computer question

[Michelle]

okay my computer did an update and now I am getting this warning that I have a corrupt disk #2304 AOLSoftwar.exe and it comes up on my task bar on the left and I can't run my defrag cuz it says it is
schedule for C and to run the f disk and i don't have a f. I am lost and can't get rid of it. any thoughts on this

[Newcomer]

Are you sure it is not saying to run CHKDSK /F that is a utility that is run from the MSDOS prompt (The C: prompt line) this will check your C Drive for errors and make fixes to corrupt areas of the disk and mark them as bad so no data is written there again. there may be some data loss where bad areas are found but it is usually minimal.

Look for the Icon on the desktop that says MSDOS prompt

when you get the msdos prompt type CHKDSK /F

this may solve the problem but the corruption area of the disk may be where the AOLSoftware.exe resided.

If this does not correct it you will probably need Sandman.

[Michelle]

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

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[Newcomer]

glad it worked out for you.

[haneefa8]

okay my computer did an update and now I am getting this warning that I have a corrupt disk #2304 AOLSoftwar.exe and it comes up on my task bar on the left and I can't run my defrag cuz it says it is
schedule for C and to run the f disk and i don't have a f. I am lost and can't get rid of it. any thoughts on this

Even i have the same question.

[MtnEagle]

Be careful with anything that asks you to run FDISK (a DOS partitioning software that comes with DOS/Windows).

If your DeFrag program is asking for it then it might be the FDISK /MBR command which will try and restore your Master Boot Record so that the drive will once again boot.

Anything with AOL in its name is suspect to me.

Hope this helps.

[dancingqueen]

My mother-in-law is 95 years old and bed ridden. She has lived on the east coast all of her life and has never had an interest in moving to California. So she has had a live in care giver for about 10 years. Slava is Ukrainian and misses her family very much. Last night during a phone conversation she asked me about buying a computer with a web cam so she could talk to her family. I told her that I would look into it and we could go shopping for it when I come to see her next month. She has no computer skills and does not want to develope any, she just wants to "talk" to her family and be able to "see" them. She has grandchildren she has never seen. Everyone who I know that has a computer with web cam have very good computer skills as well. So, I guess I am wondering, before a lot of money is spent on the computer, web cam, additional phone line and internet service, can a person with no computer skills have a good experience with this. When I told her I would have someone come over and teach her how to use it she said, oh, I just want to know how to turn it on and off, then I want to talk and see my family. We love Slava very much and I just can not tell you how grateful we are to her for taking such good care of our mother, we want this to be an easy, fun, happy experience for her. Any advice?

[Red Mule]

I would recommend using Skype. It's designed to be used with a web cam, although that isn't required. Long Distance is free to very cheap. The program is very simple to use and can be as simple for her as just clicking on a name to call. She would only have to know how to turn on the computer and click on the Skype icon. Naturally, for two way web cam communications, whoever she wants to see needs to have a similar setup on the other end. And you DO have to have some kind of high speed net connection. I don't think it works with dial up and trying to use a web cam would be just too slow anyway.