Scandisk locking up

Hi & Help!!!!!

I had a very hard compter crash a week ago, and now when I
start up my computer it goes into Scandisk, starts
scanning, and then "locks" up at 36%. Then I reboot, exit
out of Scandisk, then Win 98 loads up(very very slowly)
and things go good.
I can shutdown neatly, but I cannot start up neatly.
Any suggestions?
Norton DiskDoctor locks up also.

Thank you.

Dave

Did you solve your problem?

You need to consider two possibilities.=20

Your disk is wrongly formatted. Restart in Ms-Dos mode and type cd\ and =
press the ENTER key. At the C:
prompt type chkdsk and press ENTER. Copy the information down and post =
the details in a further message. To restart Windows type either Exit or =
Win and press the ENTER key.

Another possibility is a bad sector ( cluster or clusters ) on the hard =
disk . When scandisk seems to stall it often means it has encountered a =
bad cluster ( bad sector ) on the hard disk. This it will try to repair =
and the process can take quite a time to complete. If this is what is =
happening then the only way forward is to be extremely patient. You may =
find it prudent to back up your more important data.

I suggest that you remove Temporary Internet Files ( including Offline =
Content ) and History. Start Settings, Control Panel, Internet Options, =
General, Temporary Internet Files, Delete Files, check Offline Content =
and click on OK. Also empty your Recycle Bin. This helps remove a =
potential problem when running Scandisk and Disk Defragmenter.

I would then run a "thorough" Scandisk again in Safe Mode. For Options =
see that System & Data areas is selected. Then click on Advanced and see =
that you have selected:

1. Display Summary -Always.
2. Log file -Append to Log
3. Check files for -Check all three options.
4. Report Ms-Dos Mode name length errors

There is an option to Automatically fix errors which I would check but =
many computer buffs do not preferring to investigate the error using the =
log before attempting to fix the problem.

When you have successfully run Scandisk run Disk Defragmenter in Safe =
Mode.=20

To start Windows in safe mode Click Start, and then click Shut down. =
Click Restart, click OK, and then press and hold the CTRL key until the =
Microsoft Windows 98 Start-up Menu appears. For some machines, you can =
use F8 instead of CTRL to bring up the Microsoft Windows 98 Start-up =
Menu. Enter the number for Safe mode, and then press ENTER.=20

Notes In safe mode, Windows uses default settings (VGA monitor, no =
network, Microsoft mouse driver, and the minimum device drivers required =
to start Windows). You will not have access to CD-ROM drives, printers, =
or other devices.=20

Please let the group know how you get on whether you succeed or not. If =
it fails please give some information about your hard disk, it's size =
and whether it has been partitioned.



Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, Worcs, England
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suggested solution worked for you.
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"Dave" wrote in message =
...
Hi & Help!!!!!
=20
I had a very hard compter crash a week ago, and now when I=20
start up my computer it goes into Scandisk, starts=20
scanning, and then "locks" up at 36%. Then I reboot, exit=20
out of Scandisk, then Win 98 loads up(very very slowly)=20
and things go good. =20
I can shutdown neatly, but I cannot start up neatly. =20
Any suggestions? =20
Norton DiskDoctor locks up also.=20
=20
Thank you.=20
=20

Well Gerry........
Thank you very much for the assistance, but I think that
my hard drive is beyond Scandisk's help. Scandisk still
locks up, and now the puter is now "bombing" out on
Scanreg. I think it is terminal and the puter needs to be
put out of its misery. Do you concur?

Dave


-----Original Message-----
Dave

Did you solve your problem?

You need to consider two possibilities.

Your disk is wrongly formatted. Restart in Ms-Dos mode
and type cd\ and press the ENTER key. At the C:
prompt type chkdsk and press ENTER. Copy the information
down and post the details in a further message. To restart
Windows type either Exit or Win and press the ENTER key.

Another possibility is a bad sector ( cluster or
clusters ) on the hard disk . When scandisk seems to stall
it often means it has encountered a bad cluster ( bad
sector ) on the hard disk. This it will try to repair and
the process can take quite a time to complete. If this is
what is happening then the only way forward is to be
extremely patient. You may find it prudent to back up your
more important data.

I suggest that you remove Temporary Internet Files (
including Offline Content ) and History. Start Settings,
Control Panel, Internet Options, General, Temporary
Internet Files, Delete Files, check Offline Content and
click on OK. Also empty your Recycle Bin. This helps
remove a potential problem when running Scandisk and Disk
Defragmenter.

I would then run a "thorough" Scandisk again in Safe
Mode. For Options see that System & Data areas is
selected. Then click on Advanced and see that you have
selected:

1. Display Summary -Always.
2. Log file -Append to Log
3. Check files for -Check all three options.
4. Report Ms-Dos Mode name length errors

There is an option to Automatically fix errors which I
would check but many computer buffs do not preferring to
investigate the error using the log before attempting to
fix the problem.

When you have successfully run Scandisk run Disk
Defragmenter in Safe Mode.

To start Windows in safe mode Click Start, and then click
Shut down. Click Restart, click OK, and then press and
hold the CTRL key until the Microsoft Windows 98 Start-up
Menu appears. For some machines, you can use F8 instead of
CTRL to bring up the Microsoft Windows 98 Start-up Menu.
Enter the number for Safe mode, and then press ENTER.

Notes In safe mode, Windows uses default settings (VGA
monitor, no network, Microsoft mouse driver, and the
minimum device drivers required to start Windows). You
will not have access to CD-ROM drives, printers, or other
devices.

Please let the group know how you get on whether you
succeed or not. If it fails please give some information
about your hard disk, it's size and whether it has been
partitioned.



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




"Dave" wrote in message
...
Hi & Help!!!!!

I had a very hard compter crash a week ago, and now
when I
start up my computer it goes into Scandisk, starts
scanning, and then "locks" up at 36%. Then I reboot,
exit
out of Scandisk, then Win 98 loads up(very very slowly)
and things go good.
I can shutdown neatly, but I cannot start up neatly.
Any suggestions?
Norton DiskDoctor locks up also.

Thank you.


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