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Larry - 30 Jul 2007 16:22 GMT

When starting up a blue screen appears staing that itis Checking file system
on D. I allowed this to run the first time it happened and it appeared to be
OK. However it now comes back every time I start up and I can't prevent it
from Reappearing each time.
I tried to defragment this Drive but was unable to do so as a window comes
up stating that I need to run CHKDSK /f.
But it will not let me do this.
Can anyone offer advice on how to stop it appearing at start up and allow me
to defragment

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nass - 30 Jul 2007 18:10 GMT

> When starting up a blue screen appears staing that itis Checking file system
> on D. I allowed this to run the first time it happened and it appeared to be
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> Can anyone offer advice on how to stop it appearing at start up and allow me
> to defragment

Hi Larry,
Download this tool:
AutoRuns for Windows v8.61 By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell"
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
Run it and click Scheduled Tasks Tab and you will see two CheckDsk :
Auto chkdsk /* <= leave this
Auto chkdsk /??\r Remove this if it there.
HTH.
nass

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Gerry - 30 Jul 2007 18:33 GMT

Larry

What is D? Is it a second hard drive, a second partition on a hard
drive, an external drive or something else?

Have you run Disk CleanUp first? Might help.

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> When starting up a blue screen appears staing that itis Checking file
> system on D. I allowed this to run the first time it happened and it
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> Can anyone offer advice on how to stop it appearing at start up and
> allow me to defragment

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Larry - 30 Jul 2007 23:12 GMT

'D' is a Secondary Hard Drive
I did aDisc Clean up on Drive D

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> Larry
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> > Can anyone offer advice on how to stop it appearing at start up and
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TaurArian [MS-MVP] - 30 Jul 2007 23:10 GMT

Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831426

Check Disk - Disk Checking Runs Upon Boot
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd

How Do I Prevent CHKDSK From Running Every Time My PC Starts
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_prevent_chkdsk_from_run.htm

How to view the Chkdsk Log Entry:-
You will find the chkdsk log entry in the Application log of Event Viewer.
To access the Event Viewer
. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools> Event Viewer > Application.
. Look for the Event from the source "WinLogon".

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| When starting up a blue screen appears staing that itis Checking file system
| on D. I allowed this to run the first time it happened and it appeared to be
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
| Can anyone offer advice on how to stop it appearing at start up and allow me
| to defragment

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Larry - 31 Jul 2007 08:26 GMT

Thanks a lot for your help - took a long time but got there in the end and it
appears to be OK now

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> Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your computer:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831426
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> | Can anyone offer advice on how to stop it appearing at start up and allow me
> | to defragment

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