'Volume is Dirty' everytime I boot up!

[djshowdown]

I am having an ongoing problem. I have partitioned my laptop so that it has two copies of XP, a data partition and also a temp partition which I instruct windows to save all temp data to.

Recently, when I boot up the laptop, it informs me that the t: partiton (the temp file one) is dirty and that windows is going to run chkdisk. I always allow it to do this and then it boots normally. When I restart however, it does exactly the same thing. This as you can imagine is becoming increasingly frustrating, everytime I restart I have to wait for chkdisk to run.

Anybody shed any light as to why it might do this?

[Thrax]

Go to start -> run -> type: cmd

Type chkdsk c: /r

It'll give you a warning about scheduling it on the next boot. Go ahead and do that, then reboot. This chkdsk is much more thorough and should resolve the issue.

[GrayFox]

If its still happening after the chkdsk run the hard-drive manufactures diagnostic software you might have corrupted sectors (Some other tools call them bad lba blocks). These can be mapped out and repaired using software.

If you have a IBM/Hitachi drive you want DFT (http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm)
If its a seagate/maxtor you want seatools (http://download.seagate.com/seatools/registration.nsf/eula/desktop)
If its a Western Digital you want Data lifeguard diagnostics (http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=611&sid=30&lang=enn)

If its any other less common/popular brand you will need to check the manufactures site.

If its a Toshiba drive your laptop's bios will have a diagnostic tool built into it.

After you repair corrupted sectors assuming it finds corrupted sectors. Run chkdsk /r again and the problem should be resolved.