CHKDSK Problem, anyone help?

aliasojo

Has anyone any idea why CHKDSK runs every time my computer is switched on or restarted?

It's driving me nuts!

I've just spent the last 24 hours uninstalling almost everything that wasn't strictly needed, scanning with Norton + Spybot, updating from Windows site, optimising/defragging etc. Nothing seems to find anything untoward although the Norton disk check does throw up an opening screen to say that it can't scan disk 2. (I don't have a disk 2???)

Everything seems to work ok though and there's nothing in the system scheduled tasks listed.

Be grateful for any ideas.

The_Nickster

Has anyone any idea why CHKDSK runs every time my computer is switched on or restarted?

I had something similar to this.

When I told windows to shutdown the pc would shutdown to a blank screen but the 'You may now switch off message' (or whatever it said) did not appear. I would physically switch off the PC but when I next switched on the PC CHKDSK would always run. As you say - very annoying.

The only way I found to stop it was to select 'Restart' rather than 'Shut down' on the shutdown multi-choice screen, wait until the blank screen appeared and the hard disc light stopped flickering but before the restarted Windows screen appeared and physically switch off at that point. Only then would Windows start normally next time I switched on.

scheming_gypsy

You don't have a card reader do you? If you have and there's a card in there then that would be the second disk, whenever i leave my SD card in the laptop it tries scanning it on boot up

aliasojo

Computer shuts down fine, very occasionally get a box that says 'program something or other is not responding' and I have to click the 'end now' button. But that is only once in a while.

No card reader on pc but printer has a built in one. Same printer for ages though and never had problem before - haven't left cards in either. Might uninstall/reinstall printer just to see though.

Thanks for replies so far.

steeev

Has anyone any idea why CHKDSK runs every time my computer is switched on or restarted?
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Be grateful for any ideas.

what version of windows are you using?

aliasojo

Hi Steeev

It's XP Pro

robnye

do you let it complete its scan or do you cancel it to allow it to complete booting up?

if you cancel the scan, then it will keep trying to run chkdsk every time you power up/reboot until it completes successfully

best bet is to let it run through

aliasojo

Hi robnye,

No I let it go every time. in fact these days I usually just switch the computer on and go head for the kettle. By the time I've made tea, it's normally finished it's routine. ::)

Beninio88

Just found this on the microsoft site.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831426&Product=winxp

aliasojo

Thanks for info Beninio88. I've had a quick look and I'm not sure if it applies or not. I'll have to spend time reading it properly later.

(As soon as I saw the reference to changing registry settings I went cold all over. Lol!)

robnye

have you recently installed SP2 for windows xp?

i seem to remember seeing something about it causing problems