Something has corrupted my NTFS file system. On each restart chkdsk runs
(for 2+ hours) with entries such as "Inserting an index entry into index
$O of file 25. I can see form the event viewer that the first messages
are: The index bitmap for index $O in file 0x19 is invalid or missing.
Correcting error in index $0 for file 25.
The index bitmap is present but there is no corresponding index
allocation attribute in file 0x19.
Correcting error in index $0 for file 25.
The down pointer of current index entry with length 0x18 is invalid.
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 00 00 00 03 00 00 00
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 b5 ff 27 f5 87 e3 c3 01 ff ff ff ff
Sorting index in file 0x19.
Then a sequence of messages like:
The object id in file 0x3 does not appear in the object id index $O in
file 0x19.
Inserting an index entry into index $O of file 25.
Eventually chkdsk displays a message to the effect that is has
insufficient space to continue. IT halts and the machine reboots and the
cycle continues. If I avoid the chkdsk I can boot into windows xp pro,
but as windows starts I get 50 or so dialogue boxes telling me that
$Extend\$ObjId is corrupt. Windows is "useable" but I canot delete files
to recover space on my C:\ drive. I have tried various tools to overcome
the problem but so far I still have the problem. I am about to rebuild
windows on a newly formatted C:\ drive but this will involve days of
recovery of applications and installation of Service packs etc. If
possible I would like to avoid. Any suggestions to get me out of jail?
Thanks
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