Chkdsk runs each time at PC startup

[Ken]

PC w/XP Home was running fine. when I boot up,following
msg appears. "one of your disks needs to be checked for
consistency. You may cancel...recommend that you continue.
Windows will check the disk. Chkdsk is verifying the files
(stage 1 of 3)75 percent complete."

Then it locks up at that message. I've gone to the
knowledge base. Will articles #31522,316506, 320299,
308041 take me in the right direction?
Thanks!

[Kelly]

Hi Ken,

Suggestions and Checkpoints: Other than a System Restore

Go to Start/Run/CMD and type in: Modify the drive letter accordingly
fsutil dirty query c:

If it comes back as dirty, it hasn't cleared. For more information go to
Start/Run/CMD and type in: CHKNTFS /?

Option: From a command prompt type chkntfs /D and then reboot, a chkdsk
should run but not again on next boot.

This edit does not work for all users, circumstances depending:

Disable or Enable CheckDisk Upon Boot (Line 82)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

Chkdsk Runs Each Time That You Start Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q316/5/06.asp

Checkpoint:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Highlight the Winlogon file.

In the list look for "SFCScan", this should be set to (0) if it is set to
(1) the scan will happen at every boot.

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager

Look for the REG_MULTI_SZ value with the following name: BootExecute. This
value contains commands that will be executed at startup. The default value
is: autocheck autochk *

After scheduling one or more chkdsks, the entry will contain one or more
autochk lines. Delete each of these lines and put the default one in place.

If you always want a check to be performedf at startup, change the value to:
autocheck autochk /f *

If you don't want any checks to be performed, delete all autocheck entries.

Last checkpoint: Modify as needed:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComp
uter\cleanuppath
Registry entry should read: %SystemRoot%\system32\cleanmgr.exe /D %c

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
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