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595191 2007-09-26 08:44:00 Logging on Welcome screen have to click Esc to stop Check file System Disk check can take 3hours or more
Have defraged hard drive
Just want Windows XP to start with out File check every time
XP is slow enough to start as it is
Alamein (2628)
595192 2007-09-26 08:52:00 Have you let it go through the disk check at least once, and then rebooted to see if it keeps asking? It wants you to do it for a reason. Find out the brand of your HDD and do a full diagnostic on it, it may have developed some bad sectors. Is the PC generally slower than you think it should be?

Post a HJT log.
wratterus (105)
595193 2007-09-26 08:54:00 Post a hijackthis log, we'll see whats in it.

Might be something in startup causing it.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
595194 2007-09-26 08:55:00 Logging on Welcome screen have to click Esc to stop Check file System Disk check can take 3hours or more
Have defraged hard drive
Just want Windows XP to start with out File check every time
XP is slow enough to start as it is

Thats checking because it suspects there are damaged files, and it's trying to repair them.

You can try this -

Go to Start>> Run: Type in: CMD and click OK.
At the resulting prompt, type in: chkntfs /d [Enter]

See if that stops it.
wainuitech (129)
595195 2007-09-26 23:43:00 Have tried MSC CMD chkntsfs/d XP isFat 32 not ntfs
File check starts every time
Esc to stop it
Alamein (2628)
595196 2007-09-26 23:52:00 Have you let it go through the disk check at least once, and then rebooted to see if it keeps asking? It wants you to do it for a reason. Find out the brand of your HDD and do a full diagnostic on it, it may have developed some bad sectors. Is the PC generally slower than you think it should be?

Post a Hijackthis log. theres a link to the program in Speedy's sig.

.:rolleyes:
wratterus (105)
595197 2007-09-27 00:12:00 Go to Start / RUN and type chkdsk C: /r type in Y

*Assuming your Hard Drive Letter is C, if not change to what ever it is

This will run chkdsk next time you restart the PC. As Wratterus said there is a problem there someplace and it needs to run, if it doesn't it will continue until it has run.

I did find some time back a command to cancel / dismount chkdsk, but I think it only works on ntfs file systems.
But you can try. start / run type in CMD then type in chkdsk /x select Y

Reboot. See what happens.
wainuitech (129)
595198 2007-09-27 01:03:00 There is one other thing you can try - Found this article but never tried it so be careful.

Step 1. Back up the reg by either system restore or opening the reg
Start/run type in regedit then File/export to a safe place ( C: Drive for example)

Remove the command to run chkdsk on startup.

Open regedit Start/run regedit ( enter) Navigate to the following reg keys ( BE VERY CAREFUL you get the right ones) When you locate BootExecute double click it to Edit it.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet \Control\Session Manager
Change the BootExecute entry from:
autocheck autochk * /......... <<<<(remove anything after autochk *)
To:
autocheck autochk *

Close reg editor - Reboot.

Note: If there is a problem with the HD, while the above reg hack may stop the chkdsk from running it WONT fix the HD problem.
wainuitech (129)
595199 2007-09-27 11:12:00 XP user unticket a box in User Accounts
read Logon Rights in Help not much help
Now XP will not reboot
Tried Recovery console in XP Cd but still no XP reboot
No Winning today
Alamein (2628)
595200 2007-09-27 21:50:00 You can try to fix it so it goes back to yesterday when it was kind of working.

Try running system restore in command prompt - if you can boot into safe mode.

Run System Restore in Command Prompt

1. Boot into Safe mode with Command Prompt – Keep Pressing F8 at start-up then with the arrow keys select Safe mode with Command prompt.

2. At the command prompt, type C:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
Press Enter. (Assuming your main Drive is C:)

Follow the instructions given to perform the System Restore process.
wainuitech (129)
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