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How to Stop CHKDSK from Running on Every Boot Up
Recently, my Windows 7 computer started running a CHKDSK each and every time that it booted up. For those that don't know, the CHKDSK utility is a way that Windows validates the system file structure and integrity of your computer's hard drive. You can scan your hard drive with it or run it with a fix (/f) flag to correct…
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October 15, 2007
Fix It: Hitting “Enter” types a backslash on Windows XP
Update #1 - Making me look like a fool! This is a very obscure error that I came across today with a client. He was having issues where every time he would hit ENTER, his machine would type a backslash "\" and it was proving to be very unnerving. Rebooting did not help nor unplugging his external keyboard. There was…
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