I am having problems getting windows to load sometimes.Sometimes it loads
quickly others very slowlyand sometimes hangs on the windows loading screen.I
have looked at event logger and found the warning 'an error was dected on
Device\Harddisk 0\D'.
Is my 200gb sata hdd at fault?

Information about Event ID 51
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244780/en-us

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sup...&Language=1033

Try running Error Checking.
1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive you want to
check and then click Properties.
2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
3. Check both boxes:

� Automatically fix file system errors
Runs Chkdsk by using the /f parameter.
[[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during disk
checking. All files must be closed for this program to run. If the drive is
currently in use, a message asks if you want to reschedule
the disk checking for the next time you restart your computer. Your drive is
not available to run other tasks while the disk is being checked.]]

� Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
Runs Chkdsk by using the /r parameter.
[[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during disk
checking, locates bad sectors, and recovers readable information. All files
must be closed for this program to run. If the drive is currently in use, a
message asks if you want to reschedule the disk checking for the next time
you restart your computer. Your drive is not available to run other tasks
while the disk is being checked. If you select this option, you do not need
to select Automatically fix file system errors. Windows fixes any errors on
the disk.]]

You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.

For a look at the chkdsk log.

Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
Look in Application | Listed as Information |
Event ID: 1001
Source: Winlogon


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:46018C73-A781-426A-B659-0E5419D3145F@microsoft.com,
tommee <tommee@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I am having problems getting windows to load sometimes.Sometimes it loads
> quickly others very slowlyand sometimes hangs on the windows loading
> screen.I have looked at event logger and found the warning 'an error was
> dected on Device\Harddisk 0\D'.
> Is my 200gb sata hdd at fault?