chkdsk running on bootup

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Rick Nash

Hello,

I just built a new computer:
Windows 2000 Pro, service pack 4, all patches applied
AMD 64 3000+
1gb ddr400
1 seagate ST3160023A 160gb drive partitioned:
130gb partition (C Drive)
30gb partition (D Drive)
2 Western Digital WD 1600JD SATA drives, Mirrored as drive E

About 40% of the time, after a restart, Windows launches chkdsk,
and a number of orphaned files are cleaned up (some times a few,
some times a lot), mostly on C or D and rarely on the raid.

I've been running W2K for a few years now, and never had chkdsk
run (my old computer).

I ran Seagate's Seatools on the drive, and it checks ok.

Something is wrong here... I'm hoping someone can help.

TIA,

Rick
 
Hello,

I just built a new computer:
Windows 2000 Pro, service pack 4, all patches applied
AMD 64 3000+
1gb ddr400
1 seagate ST3160023A 160gb drive partitioned:
130gb partition (C Drive)
30gb partition (D Drive)
2 Western Digital WD 1600JD SATA drives, Mirrored as drive E

About 40% of the time, after a restart, Windows launches chkdsk,
and a number of orphaned files are cleaned up (some times a few,
some times a lot), mostly on C or D and rarely on the raid.

I've been running W2K for a few years now, and never had chkdsk
run (my old computer).

I ran Seagate's Seatools on the drive, and it checks ok.

Something is wrong here... I'm hoping someone can help.

TIA,

Rick
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Rick,
This may not be the answer you were hoping for, but then again it
might be of some help. I had a similar problem (except that Event
Viewer never did show any problem). Checkdisk never did find a
problem either, so it seemed to be just an unnecessary startup delay
to let it continue. I was advised to make the following registry
change, and it certainly did stop checkdisk from running at startup.
*************
Open regedt32 and from top menu select "tree & data", and from
"Options" select "Save settings on exit". Now go to HKEY_LOCAL_
MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current Control Set\Control\Session Manager. In the
right pane of Session Manager - double click on "Boot Execute". A
multi-string editor should come up. Delete the part that says
(autocheck autochk*). That's it - close regedt32 and you're done. If
you are not comfortable making changes to the registry (and it can be
risky) then it might be better to live with your 'problem'. BTW, this
change does not prevent you from running checkdisk manually. I hope
this is of some help to you.
Art
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