Scandisk on bootup
 

I have a Gateway computer that is about 4 years old. It was having numerous
problems. I formatted the hard drive and zeroed the drive using the restore
disks from Gateway. The computer works fine except that every time the
computer boots, it wants to do a thorough surface scan using scandisk. I
have just left it on minimal running options for several months and haven't
really added anything new just to see what would happen. Nothing new has
happened. I have kept it off of the Internet to maintain a level of purity.
Nothing interesting has happened. My only problem is scandisk. No matter
whether I let it try to go through its thing or not, it continues to run
scandisk on boot up. Anybody out ther have any clues as to what this oculd
be. Is it some sort of virus that has attacked the bios chip? Would that do
this?

Is it absolutley necessary to replace the hard drive in this case?

"Vera" wrote in message
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I have a Gateway computer that is about 4 years old. It was having
numerous
problems. I formatted the hard drive and zeroed the drive using the
restore
disks from Gateway. The computer works fine except that every time the
computer boots, it wants to do a thorough surface scan using scandisk. I
have just left it on minimal running options for several months and
haven't
really added anything new just to see what would happen. Nothing new has
happened. I have kept it off of the Internet to maintain a level of
purity.
Nothing interesting has happened. My only problem is scandisk. No matter
whether I let it try to go through its thing or not, it continues to run
scandisk on boot up. Anybody out ther have any clues as to what this
oculd
be. Is it some sort of virus that has attacked the bios chip? Would that
do
this?

Is it absolutley necessary to replace the hard drive in this case?


Heck no. Be patient and wait for a reply.

ScanDisk Runs Even Though Windows Shut Down Correctly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273017/EN-US/

John

Vera wrote:

I have a Gateway computer that is about 4 years old. It was having numerous
problems. I formatted the hard drive and zeroed the drive using the restore
disks from Gateway. The computer works fine except that every time the
computer boots, it wants to do a thorough surface scan using scandisk. I
have just left it on minimal running options for several months and haven't
really added anything new just to see what would happen. Nothing new has
happened. I have kept it off of the Internet to maintain a level of purity.
Nothing interesting has happened. My only problem is scandisk. No matter
whether I let it try to go through its thing or not, it continues to run
scandisk on boot up. Anybody out ther have any clues as to what this oculd
be. Is it some sort of virus that has attacked the bios chip? Would that do
this?

Is it absolutley necessary to replace the hard drive in this case?

If scandisk is running each time you boot your PC this would suggest that
the PC is not shutting down correctly. One possibility is that your PC or
rather hard disk shuts down too quickly which can then cause Scandisk to
run when you next boot.

You can delay shutdown by editing the registry and increasing the value of
the DWORD CacheWriteDelay found at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. This is useful where fast
hard disks are used that shutdown before all cached data has been written
to them. If you haven't already done so you should install the "Windows
IDE Hard Drive Cache Package" patch from the Windows Update site (For more
details see MS KB 273017 - "ScanDisk Runs Even Though Windows Shut Down
Correctly" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=273017).

Tracking down shutdown and power-off problems (they differ) can be
somewhat difficult but may I suggest that you start by having a look at MS
KB 273746 - "How to Troubleshoot Windows Me Shutdown Problems"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=273746) and then move on to Jim
Eshelman's pages at http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm and
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shtdwnme.htm which cover this topic. Hopefully
you will find advice there that will help your resolve your problem.

The Windows Me Startup and Shutdown Troubleshooting Wizard is located in
the Help and Support Centre in Windows Me or at the following Microsoft
Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/tshoot/
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Vera wrote:

I have a Gateway computer that is about 4 years old. It was having
numerous problems. I formatted the hard drive and zeroed the drive
using the restore disks from Gateway. The computer works fine except
that every time the computer boots, it wants to do a thorough surface
scan using scandisk. I have just left it on minimal running options
for several months and haven't really added anything new just to see
what would happen. Nothing new has happened. I have kept it off of
the Internet to maintain a level of purity. Nothing interesting has
happened. My only problem is scandisk. No matter whether I let it
try to go through its thing or not, it continues to run scandisk on
boot up. Anybody out ther have any clues as to what this oculd be.
Is it some sort of virus that has attacked the bios chip? Would that
do this?

Is it absolutley necessary to replace the hard drive in this case?

Thank you so much....all of you for your help!!! I will try your suggestions.
Vera

"John John" wrote:

ScanDisk Runs Even Though Windows Shut Down Correctly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273017/EN-US/

John

Vera wrote:

I have a Gateway computer that is about 4 years old. It was having numerous
problems. I formatted the hard drive and zeroed the drive using the restore
disks from Gateway. The computer works fine except that every time the
computer boots, it wants to do a thorough surface scan using scandisk. I
have just left it on minimal running options for several months and haven't
really added anything new just to see what would happen. Nothing new has
happened. I have kept it off of the Internet to maintain a level of purity.
Nothing interesting has happened. My only problem is scandisk. No matter
whether I let it try to go through its thing or not, it continues to run
scandisk on boot up. Anybody out ther have any clues as to what this oculd
be. Is it some sort of virus that has attacked the bios chip? Would that do
this?

Is it absolutley necessary to replace the hard drive in this case?

You can disable scandisk on bootup by this method.
Some might say its not a good idea,but I have mine
set this way and have had no problems.
Click Start/click Run.
Type "msconfig" without the quotes into the box that
appears.Click Ok.
In the next box that appears click on the General tab.
In the next box tick "Disable Scandisk After Bad Shutdown"
Click OK then Apply.
Restart your computer.
If you need to run Scandisk,which I do once a month along with disk
defragmenter,you can find it from
Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Scandisk.

John

not 'some' - but 'MOST' would say that disabling ScanDisk in this way is not
only inadvisable, but just plain stupid.


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"John..." wrote in message
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You can disable scandisk on bootup by this method.
Some might say its not a good idea,but I have mine
set this way and have had no problems.
Click Start/click Run.
Type "msconfig" without the quotes into the box that
appears.Click Ok.
In the next box that appears click on the General tab.
In the next box tick "Disable Scandisk After Bad Shutdown"
Click OK then Apply.
Restart your computer.
If you need to run Scandisk,which I do once a month along with disk
defragmenter,you can find it from
Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Scandisk.

John

You say stupid, I say crazy. :-) Same result regardless. :-(
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Noel Paton wrote:

not 'some' - but 'MOST' would say that disabling ScanDisk in this way
is not only inadvisable, but just plain stupid.

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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not 'some' - but 'MOST' would say that disabling ScanDisk in this way is
not
only inadvisable, but just plain stupid.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)


Oh God,here we go again.Noel,instead of saying it is
plain stupid,offer some reasons for your comments.
I have had scandisk set like this for at least 3 years
with no ill effects.My pc runs perfectly and rarely crashes.
Don't have many problems at all really and as I have said,I
run scandisk and defrag manually once a month.
Remember our little run in a while back,well lets not start
all that again.Lets have some constructive advice for the
group users.

John

Only truly paranoid people would say that, Noel ... like the paranoid people
who look both ways before crossing the street. ;-)

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"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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not 'some' - but 'MOST' would say that disabling ScanDisk in this way is
not only inadvisable, but just plain stupid.