Why does CHKDSK keep running?

Every time I boot my sys up CHKDSK runs. It has been happening for a week now.

It doesn't find any probs.

It started immediately after a power outage to the house.

Yours in puzzlement :confused

XP pro 32 bit
Quad core AMD Phenom 2300
4 gig ram

Other bits

 

Do you have a usb thumb drive anywhere on your computer?

Or it could be an error within:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager

BootExecute key should have the following: autocheck autochk *

Of course this is default, and you need to be careful not to mess anything up. Backups are very helpful.

 

It could also be a sign if your hard drive failing. I would backup stuff just to be safe.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426/en-us

Also ask the drive if it is dirty
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/fsutil_dirty.mspx
if the flag is set as dirty chkdsk runs at startup.

 

Post is similar to mine, but at least yours is official.