everytime I start windows 'scandisk.exe' starts up. I have tried everything I know about windows to stop this (I have been using windows since 3.1, so I know a thing or two about it) and it still dosen't work. I've tried 'msconfig' 'regedit' and the startup folder and still no joy. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

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does it say that the machine was improperly shutdown?

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have you ever let scandisk completely finish? it resets a flag when it gets done so it won't start next time.

On Monday, August 27, 2001 at 7:01 pm, aquafishx2 wrote:
>everytime I start windows 'scandisk.exe' starts up. I have tried everything I know
>about windows to stop this (I have been using windows since 3.1, so I know a thing
>or two about it) and it still dosen't work. I've tried 'msconfig' 'regedit' and the
>startup folder and still no joy. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
>

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The problem your having isnt actually that windows is loading scandisk at startup. This would explain why checking the registry, win.ini, and startup folder has failed to produce a cure. Whenever your hard disk develops error, ie bad sectors, windows will run scandisk each and every time your computer loads BEFORE windows is actually loaded. There are 2 ways to remedy this. 1 is to let scandisk run thought its dos based thorough scandisk, which while it takes a long time in dos, may save you a headache in the long run. Your disk may very well be developing bad sectores and they should be marked as to aviod losing data written to them. You may even consider backing up your good data and purchasing a new hard drive. However, if your a fly by the seat of your pants kinda person and throw caution to the wind, there is another way to disable scandisk running altogether. At the run promt type msconfig and choose the advanced option in the lower right hand corner. You'll be presented with a number of dirrefent troubleshooting options in checkbox style. Half way down you will see "disable scandisk after bad shutdown"...put a check in that box and goodbye blue skies...err screens. Remember though...scandisk is actually there for your protection.


On Monday, August 27, 2001 at 11:56 pm, Rundll wrote:
>have you ever let scandisk completely finish? it resets a flag when it gets done
>so it won't start next time.

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>


>On Monday, August 27, 2001 at 7:01 pm, aquafishx2 wrote:
>
>>everytime I start windows 'scandisk.exe' starts up. I have tried everything I know
>
>>about windows to stop this (I have been using windows since 3.1, so I know a thing
>
>>or two about it) and it still dosen't work. I've tried 'msconfig' 'regedit' and
>the
>
>>startup folder and still no joy. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
>
>>

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start,programs,accessories,system tools,system information,tools,system configuation utility,startup Untick box of programes running,click yes'reboot. if you want anymore help please e-mail me at aquarius100@talk21.com all the best john

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On Monday, August 27, 2001 at 7:01 pm, aquafishx2 wrote:
>everytime I start windows 'scandisk.exe' starts up. I have tried everything I know
>about windows to stop this (I have been using windows since 3.1, so I know a thing
>or two about it) and it still dosen't work. I've tried 'msconfig' 'regedit' and the
>startup folder and still no joy. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
> format your hard disk and open your cpu and put one litre petrol and fire it. just wait for few moments and you will feel the heat and smell . then throw it in garbage and purchase another new one. thats it

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cheers for this its helped me also.........scandisk crashes half way through and 
so i have to reset
forcing an improper shutdown
hence scnadisk runs again. I dont wanna reinstall windows hopefully this will fix 
it. 
Cheers
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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On Friday, October 19, 2001 at 7:47 am, john.southwell wrote:
>start,programs,accessories,system tools,system information,tools,system configuation
>utility,startup
>Untick box of programes running,click yes'reboot.
>if you want anymore help please e-mail me at aquarius100@talk21.com
>all the best john

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On Monday, August 27, 2001 at 7:01 pm, aquafishx2 wrote:
>everytime I start windows 'scandisk.exe' starts up. I have tried everything I know
>about windows to stop this (I have been using windows since 3.1, so I know a thing
>or two about it) and it still dosen't work. I've tried 'msconfig' 'regedit' and the
>startup folder and still no joy. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
> try editing msdos.sys with notepad but before that make sure its read-only property is unchecked. change the value of "autoscan" to "0" (zero). and then make it a read-only file again.

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When you say that you tried msconfig, do you mean that you've tried clicking the "advanced" button on the "general" tab, and then ticked the "disable scandisk after bad shutdown" option, and you still have the problem?


On Monday, August 27, 2001 at 7:01 pm, aquafishx2 wrote:
>everytime I start windows 'scandisk.exe' starts up. I have tried everything I know
>about windows to stop this (I have been using windows since 3.1, so I know a thing
>or two about it) and it still dosen't work. I've tried 'msconfig' 'regedit' and the
>startup folder and still no joy. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
>

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