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is there a way to stop xp doing a chkdsk on start up. if i let it run the chkdsk one time it still does it the next time i boot.

I tried doing it from within xp, run chkdsk, and it says it will only run in read only. it finds errors but says cannot do anything because its in read only mode.

Ive no idea why its started doing it.

venney,

Lets first see if your system is flagged as dirty.
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste the following line where C: is the drive you want to check, change as needed:

fsutil dirty query C:

the response will be either
Volume C: is not dirty
Volume C: is dirty

If it comes back dirty then you need to run a chkdsk from the Recovery Console.
Start your system from the Windows XP CD load Microsoft Recovery Console, and then use the chkdsk command-line command.

If Chkdsk still reports that it cannot fix all the hard-disk problems, your file system or your Master Boot Record (MBR) may be damaged, or it may no longer be accessible. Try appropriate Recovery Console commands such as fixmbr and fixboot.

If it comes back as not dirty then remove the Chkdsk.exe or the Autochk.exe program from Scheduled Tasks
1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
2. Click either Chkdsk or Autochk in the list of scheduled tasks.
3. Under Folder Tasks, click Delete this item.