From: <CSThomas

Wait for other answers, but I think three stages are "pretty normal".
It might do more if it finds a problem, and if you have seen more stages
before on this same machine, it might be cause to investigate that further.

                                   Rick Glazier

>I  have a Dell Windows XP SP2, and when I go to do a Scan Disk, it goes fine, 
> I  also check mark the Chk Disk to do it's job when the computer is  
> restarted.  I also do the Defrag as well.  The problem I'm having is  when all of the 
> above is done and I restart my computer to do the Chk Disk,  there are 
> supposed to be 5 phases it runs through to do it's job, but for some  reason, it only 
> goes through 3 of them.  
> 
> I even tried it in Safe  Mode, and it will only go through three of them.  Wh
> at could be  wrong?  I have no spy ware, viruses or anything like  that.   
> This has been going on now for the past 2 months and  nothing has changed.  
> Harriet

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