 IT GuyOw, My BallsPremium
join:2004-07-29
Las Cruces, NM | [XPPro] Annoying Scan Disk At Boot Hello all,
So I have a particularly annoying problem with a handful of XP Pro machines. This problem is nothing new, however each step I've taken as suggested across Web forums will not solve the problem.
The problem is that scan disk runs a full 5-stage disk check after every reboot despite the volume not being dirty and being completely healthy. I have performed the following actions to try and stop Windows from running scan disk on startup:
Ran the commands
fsutil dirty query c: resulting in "Volume C: is not dirty."
chkntfs /x c: which is supposed to exclude the drive from boot time checking.
Modified the registry under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager and changing BootExecute to:
autocheck autochk *
Those are the three steps I know I have taken so far to try stopping chkdsk from running at boot. I'm sure I have tried a couple more options that were offered, but don't remember exactly what they were. Still every time these PC's re-boot they end up performing a full scan.
I have also verified it wasn't checking any drives or partitions other than C:
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is a major annoyance that just doesn't seem to want to go away.
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 plencnerbPremium
join:2000-09-25
Elgin, IL
kudos:2 | Have you checked the registry startup keys or the startup folders?
•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
•HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
•C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
•C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
of course, xxxx = any user name other then All Users
Anytime I am looking to figure out what runs on startup, I check these 4 places. If there is something there that I don't know what it is for, I research it (go to the actual directory, do a google search on the directory name or exe name, etc) and figure out if I really need it or not. I may go as far as actually running whatever command I see, to figure out what it does.
Personally for me, I try to keep the items in these places as low as possible. Both of my startup folders are empty. The Registry keys listed above for me only have a total of 6 things (all in the HKLM key). And, I know exactly what each command does, and why it is there. Again for me, the less I have here the better.
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 CudniLa Merma - VigiladoPremium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire
kudos:13 | reply to IT Guy
also any security software that might be blocking the change? What are the error or warnings in eventviewer logs, if any?
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IT GuyOw, My BallsPremium
join:2004-07-29
Las Cruces, NM | reply to plencnerb
Thanks, totally skipped my mind to look in those locations. I'll check those out and see if autochk, chkdsk, etc...
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