IT Queries: Computer problems answered

Why does it take a very long time to run check disk utility in windows vista?. It starts running at startup and runs for more than half an hour displaying an information that it is fixing errors? I have Windows Vista Home Premium in my HP laptop. I forced shutdown after 35 minutes. any harm in that

While Vista can be slow for many tasks, in this case it’s probably not the villain. The CHKDSK program can take a lot of time to scan a large hard drive. It’s not unknown for it to take several hours.

We certainly don’t recommend shutting a computer off while running the disk checker. You might damage critical system files or lose data.

One thing to watch out for though is that a slow disk scan can be an indicator of a defective or damaged hard drive. It’s best to check the Application section of the Event Logs after running the disk checker to see what errors, if any, were found.

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