The electric in house tripped out and when it was fixed the computer is loading/running slow,after doing a system restore it is still the same.
vista running slow after electric tripped out
- Thread starter aiddan0
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Hello aiddano,
Welcome to Vista Forums.
Please try the following:
Welcome to Vista Forums.
Please try the following:
WindowsHelpCentral said:Right-click the Windows start button and select "Explore"
In Windows Explorer, navigate to your hard disk, right-click the hard disk and select "Properties"
In the hard disk properties dialog, click the "Tools" tab and then click on the button that says "Check Now"
Windows Vista can sometimes be a little paranoid about running applications and will most likely issue the following security warning upon running Windows Vista chkdsk:
Hit the continue button. The following chkdsk dialog will show up:
Check both options and click "Start". Chkdsk will then complain that it can't do its job because the disk is in use and chkdsk wants exclusive access to your hard disk.
Click the "Schedule disk check" button. This will cause chkdsk to run the next time your start your computer, before Windows is actually loaded.
You now need to shut down your computer. Don't just reboot, do a complete shut down and then power-up your pc.
The scheduled chkdsk will come up with this screen:
This can take quiet some time and some people tend to get impatient and interrupt chkdsk at this stage, but that is definitely not recommended!
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion Elite
- CPU
- AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor
- Motherboard
- Some Amount of Motherness
- Memory
- 6.O GB RAM
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA nVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5
- Sound Card
- Some Amount of Soundness
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Two Monitors: HP w1907 & Acer P191w
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900 & 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- WD Caviar Blue 500GB
- PSU
- Some Amount of Voltageness
- Case
- Hp Pavilion Elite Case
- Cooling
- Some Amount of Coolingness
- Mouse
- HP: M/N:M-SBQ133
- Keyboard
- HP: Model Number: KB0911
- Internet Speed
- Comcast: 20 MB/S
- Other Info
- I have two monitors! I play Call of Duty: Black Ops & Modern Warfare II - Both on PC. Contact me through my website: ChaseKurry.com
Thanks Chase for the reply but that same day we took the p.c. to p.c. world's tech guy and they said that when the electric went out it did something to the bio settings? it is fixed now but will keep your reply in case it happens again
Thanks again .
Thanks again .
My Computer
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion Elite
- CPU
- AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor
- Motherboard
- Some Amount of Motherness
- Memory
- 6.O GB RAM
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA nVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5
- Sound Card
- Some Amount of Soundness
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Two Monitors: HP w1907 & Acer P191w
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900 & 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- WD Caviar Blue 500GB
- PSU
- Some Amount of Voltageness
- Case
- Hp Pavilion Elite Case
- Cooling
- Some Amount of Coolingness
- Mouse
- HP: M/N:M-SBQ133
- Keyboard
- HP: Model Number: KB0911
- Internet Speed
- Comcast: 20 MB/S
- Other Info
- I have two monitors! I play Call of Duty: Black Ops & Modern Warfare II - Both on PC. Contact me through my website: ChaseKurry.com