From: hgxrp@yahoo.com   
      
   "Stef"  wrote in message   
   news:l1n8bt$9dl$1@speranza.aioe.org...   
   > HankG wrote:   
   >   
   >> This morining, I booted up my computer as usual.  At the screen 'Windows   
   >> is   
   >> loading your settings', the system froze.  There was no indication the   
   >> hard   
   >> drive was being accessed.   
   >>   
   >> I manually powered off the system and restarted it with the same behavior   
   >> a   
   >> couple of times.  I then restarted the unit and checked the BIOS.  All   
   >> seemed normal; boot sequence was correct (HD not deleted).   
   >>   
   >> Was able to finally start the system.   
   >>   
   >> Any input as to cause of this behavior, if if an indicator of impending   
   >> failure?   
   >   
   > Do you have Updates set to Auto?  And how is it configured to install   
   > them?   
   >   
   > System could be running a filesystem check for some reason.  This has to   
   > be done at startup, and will stop the boot up sequence until it's   
   > complete.  Run a filesystem check manually just to be sure it's okay.   
   >   
   > Stef   
      
   Hi Stef.  I will run a file check.  The only updates that are enabled occur   
   after the desktop (pictures and icons) appears.   
      
   In my original post, I mentioned that the hard drive was not 'spinning', so   
   no checking going on.  Once, about a year or more ago, I must have corrupted   
   some files as I got an error message on startup suggessting that I run a   
   file check which I eventually did.  Errors corrected; message gone.   
      
   HankG   
      
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