) Here??™s how it works:
To display a dirty/clean report about any drive (say, drive G:), type:
chkntfs g:
To exclude drive H: from being checked when Windows starts (which is not
the default), type:
chkntfs /x h:
To include (un-exclude) drive H: in the drives to be checked when Windows
starts, type:
chkntfs /c h:
To force Windows to check drive H: the next time Windows starts, type:
chkntfs /c h:
fsutil dirty set h:
To include all drives on your system, thereby restoring Vista??™s defaults, type:
chkntfs /d
Finally, when Windows detects a dirty drive, it starts a timed countdown
(10 seconds by default), allowing you to skip Chkdsk by pressing a key. To
change the duration of this countdown to, say, five seconds, type:
chkntfs /t:5
The Registry location of the timeout setting is stored in the
AutoChkTimeOut value in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager key.
You??™ll have to restart Windows for any of these changes to take effect.
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What to Do When a Program Crashes
Error messages are pass?©. When a program crashes, Windows doesn??™t necessarily
tell you that it has crashed. Rather, the program simply ???stops
responding.??? This means that you can??™t click any of the controls in its interface,
save your open document, nor (most importantly) close and reopen it
easily. Sure, Windows usually lets you move it around the screen, and sometimes
even click the Close button, but that??™s about it.
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