Thanks. I have found what's hanging there and disconnected it. Now I got a
new problem. A blue screen telling to CHKDSK before restart. How do I do
it
without starting XP? I kept hitting the F deys but could not get around
the
blue screen.
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It's best not to post your new question as a response to someone else's
thread - that's called hijacking. Start a new thread giving relevant
information about the problem. Here is a link for how to make a good
newsgroup post:
Making Good Newsgroup Posts
Some of the things that are unclear in your post are, when did the problem
start? Is it sudden or has it been developing over time? What is the
malware status of the computer? Do you regularly scan for viruses and other
malware in safe mode using a combination of programs? What changes have
occurred just prior to this problem starting?
In your response to WWII you said you "found what's hanging there and
disconnected it". What does that mean? Hardware? Where are you getting
this message about chkdsk? Does it not give the option to run it?
One way to run chkdsk is from the recovery console. Insert the XP
installation CD and reboot the computer. You may have to enter the BIOS to
set the CD as the first boot device. Boot from the CD and take the first
"R" for repair. Enter the number for the Windows installation when
prompted - I assume you only have one so enter 1. Then enter the password
for the built in Administrator account. If this is XP Pro enter whatever
password was assigned for that account when the OS was installed. If it's
XP Home it's normally blank so just hit enter.
At the command prompt type chkdsk /p and press enter. It will take some
time. Caution - chkdsk can result in some data loss. Do you have a full
and complete backup of important data?
Keep you responses in this thread for now, but in the future don't post onto
someone else's thread.
