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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? |
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"Vera" wrote in message ... 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. |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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 |
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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) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "John..." wrote in message ... 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 |
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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. |
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It all depends on whether you value the data stored on your computer or
not. You apparently don't or you wouldn't have disabled scandisk. Your loss. Just think of the further damage you might cause your system if you start your PC with an already damaged file store due to a previous crash or other shutdown problem. If you don't fix the problem immediately you are likely to cause further damage with loss of files and a monthly scandisk will be far too late to stand a chance of recovering the situation. All for saving a microsecond or two on boot up. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP John... wrote: OFFER SOME REASON BEHIND YOUR COMMENT!!!!!!!!! |
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