Method, computer, and computer program for detecting a bad block on a hard disk
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- booting a first computer which is run by a Microsoft Windows®
operating system;
based on a modified registry of said Microsoft Windows®
operating system of said first computer, automatically initiating a scan for bad blocks of a hard disk which is associated with said first computer;
reporting the result of said scan in a file associated with said first computer;
generating, at said first computer, a message containing information about said at least one bad block if said at least one bad block is reported in said file; and
sending said message to a second computer over a communication network.
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Abstract
In a method for detecting a bad block of a first computer'"'"'s hard disk, the registry of the Microsoft Windows® operating system with which the first computer is configured is modified. Based on the modified registry of the Microsoft Windows® operating system, the hard disk is automatically scanned for bad blocks when the first computer'"'"'s Microsoft Windows® operating system is booted. The result of the scan is stored in a file associated with the first computer. If at least one bad block is detected, then a message containing information about the bad block is generated at the first computer and conveyed over a communication network to a second computer.
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
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booting a first computer which is run by a Microsoft Windows®
operating system;
based on a modified registry of said Microsoft Windows®
operating system of said first computer, automatically initiating a scan for bad blocks of a hard disk which is associated with said first computer;
reporting the result of said scan in a file associated with said first computer;
generating, at said first computer, a message containing information about said at least one bad block if said at least one bad block is reported in said file; and
sending said message to a second computer over a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A first computer,
which is monitored by a second computer over a communication network; -
said first computer being configured with a Microsoft Windows®
operating system;
the registry of said first computer'"'"'s said Microsoft Windows®
operating system being modified, so that a function of said Microsoft Windows®
operating system is automatically initiated when booting said first computer'"'"'s said Microsoft Windows®
operating system;
said function being designed to scan a hard disk associated with said first computer for bad blocks;
said first computer being configured to generate a message if at least one bad block of said hard disk is detected during said scan and said message comprising information about said at least one bad block; and
said first computer being configured to convey said message to said second computer over said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computer program for configuring a computer which is run by a Microsoft Windows®
- operating system;
said computer program being designed to modify the registry of said Microsoft Windows®
operating system, so that said Microsoft Windows®
operating system automatically initiates a scan of said computer'"'"'s hard disk for bad blocks when said Microsoft operating system is booted and to record the results of said scan in a file associated with said computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- operating system;
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