scandisk waits for 10 seconds

V

V S Rawat

In case of any abnormal shutdown, my winxpsp2 automatically
starts scandisk at the start.

However, it waits for 10 seconds and asks me that if you want to
skip scandisk, you press a key within 10 sec. If I press any
key, it duly skips that.

I do want it to run scandisk, but why should it wait for 10
seconds. It should start without waiting for my canellation.

How can I tell it NOT to wait for 10 secs and start it anyway?

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Also, when scandisk starts, how to abort it? I don't think any
key works till it is finished.
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Also, it creates the "found" files in FOUND.000, FOUND.001 ...
folders in c:.

How do I ask it to make those folders not in c:, but somewhere
else?

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B

Bob I

You would do better to eliminate the problem that is creating the disk
corruption, than to worry about the 10 pause at the beginning of CHKDSK.
 
V

vsrawat

ok. :) I promise that if I can help, I always shut it down by proper
sequence.

but, sometimes, some software hangs, or something. not to mention the
power failure and ups also switching of.

In that case, automatic scandisk has to take place once in a while.

I would really appreciate if I can get some tip on how to reduce that
10 sec wait for each of four partitions, thus, making me waste some 40
secs total.

thanks.
 
M

ms

ok. :) I promise that if I can help, I always shut it down by proper
sequence.

Hitting the on/off button on the front of the PC, very complicated and time
consuming...

but, sometimes, some software hangs, or something. not to mention the
power failure and ups also switching of.

In that case, automatic scandisk has to take place once in a while.

I would really appreciate if I can get some tip on how to reduce that
10 sec wait for each of four partitions, thus, making me waste some 40
secs total.

thanks.


I almost neve have an automatic scandisk, even if I need to reset.

You could try doing something else while *chkdsk* is running, or do you feel
compelled to sit in front of the PC every moment it is on?

You waste far more time adjusting your chair rather than the 40 seconds of
your "life"-such as it is- that chkdsk pauses for.

Or you could let chkdsk run on the system drive, abort the other partition
checks, then run those from within windows while you do whatever else you so
desperately want.
 
B

Bob I

It's chkdsk, not scandisk, likely be some kind of file hackjob. So go
grab a coffee while it checks and you won't notice the time.
 
V

V S Rawat

Bob said:
It's chkdsk, not scandisk, likely be some kind of file
hackjob. So go grab a coffee while it checks and you won't
notice the time.

:)

Damn me!

You think I have "NOT" ALREADY made the coffee and sipping that
sitting in front of my PC, when I switch the box on?

Maybe, I can fix some sandwitches also. :)

thanks.
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V

V S Rawat

ms said:
Hitting the on/off button on the front of the PC, very
complicated and time consuming...

Not that.

I think the most probable reasons are: Video software hanging
(windows media player, powerdvd).
I almost neve have an automatic scandisk, even if I need to
reset.

You could try doing something else while chkdsk is running, or
do you feel compelled to sit in front of the PC every moment
it is on?

You waste far more time adjusting your chair rather than the
40 seconds of your "life"-such as it is- that chkdsk pauses
for.

Hmm. You seem very correct in saying that I should not feel so
badly about 40 secs.

OK. point taken.

I thought that some method could be there, so I wanted to learn
that. Now that it is coming out, that MS has not left any way
out, I think I be wise and learn to live with it.
Or you could let chkdsk run on the system drive, abort the
other partition checks, then run those from within windows
while you do whatever else you so desperately want.

Good enough.

However, I had seen some posts in this ng that xp chkdsk should
not be run while system is up.

Do you mean that "only on system partition", it should not be
run while xp is up? meaning, chkdsk can be run on non-system
partitions?

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B

Bob I

<Big grin> You have cart before the horse. 1. I turn PC on, 2. I make
coffee. 3. PC is ready to go.
 
A

Alias

Bob said:
<Big grin> You have cart before the horse. 1. I turn PC on, 2. I make
coffee. 3. PC is ready to go.

Or just don't turn it off. 1. I make coffee, 2. I move the mouse or hit
the space bar on the keyboard.

Alias
 
V

V S Rawat

Bob said:
<Big grin> You have cart before the horse. 1. I turn PC on, 2.
I make coffee. 3. PC is ready to go.

:) Not, when I have Cel 1.7G/ xpsp2-98se/ 40GB/ 256 MB/ Internal
Tuner/ several software.

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It will be interesting to know the world records for fastest/
slowest booting of xpsp2.

anybody game?

How much you clocked? I shall measure it up for my box tomorrow.




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B

Bob I

Worst one I've had the occasion to work with took about 40 minutes, due
to infestations.
 

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