Scandisk

[Jyno]

Anyone know how to disable Scandisk when you turn off the computer in while in Windows?

[NDC]

Here you go:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/95/

[muno]

If you running os after 95 you can run msconfig. (Start->Run->Msconfig)
-M

[solo-pc-tech]

Actually the easiest way with Win9X is to edit MSDOS.SYS and add the entry Autoscan=0.
You can also add Logo=0 to turn off the Windows splash screen.

You will need to right-click on MSDOS.SYS choose 'Properties' and uncheck read-only.

Use Notepad to edit. I put a shortcut to Notepad in my Send To folder. Then when you right-click on a file you can send it to Notepad.

[Psycho Logical]

There are many items you can edit in the MSDOS.SYS file. See this article in MSKB.

Contents of the Windows Msdos.sys File (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q118/5/79.ASP)

[Jyno]

Thanks a lot guys I got it to work

[Axel]

One silly question on this post - why are you turning off windows without porperly exiting -

you are asking about turning off scandisk -

first of all - it's a bad idea to keep exiting out of windows improperly by turning it off with the power switch - there are several behind the scene's things the operating system does for you as it is exiting - cleaning things up on the hard drive - clearing the cache files - performing final file functions for applications that closed during this session - etc. etc. -

The reason scandisk comes on after a restart is to repair some of the damage you did when you bailed out of windows improperly....

But not to worry - you could call this a self correcting mechanism - now that you have turned off scandisk, the computer is sure to eventually crash from having been so abused..... - Maybe after you repair the damage or re-install the operating system, you'll think twice about disabling system repair functions like this one.....

Now - as for those who responded to the post - do newbie's a favor - think about why they might be asking the question and try to keep them from shooting themselves in the foot.

Putting someone green into their registry is like telling a 2 year-old to play at the bottom of a swimming pool.....

[This message has been edited by Axel (edited 07-12-2001).]

[muno]

I myself would've been asking this question for the reason windows does crash every now and then and it's annoying to have scandisk running at startup. So I took it from that point of view. But you're right about that, yet I'd still insist on telling the person with a problem the solution - along with the possible consequences (which you have pointed out, thanks).
Running scandisk once in a while by oneself is enough for 9x box, if you force nt/w2k/linux box down with power button, then there might be some serious stuff happening, as those machines don't sync on the fly. Thus distinction is needed, one just can't make win9x to run badly (it does it by itself).
-M

[Axel]

A note on NT - NTFS file systems and scandisk -

NT4.0 and before - doesn't have Scandisk or defrag - you have to look at Norton Utilities Speed-disk and disk-doctor for those functions - if you have more money - you might look at executive software's Diskeeper for the same functions.

And for those people who swear up & down that NTFS doesn't fragment - I've got a few thousand corporate NT 4.0 SP6a workstations I'd like to show you..... NTFS is a vast improvement over the FAT file system - but still is prone to fragmentation and space allocation problems.... It just takes a lot longer for an NTFS system to crash if neglected.

Compute in good health - ;-)