Check disk freezes

[Bob Stringer]

I have WinXP SP2.

I ran check disk last night on two of the three partitions on my hard
drive. After I clicked the start button for each drive, I got the
message that processes were running, and so did I want to run check
disk when I restarted. I click yet, rebooted, and check disk ran.

Once check disk finished running, however, Windows never launched;
instead, the check disk screen remained, displaying the message that
it had finished checking the disk.

There was no way to reboot. I had to hold the power off button until
it turned off the computer. I let it sit a while, then started up
again, and instead of launching Windows, check disk ran again. I hit a
key during the countdown, which is supposed to stop check disk, which
it did, but then I was left with the message that check disk was
finished. It also freezes this way if I don't abort check disk, but
just let it run all the way.

I can't boot into safe mode either. When I try to do that, rather than
safe mode I get a screen with a black background and white letters,
which says this:

On the first line:
multi(0)disk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys

The second line is identical, except after DRIVERS it says isapnp.sys.

And it keeps going this way, listing a bunch of different .sys files.

There's no way to exit the screen except by rebooting, and the same
problems start all over again.

What happened, and is there a way to fix it? If so, how?

Thanks.

 

[Curmudgeon]

I have WinXP SP2.

I ran check disk last night on two of the three partitions on my hard
drive.

WHY!!??

 

[S.Sengupta]

http://www.jsifaq.com/subK/tip5400/rh5410.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330181

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q315311

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Bob Stringer]

http://www.jsifaq.com/subK/tip5400/rh5410.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330181

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q315311

Thanks for the suggestions.

I tried following the first one, but when it asks for my
administrative password, it doesn't accept the one I type in. I'm
positive that I'm using the correct password, but since I admittedly
don't understand this stuff very well, I have to assume that I bungled
it when I first created the password. (I don't know how that could be,
since the process of creating the password seemed pretty simple, but
here I am).

Is there a way to use the recovery console without knowing the
administrative password?

Also, the suggestions you posted relate to the two drivers listed at
the very top of the list when I unsuccessfully try to boot into safe
mode. As I mentioned, the list is an extremely long one; a lot of
additional drivers are listed. Do I have to go through a similar
process for each and every one that's listed? (The list doesn't *say*
anything about the drivers; all it does is list them. Is that the
computer's way of saying that all of those drivers are missing or
corrupt?)

Thanks again.

 

[Rock]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I tried following the first one, but when it asks for my
administrative password, it doesn't accept the one I type in. I'm
positive that I'm using the correct password, but since I admittedly
don't understand this stuff very well, I have to assume that I bungled
it when I first created the password. (I don't know how that could be,
since the process of creating the password seemed pretty simple, but
here I am).

Is there a way to use the recovery console without knowing the
administrative password?

Also, the suggestions you posted relate to the two drivers listed at
the very top of the list when I unsuccessfully try to boot into safe
mode. As I mentioned, the list is an extremely long one; a lot of
additional drivers are listed. Do I have to go through a similar
process for each and every one that's listed? (The list doesn't *say*
anything about the drivers; all it does is list them. Is that the
computer's way of saying that all of those drivers are missing or
corrupt?)

Thanks again.

That's password is the one that was set for the built in administrator
account. Are you typing in the password for another account that has
administrator privileges that you normally use? The built in
administrator account is the first account created when XP is
installed. In XP Pro it asks for a password for this account. In XP
Home it doesn't. If you have XP Home assume the password is blank and
just hit enter.

 

[Bob Stringer]

That's password is the one that was set for the built in administrator
account. Are you typing in the password for another account that has
administrator privileges that you normally use? The built in
administrator account is the first account created when XP is
installed. In XP Pro it asks for a password for this account. In XP
Home it doesn't. If you have XP Home assume the password is blank and
just hit enter.

Hi Rock.

When I simply hit enter, nothing happens on the screen. It simply sits
there, with the last line stating: "c:\windows>"

Is *that* the Recovery Console? If so, I have no idea of how to use
it. All "c:\windows>" means to me is that it's (maybe) a path.

Thanks.

 

[Malke]

Hi Rock.

When I simply hit enter, nothing happens on the screen. It simply sits
there, with the last line stating: "c:\windows>"

Is *that* the Recovery Console? If so, I have no idea of how to use
it. All "c:\windows>" means to me is that it's (maybe) a path.

Thanks.

I'm not Rock, but yes - you are now in the Recovery Console. Follow
whatever instructions to do whatever the links you were using
suggested. The Recovery Console is a command line utility. To see what
commands work, at the prompt type /? - this is what it will look like:

c:\windows>
c:\windows>/? [enter]
and then you'll get the Help.

If you find the Recovery Console daunting, take your machine to a
professional computer repair shop - not your local equivalent of
BigStoreUSA.

Good luck,

Malke

 

[Bob Stringer]

I'm not Rock, but yes - you are now in the Recovery Console. Follow
whatever instructions to do whatever the links you were using
suggested. The Recovery Console is a command line utility. To see what
commands work, at the prompt type /? - this is what it will look like:

c:\windows>
c:\windows>/? [enter]
and then you'll get the Help.

If you find the Recovery Console daunting, take your machine to a
professional computer repair shop - not your local equivalent of
BigStoreUSA.

Hi Malke,

I''m heading for work now. I'll try it tonight.

Thanks for the advice.