As you say, that was the reason, I was looking for a button to click! All is working wonderfully again, and I can access those 2 folders now, so thanks Steve for the instructions, and Christopher for pointing out my error - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:08 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Error message regarding drive C | Here's the reason. Chkdsk is a command line tool, so you have to press y | then enter in order for the question to be acknowledged. I'm sure Steve | mentioned this in an earlier post? | On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:04:31 -0000, "Andy Collins" | <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: | > Hi Steve - I followed your instructions for running chkdsk, and got the | > message: | > | > Can not lock current drive | > chkdsk can not run because the volume is in use by another process would | > you like to check the volume next time the system restarts [y/n] | > | > there seems no way to click on the Y, it appears there are no actual | > buttons to click, just that [y/n]. Any more thoughts? | > Thanks - | > Andy | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: Steve Nutt | > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:45 PM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Error message regarding drive C | > | > | > Hi Andy, | > | > Try a check disk on Drive C:. Follow these steps:- | > | > 1. Go to the Run menu by pressing the Windows Key with R. | > | > 2. At the run box, type "chkdsk c: /f" without the quotes. Remember, | > if you have punctuation turned off, that is a forward slash followed by | > F after chkdsk. | > | > 3. You should now be told that the type of the drive is NTFS, and that | > CHKDSK can't run because the drive is locked. It will ask if you want | > to check the disk the next time you restart the computer, press Y then | > Enter to accept this. | > | > 4. Finally, restart the computer in the normal way. It will take | > longer to restart, because it will cause your Drive C to be checked for | > errors. Just wait for it to start, then see if you can access your | > folder. | > | > I hope this helps. | > | > All the best | > -- | > Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. | > Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277 | > International: +44(0)1438 742286, | > Fax: +44(0)1438 759589 | > mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, | > Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | > Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk | > | > | > | > | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On | > Behalf Of Andy Collins | > Sent: 15 November 2006 17:46 | > To: Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > Subject: [access-uk] Error message regarding drive C | > | > | > Hi all - | > | > I have a couple of folders of mp3 files on my hard drive [drive c], but | > when I hit enter on the folder name, I get an error message saying: | > | > The disc in drive C is not formatted, do you want to format it now, and | > a yes and no button, so far I hit the no button, as I don't believe I | > want to format my hard drive. Everything else is working ok on my HD, | > including other folders of mp3 files. | > | > It seems strange that the error message talks about the "disc in drive | > C" as if it were a CD-ROM or something. | > | > Anybody any thoughts? | > | > Andy | > | > | > -- | > This email has been verified as Virus free | > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net | > | > | > | > __________ NOD32 1.1551 (20060521) Information __________ | > | > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. | > http://www.eset.com | Christopher Hallsworth | Skype name chrishallsworth7266 | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net | | __________ NOD32 1.1551 (20060521) Information __________ | | This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. | http://www.eset.com | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq