Thanks again Mark, it has taken me a couple days to get back to the threads.
Your info was right on. Blessings to you and yours.
"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> Windows is started with commands to look for this 'dirty' marker in the
> registry. If it finds it, it runs the CHKDSK utility to find lost file
> fragments, and repair hard drive problems. Removing the Value (named
> 'Autocheck') from the registry lets Windows start without thinking the disk
> is 'dirty'. Any time you tell the system to do 'Error Checking' either in
> the drive Properties, or through some error, the Value would be rewritten to
> that place in the registry.
> In the registry, "Keys" are in the left pane, and "Values" in the right.
> When you doubleclick a Value, you see the "Data"
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> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> "Chaplain Rae" <ChaplainRae@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F166B4E6-8C5B-400E-9902-FAA597B1B50C@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Mark for the quick reply but I am still confused. On the [HKEY. .
> > .]
> > you say "BootExecute may have an entry for 'autocheck' which can be
> > removed"
> > ???
> >
> > How would I recongnize " it ", this entry that may be there, what will it
> > do
> > if I go this route? Will the program come back that it can not find?
> > Kind
> > of goes back to my orginal question Do I Need It & What is the Advantage
> > to
> > having "AUTOCHECK" ?
> >
> > If you could give me just a little more guidence and insight I would
> > greatly
> > be in your debt.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> >
> >> The registry entry at:
> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session
> >> Manager\BootExecute may have an entry for 'autocheck' which can be
> >> removed.
> >>
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> >> click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface.
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm see ''rate a
> >> post''
> >> Mark L. Ferguson
> >>
> >> "Chaplain Rae" <Chaplain Rae@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news
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> >> > I've run XP Pro for over 3 years now with no problem. Approx. 1 month
> >> > ago
> >> > I
> >> > noticed after a restart that between my "LOGO" & "LOG-IN" screen, I get
> >> > a
> >> > blue screen with the message (SsiEfr.exsprestrt program not found -
> >> > skipping
> >> > "AutoCheck".) Now I have no idea how long this has been a problem as my
> >> > computer is ALWAYS ON and I run excellent Anti-Virus as well as
> >> > multiple
> >> > MalWare programs, so a restart is periodic, usually for refresh only.
> >> > Question is do I need it? What's the advantage? Where do I get it?
> >> > Thanks guys, this is a great form.
> >>
> >>