jberenyi
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Why does disk check take so long?
A clean install of XP home edition was done to my computer. I installed some software which asked to reboot before everything would take affect. On reboot I got a black screen for a long time so I shut down the computer. On restart it asked to perform a disk check and I said yes. It said everything was fine but then it would just sit there. How long after the check is performed and passes does it take for XP to start? After 15 minutes with no action I shutdown the computer and restarted with the same disk check request.
PS... This problem happened right after I installed windows office 2000 if it means anything. Windows does start if I bypass the the disk check manually.
PS... This problem happened right after I installed windows office 2000 if it means anything. Windows does start if I bypass the the disk check manually.
As soon as the disk check reports no problems it should say "Restarting computer now" and then restart--this should happen instantly, or at least within a couple of seconds. Will the machine boot into Windows if you skip the disk check?
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I would run system file checker first -
go to start | run and type
sfc /scannow
have your xp CD handy too.
Then run chkdsk /f
and then defrag.
go to start | run and type
sfc /scannow
have your xp CD handy too.
Then run chkdsk /f
and then defrag.
In addition to the good advice above, go the the web site of the mfg of the hard drive and get the diagnostic software to check the drive, it may be going south on you
If you can get it to boot to the safe mode screen(Re-start and continusely tap on the F8 key), and it does boot up, then you will have narrowed the problem down to what is different in your boot sector. It will give you to option to continue to XP, Boot of last known good boot, and the Option to go to Safe Mode.
If you have another Operating System on either on the same Drive or even on another HDD and you are running NTFS and Fat32 or fat16, that to can cause a problem, ans XP in NTFS does not like two Active parttitions.
Wouln't be a bad idea if you have a win98 or winMe boot disk, and run scandisk, then fdisk, choose Y, choose 5 for partitions, the 4 to see them.
wlennon
If you have another Operating System on either on the same Drive or even on another HDD and you are running NTFS and Fat32 or fat16, that to can cause a problem, ans XP in NTFS does not like two Active parttitions.
Wouln't be a bad idea if you have a win98 or winMe boot disk, and run scandisk, then fdisk, choose Y, choose 5 for partitions, the 4 to see them.
wlennon
If it works ok in safe mode, try using msconfig to disable your startup items and see which one is causing this.
OMG i just went through a registering nightmare for this site, just so I can tell you people that posted "answers" here how STUPID you are.
jberenyi asked the following: ..."On reboot I got a black screen for a long time so I shut down the computer. On restart it asked to perform a disk check and I said yes."...
It is so obvious that the computer was shut-down with a button and that windows thinks that it was not shut-down properly and it is offering to run a disk-consistency check on one of the harddrives (prolly c:)
Some of the answers you idiots provided was to use system restore to remove microsoft office form his computer? why ?? ..because you are stupid. all of you.
jberenyi asked the following: ..."On reboot I got a black screen for a long time so I shut down the computer. On restart it asked to perform a disk check and I said yes."...
It is so obvious that the computer was shut-down with a button and that windows thinks that it was not shut-down properly and it is offering to run a disk-consistency check on one of the harddrives (prolly c:)
Some of the answers you idiots provided was to use system restore to remove microsoft office form his computer? why ?? ..because you are stupid. all of you.
h_9999ai too bad you didn't take time to read the membership agreement. Your post is unprofessional, and uncalled for.
h_9999ai, just how long did you want to be a Member here? I you don't have something productive to add, then don't post. This will be noted the Admin section of your profile.
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