Variable 46
2013-02-11 18:36:15 UTC
Turning it back on now initiates this sequence of messages:
Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You
may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended
that you continue.
Windows will now check the disk.
CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
[This takes quite a while, while the computer reports the process is 1% done, 2% done, etc.]
2521088 file records processed.
File verification completed.
114 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
2 EA records processed.
124 reparse records processed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
66 percent complete. (2535412 of 2552474 index entries processed)
[The computer jumps to 66% immediately, and then stays here for over an hour.]
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
Correcting error in index $I30 for file 96003.
Correcting error in index $I30 for file 96003.
[Yes, it repeats that last line twice, and here it permanently stalls out.]
I don't know if deleting my browsing history is coincidental or not. On-line this computer only goes to Google, Yahoo, MSN, Wikipedia, eBay, Amazon, YouTube and Facebook.
How can I unfreeze and complete the process it is attempting to run, or bypass it altogether? Although I'm told I can cancel the process, it doesn't say how. ESC, CTRL-ALT-DEL and other abort-abort-abort combinations have no effect.
Please advise...
Thank you.