On-going check disk requests

[Bill]

For the last three or so weeks (since either installing
an upgrade to Windows XP or installing a new version of
Norton Anti-virus software), I have been informed by my
system that files in various places on the hard drive
have become corrupt and that I need to scan the disk for
errors. At that point, I'll run the check disk utility
and most times will reset the PC so that a thorough scan
can be made after the reset. Additionally, about every
third time I restart the PC, the check disk utility runs
prior to letting me sign on and I am told each time that
orphaned entries are being removed and that lost data is
being recovered.

Any ideas on what is causing this?

 

[Mick]

I don't know if this has anything to do with your problem but there was a
strange bug in one of the Norton Antivirus updates in early June which
caused problems with some XP machines. My laptop was doing all sorts of
weird things whereas my desktop was unaffected. It might be worth checking
before you do anything more drastic. Do a search on your machine for
Nisum.exe and check the version by right-clinking - Properties -Version. If
the version is 6.0.2.2003, then this may be causing the problem. The advice
a few weeks ago on the Symantec site was to replace it with the earlier
version which they had available as a separate download although I think
they have fixed it by now LiveUpdate.

 

[Rich Barry]

How old is your Hard Drive?