Good morning,
I am experimenting on a few computers with the Wipe Free Space option in Ccleaner. After running Ccleaner with the Wipe Free Space option checked, the computer will not boot. Prior to booting, the computer gave me an error message that there was no free disk space available and I needed to run windows cleanup.
I then tried to do a repair on it (the computer is a Windows Vista 32 bit computer) using my Vista 32 bit repair CD, but it would not repair. I then tried reverting back to a restore point (there were no restore points on this computer.)
I am now running a chkdsk /f. I then booted and it gave me the Microsoft Corporation progress bar, and then a black screen with a mouse cursor.
It does not progress beyond this point.
I suspect the MFT has been damaged. Is there any way I can recover from this without reloading the operating system?
Thank you for any suggestions you may be able to give me.
Mary