re: Disc Check Malfunction. (XP Home).
Monday, January 19, 2004 at 10:53 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by mojoe
(1327 messages posted)
Start your pc in Safe Mode (F8), log in as admin, then run 1. cleanmgr, 2. scan entire
hdd(s) using your antivirus scanner, 3. chkdsk, then 4. defrag. This is pretty much
the same maintenance routine used since the days of W95, though the program names
might be slightly different. There are other utilities/batch files that can be added
like privacy/security tools that clean .dat and other hidden files but those 4 steps
go a long way towards optimizing a pc.
hth
On Monday, January 19, 2004 at 12:52 am, John wrote:
>My computer has been operating quite well for the last couple of months but then
>out of the blue a problem emerged. While running a disc check, the computer stopped
>half way through the operation. When I tried to correct it I noticed that the screen
>was frozen and the hard drive was not turning,(no hard drive light or sound). I
called
>up the task manager but that was in vain and I had to turn the computer off via
the
>main button. This happened about three times and I used system restore to hopefully
>correct it but to no avail either. However the next time I tried to run the disc
>check it worked. Would someone out there know if this is a problem and what to do
>to correct it? I am running XP Home. Also, there was no other program running at
>thesame time.
>Thanks.
>Regards
>John.
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