Windows 10: Access denied to C: drive serious issues

Discus and support Access denied to C: drive serious issues in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; What I would do is scan everything for malware. Copy all files I need onto a USB and do a clean reinstall of win 10. I think someone can provide a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Jeff o, Jun 11, 2016.

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  1. JEFF O
    Jeff o Win User

    Access denied to C: drive serious issues


    Marko, what should I scan? My dead PC or my lap top. I am not very computer savvy and so far everything I have done has not worked. My main PC, upgraded from W7 to W10 OK ran for about a week then I lost access to my C: drive, from that point on I have been taking advice from various people and things have gone from bad to worse.
     
    Jeff o, Jun 13, 2016
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  2. MARKO1401
    Marko1401 Win User

    Hi. If you're not skilled enough to look into the things then it may be best for a professional to handle it and save you a bunch of frustration.
    It could be from a Memory problem to a HDD malfunction to a software problem.
    If you're sure its not memory or HDD, scan for malware and perhaps format, install everything clean.

    Can tell you much other than that.
     
    Marko1401, Jun 13, 2016
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  3. JEFF O
    Jeff o Win User
    As a last resort I put in my Windows 7 Bootable disc created in Feb 2016. It ran and loaded files etc and then asked for a XXX.cal file of my back ups I have two, one for C: and one for D:. I started on C: and after a while the following error occurred.

    Access denied to C: drive serious issues [​IMG]

    My last ditch attempt to get my PC working has failed!
    I want to give up!
     
    Jeff o, Jun 13, 2016
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  4. JEFF O
    Jeff o Win User

    Access denied to C: drive serious issues

    I will have one more go tomorrow and if that does not work then I shall have to give up while I am away.
    Thanks everybody for all your efforts.
     
    Jeff o, Jun 14, 2016
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  5. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member
    It does sound more and more like time to take it to a shop.
     
    NavyLCDR, Apr 5, 2018
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