Trying to fix Chkdsk from freezing at stage 5 of 5 when scanning and trying to recover bad sectors and fixing file system errors

By looking at your steps I think I did the right backup the first time by using that backup partition.

Like by when will you be done with the steps to remove the bad blocks.

Here is the specific steps to take to create an Image Backup that will contain what is needed. THe other part of the steps need to get rid of that bad block I'm still working on.

Start by deleting the ‘Test’ partition

All the remaining space (including the area that contains the bad block) are now shown as ‘Unallocated’ in Disk Management. This should leave you with the System, Windows, Unallocated and Backup partitions.

**Creation of Image Backup:**1) Download and install Acronis True Image Home 2010 (AKA: ATIH 2010) Trial version.

2. Run ATIH 2010, click ‘Try Now’ and create a ‘Rescue’ CD from the ‘Tools and Utilities’ menu choose ‘Create Bootable Rescue Media’. Exit ATIH 2010.
3. Create a folder on your external USB drive named ATIH2010_MMDDYY
4. From Windows the next steps are what you need to know in order to create a backup of the 100MB ‘System’ partition and the Windows 7 partition (Typically C:).
5. If you have any additional partitions make a written note of each partition’s drive letter and size.
6. If you have more than one internal hard drive and the Image Backup is not being stored on the second drive disconnect it prior to creating the backup.

7 From Windows 7 run ATIH 2010 and click ‘Try Now’. Note: Do not use the ‘One Click’ shortcut.

8. Select the ‘Backup’ option located on the left side of the ATHI Window and then choose the ‘Disk Backup’ (Disk and Partition Backup) option.
9. Place check marks in the Windows partition box (Typically the C: partition) and the ‘System Reserved’ (100MB) partition which has no drive letter but is flagged as Pri,Act (Primary, Active). **No other boxes should be checked.**10) Click the ‘Next’ button and select ‘Create new backup archive’. Use the ‘Browse’ button to locate the folder you created in step #3. Click on the destination folder and click ‘OK’. Click ‘Next’.
10. The ‘Summary’ display should confirm the two partitions you have selected. Click ‘Proceed’ to start the backup.
11. When the backup has completed click ‘OK’ and exit ATHI 2010.

**Verify ATHI 2010 Rescue CD can locate the Image Backup:**1) Enter the BIOS and set the DVD drive as the first boot drive. 

2. Insert the Rescue CD and reboot. When the ATHI splash screen is display choose the top option to load ATHI.
3. From the ‘What would you like to do?’ prompt choose ‘Recover My Disks’.
4. The Image Backup path may automatically displayed, if it is correct and the file name extension = .tib you can exit ATHI home, otherwise use the ‘Browse’ button to locate the Image Backup folder you created earlier. As long as you can find and display the location of the Image file that all you need to do at this time.
5. Remove the ATHI Rescue CD.

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Here is what is inside of the root directory of C:. (I will seperate folders from files and put them in 2 different columns for you)

Folders                                             Files

$Recycle.Bin                                     autoexec.bat

Boot                                                 bootmgr

CPM                                                 BOOTSECT.BAK

dell                                                  bootsqm.dat

Documents and Settings                    config.sys

Intel                                                 grldr

MSOCache                                        hiberfil.sys (size:2.61 GB)

PerfLogs                                           IPH.PH

Program Files                                    pagefile.sys (size: 3.49 GB)

ProgramData                                     winx.ld

Recovery                                         

System Volume Information

Users

Windows

I upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7.

Open Windows Explorer and in the left pane click on the C: drive.

(Make a note of the files and folders as you did before)

Next click on the 'Organize' pull down.

Select 'Layout' and place a check mark next to the 'Menu bar' option.

Now Windows Explorer should display the Menu Bar.

Select 'View' and 'Details'

Next select 'Tools' and 'Folder options' and click on the 'View' Tab.

Click the 'Show hidden files. folders and drives' option

Next remove the check marks from the follow:

'Hide empty drives ...'

'Hide extensions for know file types'

'Hide protected operating system files' (click 'Yes' to the warning prompt)

Now at the top click 'Apply to all Folders' and click 'Yes' to the prompt.

Then at the bottom click 'Apply' and 'OK'.

Now see if what you previously posted as far as files and folders located at the root of the root C: still matches and if not please post back.

Also note that you have at least one folder name misspelled, I'll let you find it and then tell me which one it was. It is extremely important that you fully document the correct names for each and every folder and file as you will need this information when you perform the restore process. One small error here and you may have a non- bootable laptop!

Don't forget to include the files located in the root directory; please list these files alphabetically for me.

The folders can be listed from top to bottom as they appear in Windows Explorer.

Question about your laptop, did you upgrade from Vista or the laptop cam preinstalled with Windows 7? If other please specifiy.

JS

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