Anyone know how to get Windows disk check to save/file a record of its
activity? Most of time that I use disk check, it requires me to restart the
computer and it checks the disk before Windows starts -- and the results of
the check flies by so fast I don't have time to read it before Windows
loads.
TIA

If a volume's dirty bit is set, this indicates that the file system may be
in an inconsistent state. The dirty bit can be set because the volume is
online and has outstanding changes, because changes were made to the volume
and the computer shutdown before the changes were committed to disk, or
because corruption was detected on the volume. If the dirty bit is set when
the computer restarts, chkdsk runs to verify the consistency of the volume.

When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output to a
file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked. The Winlogon
service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file to the Application
Event log. One event log message for each volume checked is recorded. So
check the application event log.


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"Truth_Seeker1" wrote:
| Anyone know how to get Windows disk check to save/file a record of its
| activity? Most of time that I use disk check, it requires me to restart
the
| computer and it checks the disk before Windows starts -- and the results
of
| the check flies by so fast I don't have time to read it before Windows
| loads.
| TIA
|
|

Start | Run | type: cmd | OK.

Now type: chkdsk | <Enter>

This runs error checking in read-only mode, meaning no repairs will be made
if problems are found. The results will stay up so you can see them. You're
looking for "0 bytes in bad sectors". As long as you see that zero, you're
looking good.

Ted Zieglar

"Truth_Seeker1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Anyone know how to get Windows disk check to save/file a record of its
> activity? Most of time that I use disk check, it requires me to restart
> the
> computer and it checks the disk before Windows starts -- and the results
> of
> the check flies by so fast I don't have time to read it before Windows
> loads.
> TIA
>

"Ted Zieglar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Start | Run | type: cmd | OK.
>
> Now type: chkdsk | <Enter>
>
> This runs error checking in read-only mode, meaning no repairs will be
> made if problems are found. The results will stay up so you can see them.
> You're looking for "0 bytes in bad sectors". As long as you see that zero,
> you're looking good.
>

Alright, I tried following the first poster and everything was over my head.
Then I tried what you said and it really helps. Only thing is by running
chkdsk inside a command prompt box, it runs in read-only mode. How can I do
either of two things:
1. run chkdsk in normal mode within a command prompt?
2. view the log file of chkdsk's actions when it runs before Windows has
booted?
Thanks again

"Truth_Seeker1" wrote:
| Alright, I tried following the first poster and everything was over my
head.
| Then I tried what you said and it really helps. Only thing is by running
| chkdsk inside a command prompt box, it runs in read-only mode. How can I
do
| either of two things:
| 1. run chkdsk in normal mode within a command prompt?
Start|Run|cmd.exe
then
chkdsk /f

| 2. view the log file of chkdsk's actions when it runs before Windows has
| booted?
Start|Run|eventvwr.msc
look in the application log

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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Truth_Seeker1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Anyone know how to get Windows disk check to save/file a record of its
> activity? Most of time that I use disk check, it requires me to restart
> the
> computer and it checks the disk before Windows starts -- and the results
> of
> the check flies by so fast I don't have time to read it before Windows
> loads.
> TIA

The chkdsk log can be found in Event Viewer. (Start> Run> eventvwr.msc)
It will be in the "Application" section listed as "Winlogon."

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