STARTUP DISK CHECK PROBLEM

[RicRob]

Whenever I power up my PC (running XP Home Edition SP2) I get a message that
my hard drive needs to be checked. If I let the disk check proceed, the check
proceeds at a snail's pace and never finishes. I let it run all night once
and by morning it was only up to 18%. When I came home from work that
evening it was still at 18%. If I cancel the disk check at power-up, Windows
seems to come up OK with no apparent problems. If anyone has any suggests I
would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 2/23/2008 12:28 PM, and on a whim, RicRob pounded
out on the keyboard:

Whenever I power up my PC (running XP Home Edition SP2) I get a message that
my hard drive needs to be checked. If I let the disk check proceed, the check
proceeds at a snail's pace and never finishes. I let it run all night once
and by morning it was only up to 18%. When I came home from work that
evening it was still at 18%. If I cancel the disk check at power-up, Windows
seems to come up OK with no apparent problems. If anyone has any suggests I
would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.

Hi RicRob,

Found this using Google:

Possible 7 ways to solve this problem...

1. Run: chkdsk /f - Permanent Solution. The ''dirty bit'' is set on this
partition.
2. Defrag the Partition.
3. Bad Sectors? Run HD Disk Manufacturer's Disk Utilities.
4. Running ''Crypkey Service'', ''Crypkey License,'' and ''NetworkX''
driver? They lock the system drive. Disable, run chkdsk /f then
re-enable Services. A software licensing service.
5. Using an outdated Kensington Mouse driver? Don't! Check with
Kensington for an Updated Driver.
6. When all else fails... Do a clean installation of Windows. Install in
a separate directory and reboot to that installation. This should allow
chkdsk /f to run and clear the dirty bit.
7. HD Imaging problems? Reset chkdsk bit before restoring an image =
chkdsk /f / r

--
Terry R.

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