error checking

I bought an ASUS X53E Notebook about 6 months ago as a spare computer. I have not used it much until about a month ago and it has worked very well. Two days ago it was downloading a video file and a blue screen occurred. I rebooted and after a bit it happened again. I ran system repair which...

I recently installed a HD (WD25EZRX). it's been operating normally for about 2 days. i was using my comp when i saw an alert that said something about a hard drive error and that my PC needed to be reset to fix it. so i reset the PC and saw another message saying something about restoring to...

I am very impressed with a new Windows 8 New Disk Error Checking Feature. It takes about 1 minute to complete it and does not require any restart. I remember, that in order to use the Disk Check tool on the same computer with Windows 7, it was necessary to restart my computer and the Disk...

Hey all, First let me say thanks for the useful forums--they've been helpful just as a searching resource as I've been trying to pin down my issues. I'm feeling a bit out of my depth though, so it seems I need to actually post! System: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Motherboard AMD Phenom II X6 1055T...

First: A little Information: Full Article @ Microsoft Offering Improved CHKDSK Utility in Windows 8 -- Redmondmag.com Tutorial for running CHKDSK: There are 2 options to running CHKDSK (Check Disk) in Windows 8 Option #1: Run CHKDSK from "My Computer" 1. Open "My Computer" either from...

Hello, lately i recognize slow activity in my windows 7 ultimate sp1 without any spaciel resone.. the slow activity noticeable especially when i try to launch something..like: *open a folder or menu *open browser (of any kind) *launch favorits in browser *enter Windows settings *navigate in sub...

Consider the following scenario: You run the "Error-checking" tool on a local disk drive. Once the checking process is completed, if you try to check the disk space of this specific drive immediately, you may notice that the free space of this disk is 0... Link Removed

Whenever I plug in one of my external USB drives, Windows automatically pops up a window asking me if I want to scan it for errors. Where do I change settings so that it does not automatically do this every time? Thanks

Hiya, I am desperately trying stabilize my Pc. I am uploading couple of Crash dumps which I collected with from nirsoft. Thx for any help in advance. bandwith3636 ==================================================Dump File : 022012-21309-01.dmp Crash Time : 20/02/2012 11:54:00...

Win 7x64 Start>computer>tools>error checking: When I run error checking as Windows starts, it says it is scheduled to run then says cancelled. Please advise. Peter

I just installed a WD Caviar Black internal as a second drive with no OS on it. It works fine but when I boot up there is a message right after HP splash screen the pops up and down and has something about drives. It's black background with white print. It goes down to fast to read. I don't...

Was playing New Vegas earlier today and suddenly got a BSOD. Error type was Page Fault in Non-Paged Area. My general approach is to just leave the machine off for an hour or so after a BSOD. Booted it up again a short while ago and was pleased to see Windows load and give me a login prompt...

This is the 3rd time that Windows 7 crashes in such a way that recovering/repairing is impossible. A fresh installation I put on a second partition finally seem to work smoothly and without errors when it crashes after a few days. The current installation is still working, but lags and gives...

Hi all recently i found that there's some folders in my 1 TB western digital HD that can not be copied, moved, access or even delete. these folders are from my friend i got long ago when i just click on them a single click the system hangs until windows explorer shut down and re-launched i...

Hello! I've moved tons of files to an external hard drive [Samsung external USB HD (FAT32)]. After that, I've tried to eject the device in Windows 7, via Safely Remove Hardware but Windows said that the device was in use, even though everything (applications and windows) were closed. I decided...

I have a 2TB Seagate hard drive that keeps dropping out in Windows 7. I use it as my main backup drive and when writing to it using either of the two backup apps I use the drive usually "disconnects" and I have to switch it off and on again to use it. I've tried using a different USB port and...

I am using dynabook core 2 deo with 4 gb ram it was with win 7 hp but i format it with ultimate. My system hangs frequently i check my event log but no idea how to see my mini dump file and how to find what is wrong .Once hang will not get hang until i restart next time.:confused: Attach mini...

Hi everyone, this is my first post here because i saw there were alot of threads going on about windows 7 freeze i thaught you might be able to help me with my problem. i have a pc ~1 year old now and ~3-4 months ago windows 7 started to freeze randomly for like 30-45 seconds. in the first...

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Most computer problems I can solve myself but now I am at a loss. I can't even figure out if this is a hardware or software problem. Basically the computer starts up and works normally. But on shutdown it just stays on the logging off screen permanently. Another problem I have is that when I...