Re: can't schedule C: chkdsk run
- From: "Tom Horsley" <tom.horsley@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:43:11 -0400
Oh, I've been paranoid about that for years. I've got a hardware
and software firewall, anti-virus, etc. None of them see anything
wrong, and I never click on random stuff (especially in email).
Even if it is some sort of infestation that none of the security
apps detect, formatting C: and reinstalling should clean it up
as well as any other kind of broken software. Actually, I noticed
the first symptoms of this shortly after running windows update
(the last time it worked), maybe I shouldn't click on those
links either :-).
"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eXU0evelFHA.3256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Whenever you have a problem that affects many areas of the operating system, suspect that your computer has been compromised.
>
> Install a good firewall - one that blocks unwanted outbound traffic as well
> as unwanted inbound traffic. Then when something tries to connect, out of
> the ordinary, you will be flagged. At that point you can disallow that
> particular instance either once or permanently. A good FREE firewall is
> available here:
> http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=dbtopnav_za
>
> Then check you system for infestations of viruses, spyware, dialers, key
> loggers etc.
>
> Download, install, update and run the following from ***safe*** mode:
>
> If you don't have any antivirus installed, AVG Antivirus (free) from
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
>
> Ad-Aware (free) from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
>
> SpyBot Search and Destroy (free) from
> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
>
> Microsoft Anti Spyware (free) from
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
>
> Don't ever go clicking things just because a web site, e-mail, popup or
> rogue desktop tells you to! If you are not 101% certain what an action will
> do - don't perform that action. Control your clicking finger!
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from: George Ankner
> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
> "Tom Horsley" <tom.horsley@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uou6UaelFHA.4000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Yep, but the command prompt version didn't work. I eventually got around
>> to trying the GUI version under safe mode, and that actually did make
>> chkdsk run on the next boot, and it found absolutely nothing wrong,
>> so I'm starting to suspect some kind of massive software foul-up
>> (making re-installing XP even more attractive - maybe I won't need
>> a new disk drive :-).
>>
>> It seems as though nothing related to diddling software on the machine
>> will work. If I try to bring up the system restore window to try going
>> back to a prior restore point, it hangs. If I try to un-install
>> recently installed software, the installer hangs, and if I try to run
>> windows update, windows update hangs. It is like there is some central
>> point of failure in Windows Installer on this system - anything that
>> gets close to it hangs.
>>
>> "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23tKeCydlFHA.4000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Backup your necessary files.
>>>
>>> When you ran chkdsk c: /f from a command prompt, after running did you type in Y and then enter to enable chkdsk to run during
>>> the next boot?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> Quote from: George Ankner
>>> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>>>
>>> "Tom Horsley" <tom.horsley@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:u18P2SdlFHA.3544@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>I have the feeling that something is going bad with my hard
>>>> disk. The system hangs forever at "Saving Your Settings" when
>>>> I try to shutdown or reboot, It hangs when I try to run
>>>> Windows Update, and if I try to schedule a chkdsk run on C:
>>>> it claims to have scheduled it, but when I reboot, nothing
>>>> happens (other than booting, that is). It almost acts like
>>>> the registry has become read-only.
>>>>
>>>> Is there some way I can boot that will allow me to manually run
>>>> chkdsk on C:?
>>>>
>>>> Or am I better off just assuming the disk is on its way to
>>>> the junkpile, do one last backup while I can, and reinstall
>>>> windows from scratch? (Its been a few years since the last
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
.
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