CHKDSK running EVERYTIME XP machine boots

[BigandSlimey]

Out of the blue CHKDSK has started to run everytime when booting up my XP machine, I have allowed it to run around 20 times/boot-ups and it has never found any errors. I am now finding it to be a hinderence, if anyone can tell me how to change to the frequency of CHKDSK running or just stop it from running I would be grateful.


Thanks in advance.

 

[Keysplayr]

Is your hard disk just about full? This can cause chkdsk to run every time because there is not enough space for it to mark the disk "not dirty".
If so, do some housecleaning and get rid of files and old programs that you "KNOW" you dont need. Do not delete system files. If you dont "KNOW" what a file is, DONT DELETE IT.

Another option is to run chkdsk yourself with the following option:

Open a command prompt and type: chkdsk c:\ /r

This will need you to reboot. This switch runs 2 extra steps in chkdsk

One checks files, the other empty space. Takes some time. Once you have run this, the drive will fixed of any errors, and you won't have chkdsk running every time you boot.

One last thing. Are you on a network with a domain? If so, check your network properties for any indication of the "SMS" service and remove it.
Also you can go into computer management. Check the services icon to see if SMS is running. If so, disable it.

Try those for now and LMK.

Keys

 

[redbeard1]

This has come up before. It has to do with what they called a dirty bit. Somehow the OS thinks that a bad spot was created, and now it keeps wanting to check the drive integrity. I believe this dirty bit was stored in the mbr, so until it gets turned off, the OS keeps searching for the bad spot. I don't remember if there was an easy fix. Some of the people saved their data, and reformatted the drive to fix it.

 

[acemcmac]

your computer is trying to tell you that it needs a format 😉 :beer: