Re: Disable ScanDisk



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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Weekend user wrote:
>> Although I am running Windows ME I could not find a group listed for that
>> OS so I assumed that for this problem XP is comparable(?).
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> Not really. No more than a Yugo is comparable to a Lexus, anyway.
>
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>> The problem is that for some reason on startup my computer wants the run
>> scandisk. There seems to be a problem with scandisk because about
>> three-quarters of the way throught the sacn it locks up. If I cancel the
>> scandisk my computer seems to be acting OK but if I don't hover over the
>> computer on startup I have to do a hard reboot.
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to stop the scandisk from running on startup?
>>
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> You may be able to correct this by backing up your data, formatting the
> hard drive, and reinstalling everything. If the problem persists, replace
> the defective hard drive.
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