On 2/9/2011 5:07 PM, Donk wrote: > The restore points should be shown on the calendar with the date in > "bold" text. It's kinda hard to see the bold sometimes. Windows > defaults to creating a new restore point every day, but if your PC is > turned off this won't happen. But you should have at least a few > restore points going back a month or so.
All the restore points appear to be AFTER the problem started. > > When checkdisk runs at bootup does it completely finish and show no > problems? If so, windows should not run it again the next bootup. But > if it's not finishing, or it finds a problem, it'll keep running till > you either fix the problem or manually override the setting. If left alone, it runs completely, and never finds anything wrong. > > Here are a couple other things to check: > 1. Check to see if there is a task scheduled to run chkdsk. Go to Start > and type "task scheduler" in the search box. Nothing in sask scheduler. > 2. Go to Start and type MSCONFIG in the search box. Somewhere in the > config utility there's an option to disable Scandisk at bootup. Not > sure exactly where it is in Win7, but look on all the tabs. Might be > listed under an "advanced" button. After disabling it, click OK back to > the desktop and reboot. You'll see a message that you've made a change > to config - just put a check in the box for "do not show this message > again". Couldn't find it on a quick look. will have to dive in and look closer. Thanks for the suggestions. Richard The Golf Bum > Good luck, > Donk > > > On 2/9/2011 10:38 AM, The Golf Bum wrote: >> > On 2/8/2011 10:02 PM, Donk wrote: >>> >> If that doesn't fix it you might try correcting a registry entry. >>> >> Here's a website that explains exactly step-by-step how to do it: >>> >> http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_keep_chkdsk_from_running_on_every_start_up.html >>> >> >>> >> I tried this method, and the registry reads the way it should. >> > Didn't try the system restore,because I couldn't find what restore points >> > I have. >> > >> > Richard >> > The Golf Bum >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please >> > feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post >> > personal issues directly to the group. >> > >> > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to >> > [email protected] >> > >> > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Internal Virus Database is out of date. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3395 - Release Date: 01/21/11 >> > 19:43:00 >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [email protected] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
