CHKDSK runs automatically at startup to the top

XP Pro SP3

My computer has been running chkdsk automatically at startup for about two weeks. Not always, but often. Generally, it detects and corrects a problem in Phase 1 and nothing in the Phases 2 or 3. -What this means and what I can do about it?

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