Making a checkdisk under XP

Below are two proposed solution of how to check your hard disk:

Checking in Safe Mode

Restart the computer in Safe Mode (press repeatedly F5 or F8 during startup before loading Windows).

Open My Computer .

Click the right mouse button on the disk you want,
"Properties"> tab "Tools"> Click "Check Now ..."

Check at start up

Open an MS-DOS window (Menu Start > Run> cmd> OK),
Type: chkdsk c: / F
If the computer asks if you want to check on the next restart, confirm with O Input, and then restart your computer.

Using the command line

This method is better because it contains more options analysis. For more information, type chkdsk /? in the console (see below):

• Go to the Start menu> All Programs> Accessories
• Right-click Command Prompt> Run as administrator
• In the console, type the command

chkdsk / F x:

*

• • x is the letter assigned to the partition in question (Go to PC to confirm this letter)
  • To make a deep analysis, type the command

chkdsk /F /R /I x:

Confirm with ENTER


NB:
If you want to analyze the system partition (the partition where the operating system is installed, the system will require a plan for starting the system. This is useful because no application will be loaded into memory.
The deep analysis will take much longer than normal analysis.
If you can not do this analysis in normal mode, try the safe mode.
This method does not correct the problem related to drivers.