Re: Chkdsk

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From: Bob Smalls (muahl_at_nonet.net.cz)
Date: 05/10/04 

Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 23:59:18 +0800

"Edward W. Thompson" <thomeduk1@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:uHrEDLoNEHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I am having problems with my machine (WinXP Pro+SP1) and have tried to
run
> "chkdsk" to diagnose the trouble I am having. If I enter "chkdsk /f" in
the
> run box the program runs in a dos box. If I enter the same when in "safe
> mode" a dos box opens with the message to the effect that "chkdsk" will
run
> at next boot up which is the message I would expect when in "normal" mode.
> Further, if I enter "chkdsk c: \f" in the run box when in normal mode the
> program does not respond.
>
> I have run sfc \scannow in an attempt to "fix" the problem.
>
> With regards to the problem I am having, the machine has begun to "lockup"
> which requires a cold reboot to fix. A further problem is while using a
> program (any program) I am unable to access the menu is the menu bar.
> Clicking on any of the menus does nothing, no drop down of the menu bar.
> Closing the program and restarting does not help and the same problem
exists
> if I open another program. I need to cold boot to fix the problem.
>
> What seems to be strange is the CPU usage (task manager) always seems to
be
> about 25% even without any input by me into the machine i.e. I can leave
the
> machine idle for 5-10 minutes and Task Manager will still show 25% CPU
> usage.
>
> I have scanned for viruses using my resident AV program (NOD32) and using
> the Trend online program. Have defragged (Perfectdisk), run Adaware and
> Spybot Search and Destroy and "cleaned" the Registry using System
Mechanic.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>

Chkdsk /f won't run in Windows (or at a command prompt) if C: is the system
disk. It will need to be performed at next boot. There are 5 phases of
checking with the /f switch and only 3 with regular chkdsk (doesn't repair
the disk). Check the Event Viewer/Application under WinLogon source to see
results of the chkdsk when the system reboots.

Which processes in Task manager are using the CPU?, and are they connecting
to the internet.
Is everything working in Device manager. What you describe could be hardware
related.
I recently received a virus/trojan courtesy of the messenger service that
the Trend online scanner didn't pick up, and neither did several other
scanners.
I was suspicious about the message that I recieved and also I noticed there
was internet activity when I wasn't using internet programs.

HTH

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