>> Now will someone explain why I get a "Cannot read from drive C"? No
>> one's answered, not even MSFT.
>>
>I hate to suggest this, but it could be hardware on the way out.
>
>Kevin

Given that I get this message on user machines not under my control, this would not surprise me. Unfortunately, I have no way to test this, and telling some users that their machine is less than superlative is not the way to make or keep friends, even if it is true. :)