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"D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message 
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> On 27/12/2015 9:29 AM, Clocky wrote:
>> On 22/12/2015 1:17 PM, D Walford wrote:
>>> On 22/12/2015 4:02 PM, XR8 Sprintless wrote:
>>>> On 22/12/2015 2:56 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>>> On 22-December-2015 3:20 PM, XR8 Sprintless wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So far I am yet to be convinced that Windows 10 is any better than
>>>>>> Windows 7.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's more complicated (difficult to use) and designed to encourage ppl
>>>>> to buy from the 'store'. I don't know why M$ never seem to appreciate
>>>>> that simpler is better.
>>>>>
>>>> I have the benefit of industry specific training packages, however in
>>>> saying that I still find that the interface is clunky and sometimes it
>>>> does not take you where you actually want to go.
>>>>
>>>> For example settings on the start menu gives you limited access to
>>>> certain settings, however to do anything you have to still go into
>>>> control panel which can be accessed at least by right clicking on the
>>>> start menu icon as well as computer management which is one I use all
>>>> the time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> After my recent crash recovery I reinstalled Win7 because I had the
>>> disc, now I keep getting messages to "upgrade" to 10.
>>> Good idea or not?
>>> I didn't mind 10 before the crash and I don't think it was the reason
>>> the computer crashed because it was locking it before I installed 10.
>>> For some reason the computer is a lot more stable now so I'm thinking I
>>> should leave it alone despite it telling me that there is a hard drive
>>> error.
>>>
>>
>> As Rod suggested you should post you SMART data as it will tell you the
>> condition of your drive and why you are receiving the error. The drive
>> might have developed bad sectors and if it runs out of reserve sectors
>> you will likely lose data so back-up anything important.
>>
>> There are any number of SMART drive monitors that are free to download
>> and use but you can try this first:
>>
>> Click Start and in the search box type CMD and press Enter (open the
>> Command Prompt)
>>
>> Type
>> wmic
>> and press Enter.
>>
>> Then type
>> diskdrive get status
>> and press Enter
>>
>> The returned status should say
>> Status
>> OK
>>
>> What are you getting?
>>
>>
>>
> Its says OK.
> A Google search suggests that the problem might be the cable or where its 
> plugged into the mother board,

That’s quite unlikely than the SMART report will tell me
if that is the problem even if you don’t understand it.

> I've checked the connection and it looks OK.
> When I get time I will see if I have another cable.

Makes more sense to get the SMART report first.

> Funny though that since the crash and reinstall its been very stable,

That might well be just because there is a bad part of the drive
and after the reinstall, what is used most doesn’t happen to be
on the drive there. Again, the SMART report will make that clear.

> had a lockup yesterday (first one) but that's a lot better than one every 
> couple of hours.

Its almost certainly dying and the SMART report will confirm that.
 

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Re: Windows OS felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-12-22 15:56 +1100
  Re: Windows OS XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-22 15:02 +1000
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