XP repairs the errors on reboot since so many files are in use when it is running. A lot faster and more efficient than Scandisk restarting...
Do you have more than one drive and how are your drives partitioned?
_ This will be a matter of opinion. I personally made a shortcut to chkdsk.exe and included the /f switch so that I could schedule a check on...
Well, it looks like you do indeed have 2 separate installations. How did your experiment go? How is the drive on which you have XP partitioned?
Control Panel----> Folder Options.
Hi, again. First, we need to verify whether you really have 2 separate installations, or your boot.ini file just needs to be fixed. Do both...
This can happen if scandisk is corrupt or the version you have does not match the date of your system. If you have any scandisk.exe files...
Glad to hear it. Too bad people are so afraid of reinstalling. It is sometimes the simplest solution and really painless. I bet you won't be so...
Well, Kittie Cat , it may be time to consider reinstalling. If you can do a repair reinstall, you will be done in far less time than you have...
You are in trouble. Try running scandisk from the boot floppy and use the option to do a full surface scan.
Could be a number of things. If you have a firewall, disable it for the updates. Try setting your security settings in Internet Options to a...
The Start Menu is an explorer function. Even the bitmap for the button is contained in explorer.exe and changing it involves hacking explorer....
There used to be a progress bar, but I haven't seen it since SP1. If you try the sfc /scanonce option, you will notice on your next reboot that...
Well, I got my file checker working. Go to run and type: sfc /revert to return to default settings. Then try: sfc /scanonce Restart...
That is a very good question. The same thing happens on my machine. It appears I can't start the file checker any longer. OK. Let's try...
OK. You really need only search for the jdbgmgr.exe file. It will tell you where it is located when found. If you ran the Run command as you...
OK. We better try the least intrusive method first. You should know that using the System File Checker will not remove anything you have...
If it is a restore CD, it may erase everything off your hard drive and reinstall XP. Check the CD to see if there is a folder called I386 on it.
You picked up a piece of adware somewhere along the road. This will tell you how to get rid of it (Note that it is not really a virus--it is just...
Did you get XP on a CD with the computer? Do you have SP1 installed?
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