I have XP and I just ran chkdsk and it took about 3 seconds! I did it
by Windows Explorer, where you schedule it to run the next restart.

I couldn't run from the Run box because it said something about the
disk being locked.

Is there a way I could run chkdsk without a lot of changing things?

the best method
is to run chkdsk /p
from the recovery
console.

it is an important
utility and the files
on the disk must not
be in use at the time.

you can run chkdsk
from the command
console but it will be
a "read only" scan.

start>cmd>chkdsk /help

to get the details.

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>
>

"Richard Fangnail" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have XP and I just ran chkdsk and it took about 3 seconds! I did it
> by Windows Explorer, where you schedule it to run the next restart.
>
> I couldn't run from the Run box because it said something about the
> disk being locked.
>
> Is there a way I could run chkdsk without a lot of changing things?

Richard Fangnail wrote:
> I have XP and I just ran chkdsk and it took about 3 seconds! I did it
> by Windows Explorer, where you schedule it to run the next restart.
>
> I couldn't run from the Run box because it said something about the
> disk being locked.
>
> Is there a way I could run chkdsk without a lot of changing things?

Why do you want to run chkdsk?

Read this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314835
Don't focus on the material discussing the /C and /I switches, but read
the section headed Understanding what CHKDSK does. It includes a
discussion of how long things may take.

Generally, you will want to run chkdsk with the /F switch. If you run
chkdsk with no switches, it will not fix anything. If you run
chkdsk /F, it will fix errors on the disk. If you run chkdsk /R, it
will attempt to locate bad disk sectors and recover data.

Both /F and /R (which implies /F) require that chkdsk be able to write
to the disk. If you attempt to run chkdsk /F (or chkdsk /R) on the
system partition (that is, where Windows is located), chkdsk will not
run unless it can lock the partition (so Windows can't use it in the
middle of chkdsk's operation). Chkdsk will lock the partition on the
next book and run *before* Windows is loaded.

You can run chkdsk from within Windows (either from the Run box or via
other methods, but only if (a) you run it in read-only mode (i.e., no /F
or /R) or (b) run it against a non-system partition.

And yes, chkdsk may in fact "change things," so you might consider
backing up your important data prior to running chkdsk.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago this month:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html

I recommend /p

you recommend something
else.

time to stop trolling.

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>
>

"philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message news:15B454E4-17B4-45A4-8CF1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> the best method
>> is to run chkdsk /p
>> from the recovery
>> console.
>>
>
> I have told you before that chkdsk /p is an *audit* only switch
>
> you need chkdsk /r to actually correct file system errors
>
> time to WAKE UP
>

here is what ms
says:

CHKDSK

chkdsk drive /p /r
The chkdsk command checks the specified drive and repairs or recovers the drive if the drive requires it. The command also marks any
bad sectors and it recovers readable information.

You can use the following options:
/p Does an exhaustive check of the drive and corrects any errors.
/r Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.

so not only are you
a troll but a

MORON TOOOOOO!
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- Systems Analyst
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>
>

"philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message news:15B454E4-17B4-45A4-8CF1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> the best method
>> is to run chkdsk /p
>> from the recovery
>> console.
>>
>
> I have told you before that chkdsk /p is an *audit* only switch
>
> you need chkdsk /r to actually correct file system errors
>
> time to WAKE UP
>

Concerning the CHKDSK command from the 'Recovery Console'

CHKDSK /P is the correct syntax for checking AND fixing file system
errors on a hard-drive or partition.

The /R switch is used for checking and recovery of bad sectors.

CHKDSK by itself - with either no parameters or with just a drive
specified will "poll" that drive for the 'dirty bit' or the 'dirty flag'
and, if found, runs on that drive as if the /P switch was specified.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news:15B454E4-17B4-45A4-8CF1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> the best method
>> is to run chkdsk /p
>> from the recovery
>> console.
>>
>
> I have told you before that chkdsk /p is an *audit* only switch
>
> you need chkdsk /r to actually correct file system errors
>
> time to WAKE UP
>

"philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)
> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news:15B454E4-17B4-45A4-8CF1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> the best method
>> is to run chkdsk /p
>> from the recovery
>> console.
>>
>
> I have told you before that chkdsk /p is an *audit* only switch
>
> you need chkdsk /r to actually correct file system errors
>
> time to WAKE UP


Chkdsk

Creates and displays a status report for the disk. The chkdsk command
also lists and corrects errors on the disk.

The chkdsk command with the parameters listed below is only available
when you are using the Recovery Console The chkdsk command with
different parameters is available from the command prompt.

chkdsk [drive:] [/p] [/r]

Parameters

none

Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the
current drive.

drive:

Specifies the drive that you want chkdsk to check.

/p

Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for chkdsk
to run. This parameter does not make any changes to the drive.

/r

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. Implies /p.

Note

• The chkdsk command requires the file Autochk.exe. If it cannot
find it in the startup directory (\%systemroot%\System32, by default),
it will attempt to locate it on the Windows Installation CD. If you have
a multiboot computer, be sure you are issuing this command from the
drive containing Windows.

