STARTUP DISK CHECK PROBLEM

[Guest RicRob]

Whenever I power up my PC (running XP Home Edition SP2) I get a message that

my hard drive needs to be checked. If I let the disk check proceed, the check

proceeds at a snail's pace and never finishes. I let it run all night once

and by morning it was only up to 18%. When I came home from work that

evening it was still at 18%. If I cancel the disk check at power-up, Windows

seems to come up OK with no apparent problems. If anyone has any suggests I

would appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: STARTUP DISK CHECK PROBLEM

 

The date and time was 2/23/2008 12:28 PM, and on a whim, RicRob pounded

out on the keyboard:

> Whenever I power up my PC (running XP Home Edition SP2) I get a message that

> my hard drive needs to be checked. If I let the disk check proceed, the check

> proceeds at a snail's pace and never finishes. I let it run all night once

> and by morning it was only up to 18%. When I came home from work that

> evening it was still at 18%. If I cancel the disk check at power-up, Windows

> seems to come up OK with no apparent problems. If anyone has any suggests I

> would appreciate it.

> Thanks in advance.

 

Hi RicRob,

 

Found this using Google:

 

Possible 7 ways to solve this problem...

 

1. Run: chkdsk /f - Permanent Solution. The ''dirty bit'' is set on this

partition.

2. Defrag the Partition.

3. Bad Sectors? Run HD Disk Manufacturer's Disk Utilities.

4. Running ''Crypkey Service'', ''Crypkey License,'' and ''NetworkX''

driver? They lock the system drive. Disable, run chkdsk /f then

re-enable Services. A software licensing service.

5. Using an outdated Kensington Mouse driver? Don't! Check with

Kensington for an Updated Driver.

6. When all else fails... Do a clean installation of Windows. Install in

a separate directory and reboot to that installation. This should allow

chkdsk /f to run and clear the dirty bit.

7. HD Imaging problems? Reset chkdsk bit before restoring an image =

chkdsk /f / r

 

--

Terry R.

 

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