Windows 7: Power Failure

Yesterday there was a power failure in my house while my pc was running
my pc was idle at the desktop with only firefox open



now im kind of worried that the power loss might have corrupted something

ive done the usual like sfc /scannow and chkdsk and they didn't find any errors
and i haven't encounted any problems (yet) but i cant help thinking

I think you are getting a bit over concerned with the power failure Just relax

It happens to people all the time with no issue. Relax. If there is a problem, you have all of us st seven forums to help you out.

I would not worry. I have a neighbor who used to shut-off the PC with the switch on the power strip. That appears to the PC like a power failure. She never had a problem after these daily "disasters".

Older versions of Windows did not like being shutdown like that but I think since XP the OS is OK with it. If you were writing to a disk when the power went off then you may corrupt a file or two. If windows didn't complain on boot up you are probably fine.

I use this UPS to protect my system.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842101311

We get lots of quick power hits where the power goes off for a few seconds and then returns and the UPS keeps everything running. I have my PC, Monitor, Cable Modem, Router and Phone System on it. If power is off after 10min it will send a command to Windows to do a shutdown.

Jim

You can get away with it sometimes, but it does cause the next startup to be significantly slower. AND, it can cause system file damage...on XP and right on up to 7.