ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk again..
stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
edition.

err xp pro edition not home edition

"muaddib" wrote:

> ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
> direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk again..
> stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
> edition.

"muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
> ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
> direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
> again..
> stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
> edition.

Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the Recovery
Console and run chkdsk from there.

HTH
-pk

tried that twice and in windows recovery still stuck in boot loop...any way
to disable the check disk from the recovery or repair window

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
> > direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
> > again..
> > stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
> > edition.
>
> Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the Recovery
> Console and run chkdsk from there.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>

boot looping can
sometimes be fixed
with the fixboot
command via the
recovery console.

I would also run a
fixmbr for added
measure.

--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

"share the nirvana" - dbZen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>

"muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:922353C4-6A6D-4A97-8197-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> tried that twice and in windows recovery still stuck in boot loop...any way
> to disable the check disk from the recovery or repair window
>
> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
>
>> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
>> > direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
>> > again..
>> > stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
>> > edition.
>>
>> Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the Recovery
>> Console and run chkdsk from there.
>>
>> HTH
>> -pk
>>
>>
>>

well i tried the fixboot in the recovery console, unfortunatley it didnt fix
it....The FIXMBR in the console, do i just type that in by itself..I already
did and of course i get the warring it may cause the hard drive to be
unreadable. Since i have never done that before i declined. Do i have
anything to worry about?

"db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:

> boot looping can
> sometimes be fixed
> with the fixboot
> command via the
> recovery console.
>
> I would also run a
> fixmbr for added
> measure.
>
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
> - Systems Analyst
> - Database Developer
> - Accountancy
> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>
> "share the nirvana" - dbZen
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
>
> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:922353C4-6A6D-4A97-8197-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > tried that twice and in windows recovery still stuck in boot loop...any way
> > to disable the check disk from the recovery or repair window
> >
> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
> >
> >> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
> >> > direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
> >> > again..
> >> > stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
> >> > edition.
> >>
> >> Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the Recovery
> >> Console and run chkdsk from there.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >> -pk
> >>
> >>
> >>

"muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:634F5C6E-6D14-405A-A147-(E-Mail Removed)...
> well i tried the fixboot in the recovery console, unfortunatley it didnt
> fix
> it....The FIXMBR in the console, do i just type that in by itself..I
> already
> did and of course i get the warring it may cause the hard drive to be
> unreadable. Since i have never done that before i declined. Do i have
> anything to worry about?

There's always something to worry about, so the question at the moment is,
what is the condition of your backups?

If there is anything you don't want to lose on that drive, stop now, attach
it to another system, and copy it off.

HTH
-pk

>
> "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
>
>> boot looping can
>> sometimes be fixed
>> with the fixboot
>> command via the
>> recovery console.
>>
>> I would also run a
>> fixmbr for added
>> measure.
>>
>> --
>>
>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
>> - Systems Analyst
>> - Database Developer
>> - Accountancy
>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>>
>> "share the nirvana" - dbZen
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>>
>> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:922353C4-6A6D-4A97-8197-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > tried that twice and in windows recovery still stuck in boot loop...any
>> > way
>> > to disable the check disk from the recovery or repair window
>> >
>> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume
>> >> > for
>> >> > direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
>> >> > again..
>> >> > stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running
>> >> > xp home
>> >> > edition.
>> >>
>> >> Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the
>> >> Recovery
>> >> Console and run chkdsk from there.
>> >>
>> >> HTH
>> >> -pk
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

You don't need to run fixmbr. The fact that it gets as far as chkdsk is
proof that there is nothing wrong with the MBR.

"muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:634F5C6E-6D14-405A-A147-(E-Mail Removed)...
> well i tried the fixboot in the recovery console, unfortunatley it didnt fix
> it....The FIXMBR in the console, do i just type that in by itself..I already
> did and of course i get the warring it may cause the hard drive to be
> unreadable. Since i have never done that before i declined. Do i have
> anything to worry about?
>
> "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
>
>> boot looping can
>> sometimes be fixed
>> with the fixboot
>> command via the
>> recovery console.
>>
>> I would also run a
>> fixmbr for added
>> measure.
>>

>> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:922353C4-6A6D-4A97-8197-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > tried that twice and in windows recovery still stuck in boot loop...any way
>> > to disable the check disk from the recovery or repair window
>> >
>> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
>> >> > direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
>> >> > again..
>> >> > stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
>> >> > edition.
>> >>
>> >> Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the Recovery
>> >> Console and run chkdsk from there.
>> >>
>> >> HTH
>> >> -pk
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

when you ran chkdsk
via the recovery console
did you use any parameters
and simply accepted the
status it provided?

if so, I would run a chkdsk /p

--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

"share the nirvana" - dbZen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>

"muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:634F5C6E-6D14-405A-A147-(E-Mail Removed)...
> well i tried the fixboot in the recovery console, unfortunatley it didnt fix
> it....The FIXMBR in the console, do i just type that in by itself..I already
> did and of course i get the warring it may cause the hard drive to be
> unreadable. Since i have never done that before i declined. Do i have
> anything to worry about?
>
> "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
>
>> boot looping can
>> sometimes be fixed
>> with the fixboot
>> command via the
>> recovery console.
>>
>> I would also run a
>> fixmbr for added
>> measure.
>>
>> --
>>
>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
>> - Systems Analyst
>> - Database Developer
>> - Accountancy
>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>>
>> "share the nirvana" - dbZen
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>>
>> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:922353C4-6A6D-4A97-8197-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > tried that twice and in windows recovery still stuck in boot loop...any way
>> > to disable the check disk from the recovery or repair window
>> >
>> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
>> >> > direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
>> >> > again..
>> >> > stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
>> >> > edition.
>> >>
>> >> Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the Recovery
>> >> Console and run chkdsk from there.
>> >>
>> >> HTH
>> >> -pk
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

i used the paramaters chkdsk /r

as far as any back ups, there is none, this is a friends computers i am
trying to fix and they had viruses, so i cleaned them removed unused programs
and ran adaware, hyjack this and combofix...next i was going to chkdsk /r
then defrag...but now stuck in this reboot prob.


"db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:

> when you ran chkdsk
> via the recovery console
> did you use any parameters
> and simply accepted the
> status it provided?
>
> if so, I would run a chkdsk /p
>
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
> - Systems Analyst
> - Database Developer
> - Accountancy
> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>
> "share the nirvana" - dbZen
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
>
> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:634F5C6E-6D14-405A-A147-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > well i tried the fixboot in the recovery console, unfortunatley it didnt fix
> > it....The FIXMBR in the console, do i just type that in by itself..I already
> > did and of course i get the warring it may cause the hard drive to be
> > unreadable. Since i have never done that before i declined. Do i have
> > anything to worry about?
> >
> > "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> >
> >> boot looping can
> >> sometimes be fixed
> >> with the fixboot
> >> command via the
> >> recovery console.
> >>
> >> I would also run a
> >> fixmbr for added
> >> measure.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
> >> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
> >> - Systems Analyst
> >> - Database Developer
> >> - Accountancy
> >> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
> >>
> >> "share the nirvana" - dbZen
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:922353C4-6A6D-4A97-8197-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> > tried that twice and in windows recovery still stuck in boot loop...any way
> >> > to disable the check disk from the recovery or repair window
> >> >
> >> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "muaddib" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:253BBB53-BE6F-42AA-AD02-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > ran chkdsk /r...after reboot to start it, it says cannot open volume for
> >> >> > direct access.. it ends check disk and then reboots to check disk
> >> >> > again..
> >> >> > stuck in this loop cannot get into widows to shut it off. running xp home
> >> >> > edition.
> >> >>
> >> >> Power off, reboot with the XP boot CD - ANY XP boot CD. Enter the Recovery
> >> >> Console and run chkdsk from there.
> >> >>
> >> >> HTH
> >> >> -pk
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>