for me. And may I ask sir is the command line method much more efficient than the one through the gui? since it has switches and all.

[Phantom010]

If you're more confortable with the GUI, go for it.

[kusama]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

If you're more confortable with the GUI, go for it.

But is using the command line method more efficient or not?

[Phantom010]

They are basically the same thing, only different methods of achieving the same goal.

For example: you can access the Display Properties by right clicking on the desktop and clicking on Properties or, you can go to Start / Run / type desk.cpl. It's the same thing.

[kusama]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

They are basically the same thing, only different methods of achieving the same goal.

For example: you can access the Display Properties by right clicking on the desktop and clicking on Properties or, you can go to Start / Run / type desk.cpl. It's the same thing.

Oh I see, so even if I use the gui method the switches /R and /F can be enabled by checking on the two boxes before checking, is that correct sir?

[Phantom010]

Exactly!

[kusama]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

Exactly!

Yay! Got it! Thanks for the information again! I shall run chkdsk and post here my findings later on. Thank you for your help sir, thank you so much!

[Phantom010]

You're welcome! I hope we get to the bottom of this.

[kusama]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

You're welcome! I hope we get to the bottom of this.

Sir I just scanned my HD with chkdsk a while ago but still there exists only one file in the minidump folder..what do I do now sir?

[Phantom010]

Creating minidump files was not chkdsk's goal. It was to find errors and hopefully correct them. Has it found any errors?