Run Chkdsk /r from the Recovery Console
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To run chkdsk /r from the recovery console, follow these steps:
1. Restart the computer with the Windows XP CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the
Recovery Console.
3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, choose the
installation that you need to access from the Recovery Console.
4. When you are prompted to do so, type the administrator password. If
the administrator password is blank, press ENTER.
5. At the command prompt, type "chkdsk /r" (without the quotation
marks), and then press ENTER.
6. When Chkdsk has finished running,restart the computer.
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Emmers Presson [MSFT]
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"Amvian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:06bf01c3ab5d$dcb7d810$(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I try to scan my C: drive for antivirus, before
> finish scanning, there is error message popout to
> run "CHKDSK /F"
> So I open my command prompt and enter "CHKDSK /F", prompt
> asks me with this message
>
> "Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
> process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
> checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)"
>
> I say Y and try to restart, but CHKDSK didn't do anything.
> Can anyone have idea how to run CHKDSK
>
> P.S. my computer always try to reboot with no reasons and
> I have two operating system in my desktop (Window XP and
> Mandrake)
>
> Thank you!
>
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