Window caps corrupted files

Could someone please explain to me what to do when it says window caps corrupted files..
Thanks
Lana

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by lanawag:
<strong>Could someone please explain to me what to do when it says window caps corrupted files..
Thanks
Lana</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">sorry can,t quite understand , are u saying windows "CAB" files are corrupt ?

if so try copying them over again ,,

FtF

Lana, it would be helpful to have the whole error message please, also could you tell us

What windows version you are running
The computer make and model or what type of computer if you do not know (eg, desktop, laptop)

Thanks

Does this error message appear during windows bootup or when running a program or appears all the time????

Sorry NooNoo the operating system is windows 98 ..
Its my friends computer and she don't know what make it is but here is what she got when she run a scandisk..Hope this will help you..
Thanks Again
Lana

warning: Could not read from file: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\JVM3285.TMP
-- File was not scanned
warning: Could not read from file: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\JVM9104.TMP
-- File was not scanned
warning: Could not read archive: C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\PWS\ORACLE.CAB:msorcl32.cn t
-- Reason: Corrupted archive
warning: Could not read archive: C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\PWS\ORACLE.CAB:msorcl32.hl p
-- Reason: Corrupted archive
warning: Could not read archive: C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\PWS\ORACLE.CAB:msoracle32r eadme.txt
-- Reason: Corrupted archive
warning: Could not read archive: C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\PWS\ORACLE.CAB:msorcl32.dl l
-- Reason: Corrupted archive

OK scandisk is saying there are errors in the files and directories its listed, the cab files are the ones that windows uses to setup new hardware and stuff.

Do you have the windows 98 disk? You can copy the corrupted cabs from the cdrom to the hard drive. The files in the temp directory can just be deleted.

EDIT: Hmmm just read the file names again, Oracle? Does your friend use oracle?

If windows has a problem copying these files, it could mean you have a problem with the harddrive and you should go to the hard drive manufacturers website to get the disk diagnostics for the drive. With luck that will fix the problem and you can then replace the cab files from the win98 cd.

NooNoo
Thanks but I dont think she has the cd but can they be taken from mine mine and me send them to her as a file, that is if I can figure out how to find the file ??
Lana

I dont know about those files, a quick search on google tells me that those files are ODBC oracle files, I know nothing about them though.

Hopefully someone else will happen by this post and work out where they came from.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by NooNoo:
<strong>If windows has a problem copying these files, it could mean you have a problem with the harddrive and you should go to the hard drive manufacturers website to get the disk diagnostics for the drive. With luck that will fix the problem and you can then replace the cab files from the win98 cd.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If the Hard drive is going bad and you don't know what make of hard drive is inside, there is another way, only it will take more time.

Exit out ot windows into dos mode.

at the cursor, type

scandisk /all /autofix /surface

and press enter.

When running scandisk, it will do a surface scan to mark off bad clusters.

If it finds any bad clusters, it will mark them off as a red color.

Bad clusters are a sign of eventual drive failure.

You could also run the scandisk surface scan within windows, but I find the dos version to be more thorough.

The oracle files are contained within MDAC or the windows cd. If sql is installed or oracle client. Something has happened to those. You suggest you first try replacing those cabs. Find ORACLE.CAB on the cd and place it into the C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\PWS directory. All else fails go to <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/data/MDAC27Info/en/readmerefresh.htm" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/data/MDAC27Info/en/readmerefresh.htm</a> to read the list of files that will be updated. And <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/data/download_270RTM.htm" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/data/download_270RTM.htm</a> to download it. The easiest solution would probably be replacing the corrupted cabs. Hope this helps.

Also I would suggest clearing all temp directories. And try rerunning scandisk after updating the cabs.

Thanks guys will try all this and let you know what happens...
Lana