how do i disable or cancel a scheduled chkdsk at startup ?

CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963

John

*ProteanThread* wrote:
> how do i disable or cancel a scheduled chkdsk at startup ?
>

*ProteanThread* wrote:
> how do i disable or cancel a scheduled chkdsk at startup ?

Start
Run
type
chkntfs /x c:
click OK

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value Name: RasDisable
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: (0 = restriction disabled, 1 = restriction enabled)

John

*ProteanThread* wrote:
> how do i disable or cancel a scheduled chkdsk at startup ?
>

Ooops! Wrong thread.

John

John John wrote:

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>
> Value Name: RasDisable
> Data Type: REG_SZ
> Value Data: (0 = restriction disabled, 1 = restriction enabled)
>
> John
>
> *ProteanThread* wrote:
>
>> how do i disable or cancel a scheduled chkdsk at startup ?
>>
>

thanks to both of you

*ProteanThread* wrote:
> how do i disable or cancel a scheduled chkdsk at startup ?

Doesn't it give you the option of proceeding or canceling at startup?

yea, but it'll keep asking you to do that until it completes a
scheduled chkdsk

*ProteanThread* wrote:
> yea, but it'll keep asking you to do that until it completes a
> scheduled chkdsk

Ah, I see the problem. I've seen the cancellation notice but never
actually canceled.