Disable Disk Diagnostics

[michaelh]

Hey, I have a disk that is degrading, but I want to use it anyway. I know this sounds stupid but it needs to hold up until I get a new HDD. Anyway, I need to Disable the disk diagnostics as this is preventing things like Media Center Extender Service from working as the Disk Fail prompt keeps coming up when I'm connecting, giving me the error "An unexpected UI was Launched". I also need to do it via the registry as I'm using Vista Home Premium which doesn't have the Group Policy Editor.

Thanks in advance.

 

[joel406]

You need to backup all your important data off your computer "NOW" and replace you HD. Playing around trying to get life out of a dying component is a waste of time.

 

[Brink]

Hi Michaelh,

Welcome to the forum.

If you insist on still using the hard drive, then at least make a backup of anything you do not want to lose like Joel suggested. I would strongly recommend that you replace it very soon before it dies or corrupts and you lose something or everything.

Shawn