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Chapter 17: Troubleshooting

Help and

Support

For more information about restoring deleted files in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword System Restore in the HelpSpot Search

box , then click the arrow.

Hard drive

You see an “Insufficient disk space” error message

■Delete unnecessary files from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. For more information, see “Using Disk Cleanup” on page 216.

■Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking

Empty Recycle Bin.

Caution

All deleted files will be lost when you empty the Recycle Bin.

■Save your files to a diskette or another drive. If the hard drive is full, copy any files not regularly used to diskettes or other backup media, then delete them from the hard drive.

Help and

Support

For more information about file management in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword file management in the HelpSpot

Search box , then click the arrow.

You see a “Data error” message

■This may be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. To fix hard drive problems, run the Error checking program. For more information, see “Checking the hard drive for errors” on page 217.

The hard drive cannot be accessed, or you see a “General failure reading drive C” error message

■If a diskette is in the diskette drive, eject it and restart your notebook.

■Make sure that the hard drive is correctly installed. Remove it, firmly reinsert it, then restart your notebook. For more information, see “Replacing the main hard drive kit” on page 252.

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