WINXP Home Edition Boot question

[Tom Justice]

I recently upgraded from 98SE to XP. Whenever I boot
using XP I get a screen early in the boot process that
says something like:

Checking Disk C:
One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency.
Yada yada yada.

This is a long drawn-out process which takes many minutes
for XP to check the disk. Fortunately, it gives you a 10
second opportunity to cancel the checking IF YOU ARE
CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE BOOT-UP PROCESS.

What is going on with this message and how can I correct
whatever may be wrong ?? Thanx for any help. Tom Justice

 

[Guest]

Hi Tom

The first thing "I" would do is load up XP.

Goto Start/Programs/Accesories/Systemtools/ and run Disk
defrag.

 

[dev]

Tom Justice said:

I recently upgraded from 98SE to XP. Whenever I boot
using XP I get a screen early in the boot process that
says something like:

Checking Disk C:
One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency.
Yada yada yada.

This is a long drawn-out process which takes many minutes
for XP to check the disk. Fortunately, it gives you a 10
second opportunity to cancel the checking IF YOU ARE
CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE BOOT-UP PROCESS.

What is going on with this message and how can I correct
whatever may be wrong ?? Thanx for any help. Tom Justice

Click Kelly's link, below, then "C", and see if this applies...
"Chkdsk Runs Each Time That You Start Computer After Upgrade to Windows XP"

 

[Malke]

I recently upgraded from 98SE to XP. Whenever I boot
using XP I get a screen early in the boot process that
says something like:

Checking Disk C:
One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency.
Yada yada yada.

This is a long drawn-out process which takes many minutes
for XP to check the disk. Fortunately, it gives you a 10
second opportunity to cancel the checking IF YOU ARE
CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE BOOT-UP PROCESS.

What is going on with this message and how can I correct
whatever may be wrong ?? Thanx for any help. Tom Justice

Although chkdsk running like this can be caused by software issues, it
can also mean that one of your hard drives may be failing. To rule out
that possibility, download a diagnostic utility from the drive mftr.'s
website (they are free). You will make a bootable floppy with the file.
Boot with this floppy (you may need to set your computer to boot from
the floppy drive from within the BIOS) and test the drive. If the drive
fails, back up your data - always a Good Idea to do anyway - and
replace the hard drive.

Cheers,

Malke