disable checkdisk because it's taking forever and I'm on the clock

[Guest]

I am trying to disable checkdisk from running on my work pc because it's
taking hours to complete and I'm trying to meet a deadline. does anyone know
of a way to disable it from running at bootup? I've tried running in
safemode to delete it from my scheduled tasks but the system is hanging at
'mup.sys' (presumably because XP is trying to run checkdisk then). I've got
to get past this; it's missing critical for my job that I resolve this issue
promptly. thanks.

 

[Glen]

Chkdsk shoulnt be running at startup unless there is something wrong with
the file system. Have a look in computer management, event viewer and see if
there are any errors in the chkdsk logs. Have a look for Win Logon listings
as these will be chkdsk. I don't know if a program has been set to run
chkdsk every boot but if it has you would need to disable it. The registry
key which starts checkdsk is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager. In the
right hand pane look for "BootExecute" It is a multi string value and the
default setting is "autocheck autochk *". Before making any changes make a
backup of youitr system and/or registry. At the very least back up any keys
you alter.

Glen P

 

[Malke]

I am trying to disable checkdisk from running on my work pc because
it's
taking hours to complete and I'm trying to meet a deadline. does
anyone know
of a way to disable it from running at bootup? I've tried running in
safemode to delete it from my scheduled tasks but the system is
hanging at
'mup.sys' (presumably because XP is trying to run checkdisk then).
I've got to get past this; it's missing critical for my job that I
resolve this issue
promptly. thanks.

Chkdsk Runs Each Time That You Start Your Computer [Q316506] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316506

Malke