On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:47:27 -0500, Homer J. Simpson wrote:

> If there are problems with your disk structure, chkdsk sole purpose in life
> is to fix them--let it do its job to completion. By interrupting it
> (repeatedly), you may very well be compounding the problem.
>
> Realistically, after you've stopped it, what did you intend to do next
> anyway? At that point you're not in any better state than before.

I've heard too many stories of chkdsk gone wild, overwriting whole disks,
and I believe that's exactly what it was on its way to do. Anyway, I think
the install was melting down. I did a low level format and reinstall today.

Thanks,
p.