Dfrag hold up

[Guest]

Starting yesterday each time I try to use defrag a box comes up saying{
defrag detected chkdsk is scheduled to run volume c plz run chkdsk/f} I have
no idea what that means or what chkdsk is, the only disk program I know of is
disk clean up. I have xp home ed Im not very computer savy so layman terms
will be greatly appreciated :0) ty,m

 

[dobey]

Starting yesterday each time I try to use defrag a box comes up saying{
defrag detected chkdsk is scheduled to run volume c plz run chkdsk/f} I
have
no idea what that means or what chkdsk is, the only disk program I know of
is
disk clean up. I have xp home ed Im not very computer savy so layman terms
will be greatly appreciated :0) ty,m

Open a command prompt, (or even the RUN field), and type

chkdsk /f

Hit enter and a message will appear, "Windows can't run chkdsk now, do you
want to run chkdsk at next boot.. Y/N", or something to that effect.
Hit Y, enter again, then restart your computer and chkdsk will run. The /f
switch tells it to fix file errors.

This isn't normally a problem, but it might pay to have your files backed
up. If there is a particularly bad problem with your file structure windows
may not boot. I have never had that problem and I don't want to overstate
the risk, but it exists none the less.

After chkdsk has finished and you are back in Windows, go into Event Viewer
and look under Application. Look for the last entry under Source called
Winlogon. Double click on this entry and you can see the results of the disk
check.

 

[Guest]

I dont know what command prompt is or run field, im a newbie in pc using.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I dont know what command prompt is or run field, im a newbie in pc
using.

Command prompt:
Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt.

Run field:
Click Start | Run
or
Hold down the Windows key while pressing R

 

[Guest]

Ty it worked im dont know if it fixed anything or what was wrong but the
check disk ran,may i sneak in another question please? The past 2 months my
computer turns it self on on around 12 am each night. IFor the first 2
weeks i was accusing my son of leaving it on as we never do that. I was
watching tv one night and saw it go on out of the corner of my eye, ghost in
the computer ? lolol.I never heard of a comp doing this b4 have you? All my
programs like virus protection adaware and spy ware arent set to go on like
that. Im totally stumped.m

 

[Bob I]

In the BIOS there is Wake on LAN, and Wake on BIOS timer as for
software there is Task Scheduler with Wake computer for task.

 

[Guest]

I dont know what that is or where to find it. I tried typing lan and bios in
search but nothing showed up,

 

[Elmo]

I dont know what that is or where to find it. I tried typing lan and bios in
search but nothing showed up,

To get to the BIOS, restart the computer and press the Del key
repeatedly till you enter Setup. It doesn't have to be the Delete key;
it can be F1, F2, Esc, or whatever, depending on your motherboard. Many
times you'll see a notice upon Startup, "Press __ to enter Setup".

Once there, you can't use the mouse. you have to use the cursor keys,
and the other keys mentioned at the bottom of the screen to maneuver
through the menu pages.

hth,