w2k pro start up

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Richard

Hi

I just reinstalled my pc due to a virus attack (I think :)) and repair
wasn't able to help. The problem now is that the pc seems to scan the bios
(or the startup scan for the computer) twice before it starts up windows.
What happened and how do I overcome this?

Many thanks in advance.

Richard
 
Richard said:
Hi

I just reinstalled my pc due to a virus attack (I think :)) and repair
wasn't able to help. The problem now is that the pc seems to scan the bios
(or the startup scan for the computer) twice before it starts up windows.
What happened and how do I overcome this?

Many thanks in advance.

Richard
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You need to clarify your question. What exactly happens at
startup time? What are the messages you see? What is the
problem?
 
Hi Pegasus

There is no messages actually. It is the startup of the computer where it
runs the memory check, harddisk check and then moves on to launching
windows. It will run the check and instead on launching windows, it will go
blank launch the scan again then open windows.

Hope you understand what I am trying to say

Many thanks
Richard
 
hi Pegasus

The computer did it again, actually it started windows then rebooted to the
startup screen. It seems that it only happens when I shut down the computer
and start again. It won't happen when I restart the computer.

Any ideas

Richard
 
It appears that Windows considers your ordinary shotdown process
as a "dirty shutdown", equivalent to pressing the Reset button or
pulling the plug. This then triggers the checkdisk action on the next
reboot.

There are several ways of shutting down a PC:
a) Via Start / Shutdown
b) With psshutdn.exe (www.sysinternals.com)
c) With one of the many other shutdown.exe commands
d) By pressing the power button
e) By pressing the reset key
f) By pulling the plug

d), e) and f) are not recommended.
c) can be downloaded from many sites.
b) My spelling might be out - it could be psshutdown.exe

I suggest you try options b) and c) instead of a).
 
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