hpguru
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Re: Kaspersky, You lost me at ISwift..
said by StraitShoot  :Why is Chkdsk now soooo dreadfully slow at stage 2 and it was fine before I installed the software? Why do you sit and watch it?? Why would you even watch it if there is no delay? I think intelligent people ought to be able to tear themselves away from the PC long enough for a freakin diagnostic to complete.
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dantz
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| said by hpguru :said by StraitShoot :Why is Chkdsk now soooo dreadfully slow at stage 2 and it was fine before I installed the software? Why do you sit and watch it?? Why would you even watch it if there is no delay? I think intelligent people ought to be able to tear themselves away from the PC long enough for a freakin diagnostic to complete. The point is not just the delay itself, but what it might signify.
Suppose you bring home and install a new, very highly regarded home appliance. Somebody casually mentions to you that a few people have had problems with smoke and/or overheating, and some people have even said that theirs caught fire, but you choose to ignore this apparent rumor because the consumer reviews and the magazine articles were almost universally favorable and you really like the way this appliance works. Not long afterwards, you begin to smell smoke in your house. What's your reaction? Do you say "Hmmm, that's funny, I smell a little smoke. Oh well, whatever, it probably doesn't mean anything, I'll just open the window", or do you go in there and check it out?
The chkdsk delay is the smoke, in case you didn't quite follow my little analogy.
I consider chkdsk to be a rather important little program, since it is a built-in tool that is capable of both examining and repairing the NTFS filesystem. Sometimes this little utility can be incredibly useful, especially when the chips are down and you really need it to work. So, when chkdsk starts running strangely or even fails, I would think that you might want to sit up and take notice. |
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hpguru
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| said by dantz :So, when chkdsk starts running strangely or even fails, I would think that you might want to sit up and take notice. I don't think it is running strangely, nor has it failed.
This is just an educated guess but on my system the brief delay occurs prior to chkdsk reporting the percentage complete for that stage. My guess is that it is just taking a little longer to enumerate all the structures before it begins examining them. If chkdisk were finding inconsistencies Winlogon would report them in the application log but what I find upon examination is perfectly consistent with what one could expect on a system without KAV6.
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jmorlan
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said by dantz :I consider chkdsk to be a rather important little program, since it is a built-in tool that is capable of both examining and repairing the NTFS filesystem. Sometimes this little utility can be incredibly useful, especially when the chips are down and you really need it to work. So, when chkdsk starts running strangely or even fails, I would think that you might want to sit up and take notice. I agree. There are plenty of anti-virus programs out there, but only one CHKDSK. There was a time when there were a number of third party "disk doctor" applications available, but with NTFS, CHKDSK is the only game in town. Yes, there are others, but as far as I know, they are merely shells that run on top of CHKDSK. |
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