"db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
news:5901DA6C-5E82-490A-A644-(E-Mail Removed)
> I recommend /p
chkdsk [drive:] [/p] [/r]

Parameters

none

Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the
current drive.

drive:

Specifies the drive that you want chkdsk to check.

/p

Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for chkdsk
to run. This parameter does not make any changes to the drive.

/r

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. Implies /p.

Note

. The chkdsk command requires the file Autochk.exe. If it cannot
find it in the startup directory (\%systemroot%\System32, by default),
it will attempt to locate it on the Windows Installation CD. If you have
a multiboot computer, be sure you are issuing this command from the
drive containing Windows.



>
> you recommend something
> else.
>
> time to stop trolling.

And time to be accurate.

Twayne
>
>
>>
>>
>
> "philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
>> news:15B454E4-17B4-45A4-8CF1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> the best method
>>> is to run chkdsk /p
>>> from the recovery
>>> console.
>>>
>>
>> I have told you before that chkdsk /p is an *audit* only switch
>>
>> you need chkdsk /r to actually correct file system errors
>>
>> time to WAKE UP

"db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
news:690A55BB-EB84-44D0-8668-(E-Mail Removed)
> here is what ms
> says:

And MS says this at:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true

Chkdsk

Creates and displays a status report for the disk. The chkdsk command
also lists and corrects errors on the disk.

The chkdsk command with the parameters listed below is only available
when you are using the Recovery Console The chkdsk command with
different parameters is available from the command prompt.

chkdsk [drive:] [/p] [/r]

Parameters

none

Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the
current drive.

drive:

Specifies the drive that you want chkdsk to check.

/p

Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for chkdsk
to run. This parameter does not make any changes to the drive.

/r

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. Implies /p.

Note

. The chkdsk command requires the file Autochk.exe. If it cannot
find it in the startup directory (\%systemroot%\System32, by default),
it will attempt to locate it on the Windows Installation CD. If you have
a multiboot computer, be sure you are issuing this command from the
drive containing Windows.


Top of page
--------------------
and chkdsk /? says:
/F Fixes errors on the disk.
On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages if any.

/R Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information
(implies /F).

/p of course, has to be read from the console.

Ain't MS docs FantASStic? They aren't as contradictory as they first
appear if you think about it.

Twayne`


>
> CHKDSK
>
> chkdsk drive /p /r <----- NOTE: Using BOTH switches! Not just one.
> The chkdsk command checks the specified drive and repairs or recovers
> the drive if the drive requires it. The command also marks any bad
> sectors and it recovers readable information.
>
> You can use the following options:
> /p Does an exhaustive check of the drive and corrects any errors.
> /r Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
>
> so not only are you
> a troll but a
>
> MORON TOOOOOO!
>
>>
>>
>
> "philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
>> news:15B454E4-17B4-45A4-8CF1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> the best method
>>> is to run chkdsk /p
>>> from the recovery
>>> console.
>>>
>>
>> I have told you before that chkdsk /p is an *audit* only switch
>>
>> you need chkdsk /r to actually correct file system errors
>>
>> time to WAKE UP

not sure what your
beef, but perhaps you
were simply substantiating
my responses.

maybe the statement
added to the command
line descriptions is the
cause for some confusion:

"This parameter does not make any changes to the drive."

so lets be clear about
the above.

the statement pertains
to the "physical marking
of bad sectors" on
the drive, i.e. changes to
the "drive"

marking the drive and
changing the total amount
of writable and readable
sectors is what /r will do
and not /p

however, /p will make
changes to the mft and
journals and whatever
else, file system wise.

but don't take my word
for it, run the command
line yourself and see.

--------------

phucco's response
was blatantly clear and
wrong that /p is only
an "audit"

further, he must be really
on a high horse to chastise
anyone on these newsgroups.

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>
>

"Twayne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news:5901DA6C-5E82-490A-A644-(E-Mail Removed)
>> I recommend /p
> chkdsk [drive:] [/p] [/r]
>
> Parameters
>
> none
>
> Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the current drive.
>
> drive:
>
> Specifies the drive that you want chkdsk to check.
>
> /p
>
> Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for chkdsk to run. This parameter does not make any changes to the
> drive.
>
> /r
>
> Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. Implies /p.
>
> Note
>
> . The chkdsk command requires the file Autochk.exe. If it cannot find it in the startup directory (\%systemroot%\System32, by
> default), it will attempt to locate it on the Windows Installation CD. If you have a multiboot computer, be sure you are issuing
> this command from the drive containing Windows.
>
>
>
>>
>> you recommend something
>> else.
>>
>> time to stop trolling.
>
> And time to be accurate.
>
> Twayne
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> "philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
>>> news:15B454E4-17B4-45A4-8CF1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> the best method
>>>> is to run chkdsk /p
>>>> from the recovery
>>>> console.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have told you before that chkdsk /p is an *audit* only switch
>>>
>>> you need chkdsk /r to actually correct file system errors
>>>
>>> time to WAKE UP
>
>
>