If you get an error something to the effect "cannot open volume for direct
access" There is some system/boot start device that is reading/writing to
the drive before chkdsk can get a lock on the drive. Some anti-virus
applications do this.
You can also run;
chkdsk /r
from the recovery console command line. (/r implies /f and /p)
To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows XP
CD-Rom
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a
Windows
XP installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not
have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note: If the registry is
corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console
starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk,
fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the
hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
:
| I'm having troubles running chkdsk. If I do it in windows it says that
it
| needs exclusive access and do I want to run it on re-boot. On reboot it
says
| cannot open volume for direct access.
|
| I've tried doing chkdsk /f and chkdsk /c from cmd and it lists loads of
| faults but can't fix them because it's in read-only mode.
|
| I used to run zone alarm but I'm now on Norton if that makes any
difference.
| I already have service pack 2 installed and I'm on NTFS.
|
| Can anyone help?
