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Re: Scandisk on Startup
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Gregg Pfaff - Chief Engineer <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:09:03 -0500
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Scan disk usually runs on startup if the system was not properly shut down
the last time it was used. Even Win95 OS2 does that. Are you sure someone is
turnig the system off without shutting down first?
Gregg

David Rezachek wrote:

> I am running Windows 98 on a HP Pavilion 6370Z. Almost every time I turn
> on the computer, or restart it, Scandisk starts. This can take a long
> time with an 8gig HD. Does anyone have any idea why this happens?
>
> David Rezachek
>
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