Checkdisk

[Guest]

Don't know what happened, but I yesterday I noticed Checkdisk is running
every time i start or reboot my computer. I don't have it scheduled to run.
Nothing in Windows help either. As a related problem, I can't defragment my
"D" drive. When I try to use the disk defragmenter, I get an error message
saying that Checkdisk is scheduled to run on this drive, and to please run
Chkdsk F/. If it helps I'm running WindowsXP Home, and my hard drive is
partitioned into 2 sections, a 10G section for Windows (drive "C") and a 50G
section for files and programs (drive "D"). My "E" drive is a CD-RW drive,
and my "F" drive is a DVD player (not a burner).I can defragment drive "C"
but I get the aforementioned error message when I try to defragment drive
"D", and I can't get Checkdisk to stop running every time I boot up.

 

[TaurArian [MVP]]

Some info here
Check Disk - Disk Checking Runs Upon Boot
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd

 

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[Guest]

Tried that a few times, doesn't seem to be working. I'm now exploring some of
the options in the link you posted, although I'm hesitant about altering
anything in the registry; it makes me nervous. Thanks for your response. I'm
determined to beat this thing.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Check Disk runs on every boot.

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste:

chkntfs /d

Hit the Enter key.

The /d switch restores the machine to the default behavior; all drives are
checked at boot time and chkdsk is run on those that are dirty.

Autochk.exe is a version of Chkdsk that runs only before Windows XP
starts. Autochk runs in the following situations:

Autochk runs if you try to run Chkdsk on the boot volume.
Autochk runs if Chkdsk cannot gain exclusive use of the volume.
Autochk runs if the volume is flagged as dirty.

This can happen if the drive's dirty bit is set.
When a drive's dirty bit is set, autochk automatically
checks the volume for errors the next time the computer is restarted.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

fsutil dirty query C:

Hit the Enter key.

This will report whether the dirty bit is set.
Volume C: is not dirty
Volume C: is dirty
[[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.

Every time Windows XP starts, Autochk.exe is called by the Kernel to scan
all volumes to check if the volume dirty bit is set. If the dirty bit is
set, autochk performs an immediate chkdsk /f on that volume. Chkdsk /f
verifies file system integrity and attempts to fix any problems with the
volume.]]
-----

This will also report whether the dirty bit is set.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

chkntfs c:

Hit the Enter key.

C: is not dirty.
-----

If this is not the problem.....

Go here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top of the page.
Scroll down to:
82. Disable or Enable Check Disk Upon Boot
Click on Disable.
-----

Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your
computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Tried the Microsoft support site, tried using Method 2, but theres no
BootExecute listed in my registry, should there be? Nothing else so far has
worked. Next step is to try to disable chkdsk, although I really really don't
want to change anything in the registry. Thanks for the help, this thing is
giving me fits. It's more of a nuisance than anything else at this point, but
it may be indicative of a hard drive problem, according to the Microsoft
website.

Check Disk runs on every boot.

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste:

chkntfs /d

Hit the Enter key.

The /d switch restores the machine to the default behavior; all drives are
checked at boot time and chkdsk is run on those that are dirty.

Autochk.exe is a version of Chkdsk that runs only before Windows XP
starts. Autochk runs in the following situations:

Autochk runs if you try to run Chkdsk on the boot volume.
Autochk runs if Chkdsk cannot gain exclusive use of the volume.
Autochk runs if the volume is flagged as dirty.

This can happen if the drive's dirty bit is set.
When a drive's dirty bit is set, autochk automatically
checks the volume for errors the next time the computer is restarted.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

fsutil dirty query C:

Hit the Enter key.

This will report whether the dirty bit is set.
Volume C: is not dirty
Volume C: is dirty
[[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.

Every time Windows XP starts, Autochk.exe is called by the Kernel to scan
all volumes to check if the volume dirty bit is set. If the dirty bit is
set, autochk performs an immediate chkdsk /f on that volume. Chkdsk /f
verifies file system integrity and attempts to fix any problems with the
volume.]]
-----

This will also report whether the dirty bit is set.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

chkntfs c:

Hit the Enter key.

C: is not dirty.
-----

If this is not the problem.....

Go here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top of the page.
Scroll down to:
82. Disable or Enable Check Disk Upon Boot
Click on Disable.
-----

Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your
computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Tried that a few times, doesn't seem to be working. I'm now exploring
some of the options in the link you posted, although I'm hesitant about
altering anything in the registry; it makes me nervous. Thanks for your
response. I'm determined to beat this thing.

 

[Guest]

Ok, a friend of mine who has a degree in computer science told me to do this:

Start | Run | chkdsk D: /r

then answer yes when prompted. It immediately"dismounts" the D drive and
runs a checkdisk, takes about 20 minutes. The command prompt window closed,
and I rebooted my computer, and the checkdisk didn't run, nor any time since.
Not sure what that command did, but it worked.

