Chkdsk unexplained after Windows Defender removed. 1

[Naro]

XP Pro SP2
After uninstalling (with difficulty) Windows Defender my computer now goes to the Chkdsk announcement blue screen on most...BUT not every restart. Checkdisk (not /f) completes with no errors found, and the system continues and boots with no evident problems. Then, a boot or two later the Chkdsk routine runs again as noted. I haven't run chkdsk/f (which I think I recall has do be done from a command prompt..right??)

Perhaps this is unrelated to the Windows Defender removal, and the running of Chkdisk doesn't seem to find or cause problems. But I don't like it! Any ideas?

 

[linney]

Chkdsk Runs Each Time That You Start Your Computer

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316506#kb1

CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;160963#kb1

Description of Enhanced Chkdsk, Autochk, and Chkntfs Tools in Windows 2000 and Later (Q218461)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q218/4/61.asp

Chkdsk in Read-Only Mode Does Not Detect Corruption on NTFS Volume

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q283340

Chkdsk runs everytime on start up?
thread779-958348

You could try ChkDsk /r from the Recovery Console.

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[Naro]

Thanks Linney. Plenty of clues there!