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Every time I start WindowsXP Pro, I get a message and a disk check start, even though it never finds a problem. Per suggestions from your members, I checked to see that I did not have auto check for floppy disk done by my Bios, I removed Norton anti-virus check and I still have the problem. The message says that Windows is checking the hard disk, not anything else. Therefore, there must be a way to turn this off, please advise. Thanks, Sid Kraft.
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by dryflies
This may sound silly, but is the pc being shut down properly? A disk check is automatically initiated when the machine is shut down improperly. It is not a good idea to turn off that functionality. Find the root cause and prevent that. Start by checking your logs at the time of shutdown for errors.
by bfilmfan
If you are seeing disk check running, it is generally due to a dirty volume.
You can get more information about the disk check utility for XP here:
by blackcurrant
Hi
Also, has your machine done a full chkdsk? Initiate a full check via Disk Management.
Good luck
by dustyd
You can also try running msconfig from Start/Run.
Go to Startup and see if chkdsk.exe is listed. Uncheck it if it is.
by sonnguyen
It means that your hard drive soon becomes faulty
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