"Checking file system on C."

I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden, at
boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:

"One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed, assuming
that there is no problem?

Gordon Biggar

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Gordon Biggar <> wrote:
>
>"One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
>proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
>occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
>that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed, assuming
>that there is no problem?
>

There is a problem.

Seeing this every time usually means that you're shutting down
improperly and Windows isn't having time to properly shut the file system
on exit so it's inconsistent. It can also indicate an incompatible BIOS
or driver setting, for instance, Windows requires that readahead be
disabled on certain early Nvidia chipsets or you see that exact symptom.
It can also mean a drive is failing.

The place to start is event viewer. Look at the system and error
logs and see if there's some indication of a problem. And of course make
sure you're allowing Windows to shut down properly before powering off.

One possibility is that there is a hard drive problem, most likely bad
sectors, that chkdsk in it's normal mode can't fix. Back up as a
precaution and run chkdsk /r . You might also use the drive manufacturers
drive diagnostic or Seagate Tools (which isn't limited to Seagate drives.)
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"Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden, at
>boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>
> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
> proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
> occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
> that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed, assuming
> that there is no problem?
>
> Gordon Biggar
>
>
>

"Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden, at
>boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>
> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
> proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
> occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
> that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed, assuming
> that there is no problem?
>
> Gordon Biggar
>
>
>


If you computer is slow or jittery after having booted to the desktop, it
could mean that your hard drive is in danger of failing.

If after the drive checking, the computer works as you expect then, in all
probability, parts of the hard drive file structure are corrupted.
Personally, I think that it may be a good time to start over and re-install
the OS having formatted first..


--

Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

When I attempt to execute chkdsk /r, a black screen pops up momentarily and
then immediately disappears.

In looking at logs under Event Viewer, there shows repeated application
errors going way back pertaining to Perflib, and, occasionally, WMI. I also
show Warnings under User Profile Services, where my "registry file is still
in use by other applications...", but these also go way back.

If there is the possibility of a disk failure, does one want to format and
reload the operating system on the same hard drive? Or, does the failure
have nothing to do with the performance attributes of the drive itself?

The laptop is still under a Dell warranty, but maybe that's a slow route for
repair, never having used it.

GB



"Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden,
> at boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>
> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
> proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
> occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
> that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed, assuming
> that there is no problem?
>
> Gordon Biggar
>
>
>

Interestingly, when I went to the Backup and Restore Center to back up my C
and D (recovery) drives, Windows said that I had a disc error on the C
drive, which prevented the backup. I suppose that I could use Windows
Explorer to back up my C drive (except for the Windows folder?)

GB





"Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden,
> at boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>
> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
> proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
> occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
> that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed, assuming
> that there is no problem?
>
> Gordon Biggar
>
>
>

To run the chkdsk /r open a command prompt first and type it there. Say Y
(yes) to let it run on restart and then reboot.

Alternatively, use the built in Dell diagnostics. Press F12 on startup to
get to the Dell boot menu and select diagnostics from there. If there is a
drive problem, Dell will want the error code reported by their diagnostics
when you contact them for service.

And - No. It does not make any sense at all to reformat your drive and
reinstall Windows without checking the drive integrity.
--

"Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
news:%23v0zh$...
> When I attempt to execute chkdsk /r, a black screen pops up momentarily
> and then immediately disappears.
>
> In looking at logs under Event Viewer, there shows repeated application
> errors going way back pertaining to Perflib, and, occasionally, WMI. I
> also show Warnings under User Profile Services, where my "registry file is
> still in use by other applications...", but these also go way back.
>
> If there is the possibility of a disk failure, does one want to format and
> reload the operating system on the same hard drive? Or, does the failure
> have nothing to do with the performance attributes of the drive itself?
>
> The laptop is still under a Dell warranty, but maybe that's a slow route
> for repair, never having used it.
>
> GB
>
>
>
> "Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden,
>> at boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>>
>> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
>> proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
>> occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
>> that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed,
>> assuming that there is no problem?
>>
>> Gordon Biggar
>>
>>
>>

You could use Windows Explorer to back up selected data files (like your
Documents and Pictures folders). You can not use it for a full system
backup.
It certainly sounds like your drive is failing and backup in some fashion
is urgent!
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"Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Interestingly, when I went to the Backup and Restore Center to back up my
> C and D (recovery) drives, Windows said that I had a disc error on the C
> drive, which prevented the backup. I suppose that I could use Windows
> Explorer to back up my C drive (except for the Windows folder?)
>
> GB
>
>
>
>
>
> "Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden,
>> at boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>>
>> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then, CHKDSK
>> proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This routine now
>> occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to have a problem
>> that I can detect. How does one get this message to be bypassed,
>> assuming that there is no problem?
>>
>> Gordon Biggar
>>
>>
>>

The system prevented me from running chkdsk or chkdsk /r -- "access denied;
do not have sufficient privileges; must run in an elevated mode." I presume
that this is equivalent to saying: administrator privileges required! This
was a breeze in Windows 2000. I am the only user, and I was under the
impression that I have administrator privileges. What do I need to change
to run these routines?

