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Help me with my computer.

Im trying to run Ad-Aware SE liveupdate thing, but it keeps saying there was an error connecting to the server. I also am trying to run CHKDSK /F, but it says the volume is in use by another process. HELP

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Pinky offline Verified User (11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Castro Valley, CA, US | 4 months, 1 week ago (1 minute after post)

First, restart your computer, in case there’s some program doing something. Try the CHKDSK again.

The Ad-Aware problem might be with their server, or your internet connection (though it looks like you’re connected to the internet right now, so…). If the problem persists, you might want to contact them directly.

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Pinky offline Verified User (11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Castro Valley, CA, US | 4 months, 1 week ago (6 minutes after post)

Do you have the newest version of Ad-Aware? Maybe you should uninstall it, re-install the newer version, and then try. If it still doesn’t work, you should talk to them about it.

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Seraph offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 1 week ago (2 hours, 59 minutes after post)

Try to reinstall Ad-Aware, make sure to get the most updated version and any possible patches they have on their site.

And what’s your F: drive? Why are you trying to CHKDSK it?

-Seraph-

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Eric. offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 19 #
Los Angeles, CA, US | 4 months, 1 week ago (11 hours, 26 minutes after post)

If you’ve mounted the F: drive (if you can see it in My Computer) you’re not going to be able to CHKDSK it.

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Eric. offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 19 #
Los Angeles, CA, US | 4 months, 1 week ago (11 hours, 29 minutes after post)

Well if it’s trying to CHKDSK the drive that Windows is installed on, that’s definitely not going to work. If you have your Windows CD, you ought to be able to boot from that and CHKDSK that drive.

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Eric. offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 19 #
Los Angeles, CA, US | 4 months, 1 week ago (11 hours, 32 minutes after post)

Then run if /F from your CD.

Alternatively, use Linux (it works better and I’d be able to help you a lot more in the event that something actually did go wrong).

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