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Vixen89
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      05-12-2009

Hello, I recently upgraded to Windows Vista Home Premium from Windows XP
MCE 2005. I ran chkdsk because my computer said there was something
wrong with the hard drive. I let chkdsk run while I was gone at work,
and my mother tells me the computer completely shut off on it's own. Is
chkdsk supposed to be behaving this way? In the past, I've never known
chkdsk to do this.


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      05-12-2009
> Hello, I recently upgraded to Windows Vista Home Premium from Windows XP
> MCE 2005. I ran chkdsk because my computer said there was something
> wrong with the hard drive. I let chkdsk run while I was gone at work,
> and my mother tells me the computer completely shut off on it's own. Is
> chkdsk supposed to be behaving this way? In the past, I've never known
> chkdsk to do this.
>
>
> --

Is the computer set to hibernate? Normally check disk will reboot the
system when it's done which would bring you to desktop (or logon screen),
and depending on power settings it could eventually sleep/hibernate.


 
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      05-12-2009


"Vixen89" <> wrote in message
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> Hello, I recently upgraded to Windows Vista Home Premium from Windows XP
> MCE 2005. I ran chkdsk because my computer said there was something
> wrong with the hard drive. I let chkdsk run while I was gone at work,
> and my mother tells me the computer completely shut off on it's own. Is
> chkdsk supposed to be behaving this way? In the past, I've never known
> chkdsk to do this.



Hi Vixen--

"because my computer said there was something wrong with the hard drive."

Those somethings'll get ya every time.

What did your computer say precisely? What was the error message. That
would help. I'd go to the pc maker's website and also see how you can test
the hd. When you're home run chkdsk again this way. Before you do, run
this cmd at the cmd prompt. Type cmd in the search box above the start
button and when it pops up>rt. click>run as admin.

At the cmd prompt type: fsutil dirty query c:\ or use the letter of the
drive your Windows is on.

When it asks if you want to run chkdsk, if it does, type in y>then enter.

Then at the cmd prompt type chkdsk /r with a space between the k and the
slash. When it asks if you want to run at next boot y/n type in y>then
enter.

Best,

CH



> Vixen89


 
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Peter Foldes
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      05-13-2009
Vixen89

If all is OK after you do what Chad posted then I would look at the Power Supply and
fan and also CPU fan for overheating problem

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> Hello, I recently upgraded to Windows Vista Home Premium from Windows XP
> MCE 2005. I ran chkdsk because my computer said there was something
> wrong with the hard drive. I let chkdsk run while I was gone at work,
> and my mother tells me the computer completely shut off on it's own. Is
> chkdsk supposed to be behaving this way? In the past, I've never known
> chkdsk to do this.
>
>
> --
> Vixen89


 
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