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Disk Check at Start up

  • 19-08-2009 05:27PM
    #1
    deisedude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭


    My laptop keeps trying to run a disk check at start up for consistency. I dont think i have a virus. Does anyone know how to stop this disk check from occurring?

    Thanks in advance for any replies


Comments

  • #2
    R3al
    Closed Accounts Posts: 303 ✭✭R3al


    If you are happy enough that there isnt an issue with your hdd you can disable chkdsk for a particular drive with the following command in the command prompt

    chkntfs /x c:

    (where c: is your drive letter so if you have 2 drives c & d then the command would be chkntfs /x c: d:)


  • #3
    deisedude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭deisedude


    R3al wrote: »
    If you are happy enough that there isnt an issue with your hdd you can disable chkdsk for a particular drive with the following command in the command prompt

    chkntfs /x c:

    (where c: is your drive letter so if you have 2 drives c & d then the command would be chkntfs /x c: d:)

    Thanks R3al. That worked perfectly:D


  • #4
    VaPz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭VaPz


    I'm sorry if i'm wrong. But doesn't a chkdsk at startup mean there is inconsistencies with the hard drive. Maybe its best to let it run its check, and if it re-occurs the could potentially be something wrong with the hard drive or file system in question.


  • #5
    ttm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭ttm


    VaPz wrote: »
    I'm sorry if i'm wrong. But doesn't a chkdsk at startup mean there is inconsistencies with the hard drive. Maybe its best to let it run its check, and if it re-occurs the could potentially be something wrong with the hard drive or file system in question.

    True but an perfectly good HDD can end up with a corrupt registry entry that forces chkdsk to run on every bootup. Not that uncommon, I normally change it in the registry (can't remember where but googled and this looks like it http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426 ) so chkdsk can still run if there is an issue later on.


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