However, I went the F12 route and ran the Diagnostics/System Tree/Hard Drive
Errors analysis. There were ten tests that lasted several hours. All
received a "Pass" rating.

I'm not sure where this leaves me!

GGB




"GTS" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> To run the chkdsk /r open a command prompt first and type it there. Say Y
> (yes) to let it run on restart and then reboot.
>
> Alternatively, use the built in Dell diagnostics. Press F12 on startup
> to get to the Dell boot menu and select diagnostics from there. If there
> is a drive problem, Dell will want the error code reported by their
> diagnostics when you contact them for service.
>
> And - No. It does not make any sense at all to reformat your drive and
> reinstall Windows without checking the drive integrity.
> --
>
> "Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
> news:%23v0zh$...
>> When I attempt to execute chkdsk /r, a black screen pops up momentarily
>> and then immediately disappears.
>>
>> In looking at logs under Event Viewer, there shows repeated application
>> errors going way back pertaining to Perflib, and, occasionally, WMI. I
>> also show Warnings under User Profile Services, where my "registry file
>> is still in use by other applications...", but these also go way back.
>>
>> If there is the possibility of a disk failure, does one want to format
>> and reload the operating system on the same hard drive? Or, does the
>> failure have nothing to do with the performance attributes of the drive
>> itself?
>>
>> The laptop is still under a Dell warranty, but maybe that's a slow route
>> for repair, never having used it.
>>
>> GB
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a sudden,
>>> at boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>>>
>>> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then,
>>> CHKDSK proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This
>>> routine now occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to
>>> have a problem that I can detect. How does one get this message to be
>>> bypassed, assuming that there is no problem?
>>>
>>> Gordon Biggar
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Figured it out. Ran Start\Accessories\and right-clicked on Command Prompt
to run as an Administrator. Simple!

With chkdsk /r I received the following error message during "verifying
indexes:" "an unspecified error occurred."

GB



"Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The system prevented me from running chkdsk or chkdsk /r -- "access
> denied; do not have sufficient privileges; must run in an elevated mode."
> I presume that this is equivalent to saying: administrator privileges
> required! This was a breeze in Windows 2000. I am the only user, and I
> was under the impression that I have administrator privileges. What do I
> need to change to run these routines?
>
> However, I went the F12 route and ran the Diagnostics/System Tree/Hard
> Drive Errors analysis. There were ten tests that lasted several hours.
> All received a "Pass" rating.
>
> I'm not sure where this leaves me!
>
> GGB
>
>
>
>
> "GTS" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> To run the chkdsk /r open a command prompt first and type it there. Say
>> Y (yes) to let it run on restart and then reboot.
>>
>> Alternatively, use the built in Dell diagnostics. Press F12 on startup
>> to get to the Dell boot menu and select diagnostics from there. If there
>> is a drive problem, Dell will want the error code reported by their
>> diagnostics when you contact them for service.
>>
>> And - No. It does not make any sense at all to reformat your drive and
>> reinstall Windows without checking the drive integrity.
>> --
>>
>> "Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23v0zh$...
>>> When I attempt to execute chkdsk /r, a black screen pops up momentarily
>>> and then immediately disappears.
>>>
>>> In looking at logs under Event Viewer, there shows repeated application
>>> errors going way back pertaining to Perflib, and, occasionally, WMI. I
>>> also show Warnings under User Profile Services, where my "registry file
>>> is still in use by other applications...", but these also go way back.
>>>
>>> If there is the possibility of a disk failure, does one want to format
>>> and reload the operating system on the same hard drive? Or, does the
>>> failure have nothing to do with the performance attributes of the drive
>>> itself?
>>>
>>> The laptop is still under a Dell warranty, but maybe that's a slow route
>>> for repair, never having used it.
>>>
>>> GB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gordon Biggar" <> wrote in message
>>> news:#...
>>>> I am running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) on my laptop. All of a
>>>> sudden, at boot I started receiving the above message, followed by:
>>>>
>>>> "One of your disks may need to be checked for consistency." Then,
>>>> CHKDSK proceeds to verify the files, and the boot completes. This
>>>> routine now occurs each time that I boot the machine. I don't seem to
>>>> have a problem that I can detect. How does one get this message to be
>>>> bypassed, assuming that there is no problem?
>>>>
>>>> Gordon Biggar
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>