Hopefully someone else with this problem can use this information.

Thanks again!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The /R switch locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies
/F). The /F switch Fixes errors on the disk.

What you did was run chkdsk and had it fix any errors that it found.

For a look at the chkdsk log.

Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
Look in Application | Listed as Information |
Event ID: 1001
Source: Winlogon



--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Funny how same problem happened so slose to Wytchery's problem. I followed
the directions and it was cured. Must have been the full moon., Thank you all
who replied to Wytchery, it helped me.
--
thanks alot Sheryl N.

Check Disk runs on every boot.

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste:

chkntfs /d

Hit the Enter key.

The /d switch restores the machine to the default behavior; all drives are
checked at boot time and chkdsk is run on those that are dirty.

Autochk.exe is a version of Chkdsk that runs only before Windows XP
starts. Autochk runs in the following situations:

Autochk runs if you try to run Chkdsk on the boot volume.
Autochk runs if Chkdsk cannot gain exclusive use of the volume.
Autochk runs if the volume is flagged as dirty.

This can happen if the drive's dirty bit is set.
When a drive's dirty bit is set, autochk automatically
checks the volume for errors the next time the computer is restarted.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

fsutil dirty query C:

Hit the Enter key.

This will report whether the dirty bit is set.
Volume C: is not dirty
Volume C: is dirty
[[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.

Every time Windows XP starts, Autochk.exe is called by the Kernel to scan
all volumes to check if the volume dirty bit is set. If the dirty bit is
set, autochk performs an immediate chkdsk /f on that volume. Chkdsk /f
verifies file system integrity and attempts to fix any problems with the
volume.]]
-----

This will also report whether the dirty bit is set.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

chkntfs c:

Hit the Enter key.

C: is not dirty.
-----

If this is not the problem.....

Go here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top of the page.
Scroll down to:
82. Disable or Enable Check Disk Upon Boot
Click on Disable.
-----

Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your
computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Tried that a few times, doesn't seem to be working. I'm now exploring
some of the options in the link you posted, although I'm hesitant about
altering anything in the registry; it makes me nervous. Thanks for your
response. I'm determined to beat this thing.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

That full moon will get you every time. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Funny how same problem happened so slose to Wytchery's problem. I followed
the directions and it was cured. Must have been the full moon., Thank you
all who replied to Wytchery, it helped me.
--
thanks alot Sheryl N.

Check Disk runs on every boot.

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste:

chkntfs /d

Hit the Enter key.

The /d switch restores the machine to the default behavior; all drives
are checked at boot time and chkdsk is run on those that are dirty.

Autochk.exe is a version of Chkdsk that runs only before Windows XP
starts. Autochk runs in the following situations:

Autochk runs if you try to run Chkdsk on the boot volume.
Autochk runs if Chkdsk cannot gain exclusive use of the volume.
Autochk runs if the volume is flagged as dirty.

This can happen if the drive's dirty bit is set.
When a drive's dirty bit is set, autochk automatically
checks the volume for errors the next time the computer is restarted.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

fsutil dirty query C:

Hit the Enter key.

This will report whether the dirty bit is set.
Volume C: is not dirty
Volume C: is dirty
[[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.

Every time Windows XP starts, Autochk.exe is called by the Kernel to scan
all volumes to check if the volume dirty bit is set. If the dirty bit is
set, autochk performs an immediate chkdsk /f on that volume. Chkdsk /f
verifies file system integrity and attempts to fix any problems with the
volume.]]
-----

This will also report whether the dirty bit is set.

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type:

chkntfs c:

Hit the Enter key.

C: is not dirty.
-----

If this is not the problem.....

Go here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top of the page.
Scroll down to:
82. Disable or Enable Check Disk Upon Boot
Click on Disable.
-----

Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart
your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831426

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Tried that a few times, doesn't seem to be working. I'm now exploring
some of the options in the link you posted, although I'm hesitant about
altering anything in the registry; it makes me nervous. Thanks for your
response. I'm determined to beat this thing.

:

Some info here
Check Disk - Disk Checking Runs Upon Boot
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd

Don't know what happened, but I yesterday I noticed Checkdisk is
running every time i start or reboot my computer. I don't have it
scheduled to run. Nothing in Windows help either. As a related
problem, I can't defragment my "D" drive. When I try to use the disk
defragmenter, I get an error message saying that Checkdisk is
scheduled to run on this drive, and to please run Chkdsk F/. If it
helps I'm running WindowsXP Home, and my hard drive is partitioned
into 2 sections, a 10G section for Windows (drive "C") and a 50G
section for files and programs (drive "D"). My "E" drive is a CD-RW
drive, and my "F" drive is a DVD player (not a burner).I can
defragment drive "C" but I get the aforementioned error message when
I try to defragment drive "D", and I can't get Checkdisk to stop
running every time I boot up.