engine - 1:32 pm on Oct 4, 2010 (gmt 0)

I noticed a system error on XP bootup (failing) indicating that the windows/system file is corrupt.

I take regular backups, and have a system recovery CD, however, my question related to the hard drive, which may be the problem.

What do you recommend to check and repair the disk, marking badblocks so that don't get re-written. Is trusty, but old, chkdsk/f good enough?