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Originally posted by Tiberius
Windows 98SE ?
start - run - msconfig
Select the General tab and click the Advanced button
- check "Disable Scandisk after a Bad Shutdown" |
Sounds like a good workaround, but whatever is wrong will still be there.
ADG - Do you have all the latest critical updates/service packs installed?
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Tiberius
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Europe
Jan 2000
time: 06:31
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If it was Win98, I wouldn't worry to use the workaround, only because "whatever is wrong will still be there". Of course there is, the OS 
However, since you're using XP, I have to agree with the others. There must be some problem with your system. I have never had or heard of shutdown or startup problems with XP.
Btw, the program is called chkdsk in XP, not scandisk. So when you search for it (in the startup tab, for ex) look for chkdsk.exe
You could try to start your computer in Safe Mode, then Shut Down, start again and see if the problem does occur again. If not, it must be a program/process running in the background and not allowing the OS to shutdown the hdd. If the problem persists, uhh, I don't know. I will try to search for a possible solution.
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Tiberius
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Europe
Jan 2000
time: 06:31
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OK, here's what you can do to:
1. Backup your registry!
2. run - regedit
3. In the registry, go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control\Session Manager
4. Check the value of the BootExecute key. It should be " autocheck autochk * " . Change it to this value if there is something else there.
For example, it could be: "chkdsk autochk * /r", which schedules chkdsk to be run on the next system reboot.
Alternatively, you could simply delete this key's value. (not the key, just the value of it; right click -> modify ), but then chkdsk will never run at startup.
5. If the BootExecute value was OK, then edit (or create) the following key:
name: AutoChkTimeOut
data type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: 0 (to disable; this is the time in seconds; default=10)
Do this only if 4) didn't solve your problem.
If the BootExecute registry did contain the "/r \device" switch, then you probably don't have problems; chkdsk was just scheduled to run every time. Otherwise, this is not a solution to your problem, just a way to stop chkdsk from running every time.
Last edited by Tiberius on 21-11-2003 at 12:51
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Snotty
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OT but I just did something by accident that Im trying recreate. I was moving my laptop, I may have hit a few keys or clicked the mouse a bit and when I looked back at my screen 4 of the windows had organized themselves perfectly in the corners to split the screen up 4 ways. What did I do?
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