Cannot scandisk

[nick]

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Using xp build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519:service pack 2.
P4 3.4gb with 1gb ram & 300gb hdd. HDD @30% of capacity

Something strange going on.
Today PC very sluggish and odd behaviour.
Normally boots in seconds, now taking about 6 minutes.
Have run virus scan, adaware & Spybot S&D. Nothing peculiar.

Have tried to Scandisk both from normal boot and safe mode.
Get error message: " Windows was unable to complete the disk check" with no
further explanation.
Disk defragmenter shows 3% and does not recommend defrag.

Any ideas please?

Nick.

 

[Guest]

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Boot up into *safe* mode. Run your checks from there. See what happens and
get back to this thread with a report on your success/failure.

--
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!"

"Nick" <nickswan@nationwideisp.net> wrote in message
news:ehE%238DGkFHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Using xp build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519:service pack 2.
> P4 3.4gb with 1gb ram & 300gb hdd. HDD @30% of capacity
>
> Something strange going on.
> Today PC very sluggish and odd behaviour.
> Normally boots in seconds, now taking about 6 minutes.
> Have run virus scan, adaware & Spybot S&D. Nothing peculiar.
>
> Have tried to Scandisk both from normal boot and safe mode.
> Get error message: " Windows was unable to complete the disk check" with
> no
> further explanation.
> Disk defragmenter shows 3% and does not recommend defrag.
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> Nick.
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

I have been successful in running chkdsk from the repair console when it
wouldn't work any other way. I have also had to run it 2-3 times, upon
occasion, to complete all repairs.

You can get to the recovery console by booting up with a Windows XP CD.
Please note that if you are running Windows XP SP2, you will need a Windows
XP CD that has SP2 incorporated into it.

--
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!"

"Nick" <nickswan@nationwideisp.net> wrote in message
news:ehE%238DGkFHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Using xp build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519:service pack 2.
> P4 3.4gb with 1gb ram & 300gb hdd. HDD @30% of capacity
>
> Something strange going on.
> Today PC very sluggish and odd behaviour.
> Normally boots in seconds, now taking about 6 minutes.
> Have run virus scan, adaware & Spybot S&D. Nothing peculiar.
>
> Have tried to Scandisk both from normal boot and safe mode.
> Get error message: " Windows was unable to complete the disk check" with
> no
> further explanation.
> Disk defragmenter shows 3% and does not recommend defrag.
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> Nick.
>
>

 

[nick]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Thank you Richard,

as per my OP, I have tried from normal and *safe* mode. Without any
success, just the same error message each time.

Regards

Nick.

"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uj1oNGGkFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Boot up into *safe* mode. Run your checks from there. See what happens
and
> get back to this thread with a report on your success/failure.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> "Nick" <nickswan@nationwideisp.net> wrote in message
> news:ehE%238DGkFHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Using xp build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519:service pack 2.
> > P4 3.4gb with 1gb ram & 300gb hdd. HDD @30% of capacity
> >
> > Something strange going on.
> > Today PC very sluggish and odd behaviour.
> > Normally boots in seconds, now taking about 6 minutes.
> > Have run virus scan, adaware & Spybot S&D. Nothing peculiar.
> >
> > Have tried to Scandisk both from normal boot and safe mode.
> > Get error message: " Windows was unable to complete the disk check"
with
> > no
> > further explanation.
> > Disk defragmenter shows 3% and does not recommend defrag.
> >
> > Any ideas please?
> >
> > Nick.
> >
> >
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Sorry I missed that.

--
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!"

"Nick" <nickswan@nationwideisp.net> wrote in message
news:uIVAkLIkFHA.3656@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thank you Richard,
>
> as per my OP, I have tried from normal and *safe* mode. Without any
> success, just the same error message each time.
>
> Regards
>
> Nick.
>
> "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message
> news:uj1oNGGkFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Boot up into *safe* mode. Run your checks from there. See what happens
> and
>> get back to this thread with a report on your success/failure.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> "Nick" <nickswan@nationwideisp.net> wrote in message
>> news:ehE%238DGkFHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Using xp build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519:service pack 2.
>> > P4 3.4gb with 1gb ram & 300gb hdd. HDD @30% of capacity
>> >
>> > Something strange going on.
>> > Today PC very sluggish and odd behaviour.
>> > Normally boots in seconds, now taking about 6 minutes.
>> > Have run virus scan, adaware & Spybot S&D. Nothing peculiar.
>> >
>> > Have tried to Scandisk both from normal boot and safe mode.
>> > Get error message: " Windows was unable to complete the disk check"
> with
>> > no
>> > further explanation.
>> > Disk defragmenter shows 3% and does not recommend defrag.
>> >
>> > Any ideas please?
>> >
>> > Nick.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>