Annoying Problems

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Matthew

Dear All,

I am using WinXP Pro aver the last week or two strange
problems have developed.

1) Everytime the machine starts it preforms a chkdisk on
my secondary hard drive, and finds no problems. I make
sure the machine is shut down properly but still get the
problem.

2) E
 
-----Original Message-----
Dear All,

I am using WinXP Pro aver the last week or two strange
problems have developed.

1) Everytime the machine starts it preforms a chkdisk on
my secondary hard drive, and finds no problems. I make
sure the machine is shut down properly but still get the
problem.
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The second problem is that everytime XP has booted the
floppy disk drive starts churning and won't stop until I
put a disk in. I get no error messages and I have
the 'Restore Previous Folder Windows at Login' option
turned off in Folder Options. This problem started when I
rreplaced my old floppy disk drive with a new one.

TIA for your help

Matthew
 
Hi Matthew,

Not to be cruel, but with overclocking, all bets are off. Just as with
messing with beta software, you need to be prepared for the inevitable -
'cause it's going to happen. I would suggest you bite the bullet and do the
repair install at this point (and yes, you will need to reinstall the
updates).

Also, on the floppy problem, search the registry for A:\ and see if it turns
up in a MRU key.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Matthew said:
Hi Rick,

Thanks for the help.

Unfortunately neither of your suggestions worked for me.
I checked the KB article, I do not have a HP printer or a
corrupt registry hive, at least I don't think so! Is
there a registry tweak to turn off chkdisk for a drive? I
first noticed this problem after I attempted to overclock
my processor more than I usually do! The weather was very
hot and the system overheated. I have had this problem
ever since.

The accessing the floppy drive on start up for no apparent
reason is also still a mystery. Not only did I disable my
AV software (Norton) but all start up items using system
mechanic. Cleared my recent documents, even though none
of them pointed to anything on the floppy drive and still
it grinds away until I stick a disk in to shut it up! I
would really like to resolve this issue without having to
do an 'inplace upgrade' and then have to reinstall all the
MS patches and SP1a again!

Any more ideas???

Cheers

Matthew
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Hi Matthew,

1) Try this:

Chkdsk Runs Each Time That You Start Your Computer [Q316506]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316506

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Matthew said:
Dear All,

I am using WinXP Pro aver the last week or two strange
problems have developed.

1) Everytime the machine starts it preforms a chkdisk on
my secondary hard drive, and finds no problems. I make
sure the machine is shut down properly but still get the
problem.

2) E
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