My computer now executes CHKDSK on every boot. Says the HDD has inconsistences and has to check it. Any idea how to stop this from happening? Thanks in advance.

Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426/en-us

Run a HDD utility and see if your HDD has problems. Back up anything of value on this HDD and don't put anything on it that you can't afford to lose until you are sure it's OK.

To check the disk, go to Start > Run and type: chkdsk /r It will run on the next reboot and will take a LONG time. It checks every sector on the drive. Do yourself a favor BACKUP!

Disabling and Enabling Scandisk and Chkdsk during the boot sequence Disabling Scandisk - Windows 98 and 98SE On the toolbar click Start, click Run, type Msconfig, and then click OK. Click Advanced, and select the Disable Scandisk after bad shutdown option. Disabling Scandisk - Windows ME 1. Run the Registry Editor (regedt32.exe) 2. Under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem 3. Change the DisableScandiskOnBoot entry to: 01 (note: using the value 00 will re-enable) Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. Disabling Chkdsk - Windows 2000 and XP 1. Run the Registry Editor (regedt32.exe) 2. Under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager 3. Change the BootExecute entry to: autocheck autochk * Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.