vista running slow after electric tripped out

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!

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aiddan0 said:

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 .

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