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My computer is now crashing every single time I use it.
I've tried my Norton Antivirus scan a few times, all coming back with reports of no errors.
I've tried defrag, but have since been told it can't do a defrag as there is an error on the hard drive, and I should run scandisk. So, I run it, and no errors are reported, try defrag again, the same error pops up.
So I try scandisk in the 'Thorough' mode, but am always told it has to restart as a program is running. The problem is I can't see which program this would be, as I close everything in the Task Manager (all except Exploror and Systray as suggested) but still it will not do a complete scan, and therefore won't allow me to fix the reported error. I've even tried in safe mode, but it doesn't work that way either.
Can anyone enlighten me as to how I can make scandisk do a thorough scann with no stops???
Thanks, it's really starting to bug me now.
I've tried my Norton Antivirus scan a few times, all coming back with reports of no errors.
I've tried defrag, but have since been told it can't do a defrag as there is an error on the hard drive, and I should run scandisk. So, I run it, and no errors are reported, try defrag again, the same error pops up.
So I try scandisk in the 'Thorough' mode, but am always told it has to restart as a program is running. The problem is I can't see which program this would be, as I close everything in the Task Manager (all except Exploror and Systray as suggested) but still it will not do a complete scan, and therefore won't allow me to fix the reported error. I've even tried in safe mode, but it doesn't work that way either.
Can anyone enlighten me as to how I can make scandisk do a thorough scann with no stops???
Thanks, it's really starting to bug me now.
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cjh,
It's a good idea to run scandisk all the way through, but if you've got a big drive then this can take a while. Best to do it overnight, and defragment it at the same time.
As for shutdown problems there are about a billion things that can stop this working as it should.
If you have Windows XP then there is an excellent troubleshooting guide at: http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm
If you have Windows ME or earlier then the same sort of guide can be found at: http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm
These guides cover just about every possibility, so you should be able to isolate your problem - even if it takes a while.
It's a good idea to run scandisk all the way through, but if you've got a big drive then this can take a while. Best to do it overnight, and defragment it at the same time.
As for shutdown problems there are about a billion things that can stop this working as it should.
If you have Windows XP then there is an excellent troubleshooting guide at: http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm
If you have Windows ME or earlier then the same sort of guide can be found at: http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm
These guides cover just about every possibility, so you should be able to isolate your problem - even if it takes a while.
phi11ip wrote:
> About 1 in 10 shutdowns result in the 'Shutting Down' screen being
> displayed for hours and never leaving!
Hey, 1 in 10, thats pretty good :o)
Try 10 in 10 for me. All the time EVERY time Windows never shuts down my computer. I really don't understand it.
Had a word with a mate who seems to know a lot, and we came to the conclusion that I may have a faulty Hard Drive, which is just the icing on the cake isn't it.
Decided to Save off everything important to CD's and take the New Hard Drive out and go back to the old small one, and see if it works as before. At lease it will show if the newer Hard Drive was fault or not.
Thanks for the pointer though Phi11ip
> About 1 in 10 shutdowns result in the 'Shutting Down' screen being
> displayed for hours and never leaving!
Hey, 1 in 10, thats pretty good :o)
Try 10 in 10 for me. All the time EVERY time Windows never shuts down my computer. I really don't understand it.
Had a word with a mate who seems to know a lot, and we came to the conclusion that I may have a faulty Hard Drive, which is just the icing on the cake isn't it.
Decided to Save off everything important to CD's and take the New Hard Drive out and go back to the old small one, and see if it works as before. At lease it will show if the newer Hard Drive was fault or not.
Thanks for the pointer though Phi11ip
Your computer is just like mine!
Basically you've got some program running that messes up your PC and you can't find it...
I got the same thing!
About 1 in 10 shutdowns result in the 'Shutting Down' screen being displayed for hours and never leaving!
I have to restart the PC and then push the off button!
In safe mode, you only have a few vital programs running and there isn't anything that can mess things up...
Basically you've got some program running that messes up your PC and you can't find it...
I got the same thing!
About 1 in 10 shutdowns result in the 'Shutting Down' screen being displayed for hours and never leaving!
I have to restart the PC and then push the off button!
In safe mode, you only have a few vital programs running and there isn't anything that can mess things up...
Well, gave it a go, but unfortunatly my kid bro has some homework to do, so had to stop.
One thing I did notice though, when I went to shut down the computer turned itself off, which it never does in normal windows mode.
Would anyone know why this is??
One thing I did notice though, when I went to shut down the computer turned itself off, which it never does in normal windows mode.
Would anyone know why this is??
Restart in safe mode then do it...
I had EXACTLY the same problem!
Safe mode you have to TURN off your PC first and then turn it on as it doesn't work for me when I just restart (took me about 30 mins to work it out!)
I had EXACTLY the same problem!
Safe mode you have to TURN off your PC first and then turn it on as it doesn't work for me when I just restart (took me about 30 mins to work it out!)
My computer is now crashing every single time I use it.
I've tried my Norton Antivirus scan a few times, all coming back with reports of no errors.
I've tried defrag, but have since been told it can't do a defrag as there is an error on the hard drive, and I should run scandisk. So, I run it, and no errors are reported, try defrag again, the same error pops up.
So I try scandisk in the 'Thorough' mode, but am always told it has to restart as a program is running. The problem is I can't see which program this would be, as I close everything in the Task Manager (all except Exploror and Systray as suggested) but still it will not do a complete scan, and therefore won't allow me to fix the reported error. I've even tried in safe mode, but it doesn't work that way either.
Can anyone enlighten me as to how I can make scandisk do a thorough scann with no stops???
Thanks, it's really starting to bug me now.
I've tried my Norton Antivirus scan a few times, all coming back with reports of no errors.
I've tried defrag, but have since been told it can't do a defrag as there is an error on the hard drive, and I should run scandisk. So, I run it, and no errors are reported, try defrag again, the same error pops up.
So I try scandisk in the 'Thorough' mode, but am always told it has to restart as a program is running. The problem is I can't see which program this would be, as I close everything in the Task Manager (all except Exploror and Systray as suggested) but still it will not do a complete scan, and therefore won't allow me to fix the reported error. I've even tried in safe mode, but it doesn't work that way either.
Can anyone enlighten me as to how I can make scandisk do a thorough scann with no stops???
Thanks, it's really starting to bug me now.
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