Windows XP Disk Check

TheDude · 06-02-2007, 06:55 PM

Every time I turn on one of my laptops (it is an old Dell Inspiron 8000, running Windows XP), I get the message saying "one of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" or something like that. I can stop it before it starts by pressing "any key," but I was wondering if there was a way to keep this from showing up in the first place.

meanman · 06-02-2007, 07:21 PM

have you let it run the check?

TheDude · 06-02-2007, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meanman

have you let it run the check?

Yes, and it keeps showing up regardless. If something is wrong, I honestly don't care that much, because it is old and slow, but I would like to keep the message from showing up.

Maddhatter · 06-02-2007, 08:06 PM

sounds like something is wrong or it wouldn't do that each time. Probably a minor problem tho if the computer runs fine after.

TheDude · 06-02-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Maddhatter

sounds like something is wrong or it wouldn't do that each time. Probably a minor problem tho if the computer runs fine after.

Yeah, it does run fine afterwards (well, except slowly), so I figured the disk check was running by mistake or something. I just really want to know if I can turn it off.

06-02-2007, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheDude New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 9	Windows XP Disk Check Every time I turn on one of my laptops (it is an old Dell Inspiron 8000, running Windows XP), I get the message saying "one of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" or something like that. I can stop it before it starts by pressing "any key," but I was wondering if there was a way to keep this from showing up in the first place.

06-02-2007, 08:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Maddhatter Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Age: 26 Posts: 781	sounds like something is wrong or it wouldn't do that each time. Probably a minor problem tho if the computer runs fine after. __________________ Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz PSU: Rosewill 400W Ram: G.Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit GPU: Ati Radeon x1800xt 256 mb OS: Windows XP Professional 64 bit

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06-02-2007, 07:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,719	have you let it run the check?