Start up

On start up my XP Home does a complete systems check and includes checking the hard drive for errors and virus's how do I stop this as it takes ages to boot up the computer?
Lushy

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On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:24:16 GMT, "Lushy" <david.lush@bigpond.com>
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>On start up my XP Home does a complete systems check and includes checking the hard drive for errors and virus's how do I stop this as it takes ages to boot up the computer?
>Lushy

Two places to look:

Start|Run Type msconfig and hit Enter. Go to the Statup tab and look
for the program's name there. Uncheck it if it's there

Open Control Panel and click on sheduled Tasks. If it's in there,
delete it.

Since it's performng two functions, there might be two programs
involved, i.e. Chkdsk and something else like an antivirus program..

Check to see if your antivirus program is set to do a scan at start-up. If so disable that option.

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"Lushy" <david.lush@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:kObVh.15008$M.8395@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
On start up my XP Home does a complete systems check and includes checking the hard drive for errors and virus's how do I stop this as it takes ages to boot up the computer?
Lushy

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Hello,

Try the Resolution posted here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426

It may also indicate a hard drive failure.

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"Lushy" <david.lush@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:kObVh.15008$M.8395@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
On start up my XP Home does a complete systems check and includes checking
the hard drive for errors and virus's how do I stop this as it takes ages to
boot up the computer?
Lushy

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This life is not a rehearsal it is the real thing!