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I am trying to fix a corrupted file or directory because I think that's the

reason why I'm not able to burn a recovery DVD.

 

The file I am having problems with is:

c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel32

 

When I tried opening this folder, I am getting a message that it "is not

accesible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

 

I tried running a disk check but it won't run. Any suggestions? Thanks

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    On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:22:04 -0700, Tom <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com>

    wrote:

    >I am trying to fix a corrupted file or directory because I think that's the

    >reason why I'm not able to burn a recovery DVD.

     

    There is no practical way to 'fix' a corrupt file other than replacing

    it with a known good copy. Try to reinstall whatever application

    installed it.

    >

    >The file I am having problems with is:

    >c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel32

    >

    >When I tried opening this folder, I am getting a message that it "is not

    >accesible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

    >

    >I tried running a disk check but it won't run. Any suggestions? Thanks

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    "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:8258096E-B2F5-48A0-B03D-D091938339BC@microsoft.com...

    >I am trying to fix a corrupted file or directory because I think that's the

    > reason why I'm not able to burn a recovery DVD.

    >

    > The file I am having problems with is:

    > c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel32

    >

    > When I tried opening this folder, I am getting a message that it "is not

    > accesible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

    >

    > I tried running a disk check but it won't run. Any suggestions? Thanks

     

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    The good news for you is that that directory is only used when you are

    installing a program that uses that version of InstallShield, and most

    developers using I/S have the driver engine contained in their setup

    packages. Long story short- It is safe to delete that folder, it will be

    recreated if/when necessary.

     

    Next thing would be the Disk Check. What issue is occurring that it will not

    run?

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    That's exactly the problem. I can't delete it because it's not empty (Error

    0x80070091) and I can't empty it because I can't access it since it's

    corrupted. And since it's corrupted, I can't install the software either (or

    install it over the corrupted file) to fix it.

     

    "Mike Mueller" wrote:

    > "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:8258096E-B2F5-48A0-B03D-D091938339BC@microsoft.com...

    > >I am trying to fix a corrupted file or directory because I think that's the

    > > reason why I'm not able to burn a recovery DVD.

    > >

    > > The file I am having problems with is:

    > > c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel32

    > >

    > > When I tried opening this folder, I am getting a message that it "is not

    > > accesible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

    > >

    > > I tried running a disk check but it won't run. Any suggestions? Thanks

    >

    > ***********************************************

    > The good news for you is that that directory is only used when you are

    > installing a program that uses that version of InstallShield, and most

    > developers using I/S have the driver engine contained in their setup

    > packages. Long story short- It is safe to delete that folder, it will be

    > recreated if/when necessary.

    >

    > Next thing would be the Disk Check. What issue is occurring that it will not

    > run?

    >

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    oh, and I forgot to mention, I can't run the diskcheck either (neither from

    command prompt, nor from the "computer" menu). I won't even check it after a

    restart.

     

    What a mess!

     

    "Tom" wrote:

    > That's exactly the problem. I can't delete it because it's not empty (Error

    > 0x80070091) and I can't empty it because I can't access it since it's

    > corrupted. And since it's corrupted, I can't install the software either (or

    > install it over the corrupted file) to fix it.

    >

    > "Mike Mueller" wrote:

    >

    > > "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > > news:8258096E-B2F5-48A0-B03D-D091938339BC@microsoft.com...

    > > >I am trying to fix a corrupted file or directory because I think that's the

    > > > reason why I'm not able to burn a recovery DVD.

    > > >

    > > > The file I am having problems with is:

    > > > c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel32

    > > >

    > > > When I tried opening this folder, I am getting a message that it "is not

    > > > accesible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

    > > >

    > > > I tried running a disk check but it won't run. Any suggestions? Thanks

    > >

    > > ***********************************************

    > > The good news for you is that that directory is only used when you are

    > > installing a program that uses that version of InstallShield, and most

    > > developers using I/S have the driver engine contained in their setup

    > > packages. Long story short- It is safe to delete that folder, it will be

    > > recreated if/when necessary.

    > >

    > > Next thing would be the Disk Check. What issue is occurring that it will not

    > > run?

    > >

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