corrupt config

[Ned Heller]

Every second or third time I shut down Window XP Pro on my AMD 64 machine, I
get a message that the system cannot start because there is a corrupt
config, or some such. I have to boot off the CD and run CHKDSK /f to
recover.

What is this problem? A shutdown problem, a disk problem or what? What can
I do to figure this out?

 

[Abhilash Tibrewal]

Frequent logical errors on the hard disk may be due to failing hard disk or
RAM chip. For testing RAM, try an excellent MS tool:

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

Contact your hard disk manufacturer for hard disk checking utilities.

 

[Ned Heller]

Since I never have problems when the computer is running, I tend to think
this is exlusively related to a shutdown issue. A ram issue or a failing
hard disk would show up in some fashion while the computer is running. It
never does.

I agree though that the disk drive may have a shutdown problem with its
cache.