off topic - Files disappearing in Windows, not DOS
General discussion
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My main computer was getting the error NTLDR not found. I ignored it and kept on booting. Recently, I got a black screen and the computer would not reboot. I went to the recovery console but was afraid to use some of its utilities because of possible irreversible changes.
So I took out the HD and put it into another computer and replaced the missing files from the installation disk. Putting it back in the original computer, I was able to get to safe mode but then got the error "system could not be found". So putting it back in the 2nd computer, I went to the Windows folder (now on drive D
and found that all files after the letter M had disappeared. So the operating system could not load since it could not see the System file.Checking through various sites on the Internet, I found that others had experienced the same problem. Can anyone shed any light on the peculiar situation of files disappearing after the letter M?
So I went into DOS and found that all the files beyond M were really still there, but the Windows GUI was not recogizing them since Windows could not see them. I am now laborously copying all the files and subdirectories in the Windows folder to a new folder which I will eventually rename as the Windows folder. Checking this new folder in Windows, all the files I copied beyond the letter M are there, but the original Windows folder still shows no files of subdirectories beyond the letter M.
Does the operating system point to a specific location on the drive, or to the folder currently named Windows? If it does point to the location, how can I change it to the new folder?
Much appreciation for help!
Tom Crane
