Andrew, could you expand that into more detailed
procedure? I normally go Start>>Run>>cmd,
then cd\ ....... chkdsk/r ......and then
Restart the system, so that it does chkdsk
when presumably nothing is running, and again
presumably, the fastest......

Andrew E. wrote:
> You should boot to xp cd,recovery,select 1 for entry,press enter key for
> password,then type:CHKDSK C: /R You'll find its faster.
>
> "billurie@nospam.org" wrote:
>
>
>>I run chkdsk/r to clean up incidental damage, like
>>after a system crash. I'm accustomed to how long it
>>takes, but today it took cloase to an hour to get
>>through Step 4, Verification of file data. About
>>twice the usual. Any clues a to where I can look
>>for possible reasons for slowdown?
>>--
>> William B. Lurie
>>


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