hi:
when I try and run the CHKDSK utility on my C drive I get the message
"windows was unable to complete the disk check". This is also preventing my
disk maintenance utility Diskeeper from running. I've run virus checkers and
did just about everything I can think of, even selective startup with
Msconfig.
Any ideas on what else I can try?
thx

Try running Chkdsk from the Command Prompt. Use the /? switch to get
help on the command (chkdsk /?). To repair the C drive use the /f
switch (chkdsk C: /f).

Chkdsk needs exclusive access to the disk to fix errors on the disk, if
it cannot get a lock on the disk it will ask you if you want to schedule
Chkdsk to run when Windows is rebooted. The Windows volume cannot be
locked while Windows is booted so Chkdsk can only run in read-only mode
on the boot volume, to fix this volume you must schedule the disk check
at the next reboot. Be warned that there is *always* a risk of data
loss when chkdsk is run and that running a disk check may take a
considerable amount of time, if you schedule a boot time disk check be
prepared to let the utility run its course in its entirety.

John

mimmo wrote:

> hi:
> when I try and run the CHKDSK utility on my C drive I get the message
> "windows was unable to complete the disk check". This is also preventing my
> disk maintenance utility Diskeeper from running. I've run virus checkers and
> did just about everything I can think of, even selective startup with
> Msconfig.
> Any ideas on what else I can try?
> thx

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> Try running Chkdsk from the Command Prompt. Use the /? switch to get
> help on the command (chkdsk /?). To repair the C drive use the /f
> switch (chkdsk C: /f).
>
> Chkdsk needs exclusive access to the disk to fix errors on the disk, if
> it cannot get a lock on the disk it will ask you if you want to schedule
> Chkdsk to run when Windows is rebooted. The Windows volume cannot be
> locked while Windows is booted so Chkdsk can only run in read-only mode
> on the boot volume, to fix this volume you must schedule the disk check
> at the next reboot. Be warned that there is *always* a risk of data
> loss when chkdsk is run and that running a disk check may take a
> considerable amount of time, if you schedule a boot time disk check be
> prepared to let the utility run its course in its entirety.
>
> John
>
> mimmo wrote:
>
> > hi:
> > when I try and run the CHKDSK utility on my C drive I get the message
> > "windows was unable to complete the disk check". This is also preventing my
> > disk maintenance utility Diskeeper from running. I've run virus checkers and
> > did just about everything I can think of, even selective startup with
> > Msconfig.
> > Any ideas on what else I can try?
> > thx
>