need help with CHKDSK and disk defragmenter

[Truth_Seeker1]

I'm running Win XP Pro SP2. I found everyone's answers to my previous
question to be very helpful (the question was: how to run chkdsk from within
the command line box). I have two questions that I must learn the answers
to before I am the -master of maintenace- that I'd like to pretend to be

First, is it possible to create a boot disk with modern versions of chkdsk,
disk defragmenter, and disk cleanup - a boot disk that boots the computer
into some sort of command line? I assume that boot disks created by Windows
ME contain only older versions of these utilities and I don't like the idea
of using older versions. I know that Microsoft dropped Real DOS mode with
the release of WinME; but if I could create a *modern* boot disk that boots
to a command prompt...

Second, disk defragmenter usually doesn't defragment 100% of files on a disk
because a few are loaded into memory. How can I schedule disk defragmenter
to run at system startup before Windows loads? Also, is there a way to run
disk defragmenter from the command prompt that is better at defragmenting
those stubborn files?

 

[Truth_Seeker1]

Actually I really mean *boot CD* instead of boot disk, because I do not have
a floppy drive - I am using a laptop. I could buy a USB floppy drive, if
that were even bootable, but I'd much rather have a boot CD.

 

[Dave Patrick]

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%

For the other issue I use Raxco PerfectDisk.

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| I'm running Win XP Pro SP2. I found everyone's answers to my previous
| question to be very helpful (the question was: how to run chkdsk from
within
| the command line box). I have two questions that I must learn the answers
| to before I am the -master of maintenace- that I'd like to pretend to be

|
| First, is it possible to create a boot disk with modern versions of
chkdsk,
| disk defragmenter, and disk cleanup - a boot disk that boots the computer
| into some sort of command line? I assume that boot disks created by
Windows
| ME contain only older versions of these utilities and I don't like the
idea
| of using older versions. I know that Microsoft dropped Real DOS mode with
| the release of WinME; but if I could create a *modern* boot disk that
boots
| to a command prompt...
|
| Second, disk defragmenter usually doesn't defragment 100% of files on a
disk
| because a few are loaded into memory. How can I schedule disk
defragmenter
| to run at system startup before Windows loads? Also, is there a way to
run
| disk defragmenter from the command prompt that is better at defragmenting
| those stubborn files?
|
|

 

[Bob Harris]

You probably want something called "BartPE builder", which takes your XP
CDROM, plus some freeware programs and makes a bottable CD that gets you to
a windows-like interface, but is not using files from the hard drive.
CHKDSK is one of the options. It is also good for some repairs and for
copying files off of a PC. It supports NTFS as well as FAT, USB, firewire,
etc.

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/index.php?p=1

While Bart's may seem complex to make, it really is not. Just take all the
defaults on your first try. Later, if you want to download numerous
plugins, you can play with those.

You will need a CD with XP SP-1 or SP-2 already in it. If all you have is a
XP (original), then you will need to slipstream that with one of the service
packs to make a combined CD. The easiest way to slipstream is to us nLite.
nLite can already selectively remove components from windows, but avoid that
option for this purpose.

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

As for a more complete defrag, think about Diskeeper, the full edition, not
the home edition. It can set a defrag for boot mode, defrag directories and
the MFT, among other things. Note that the XP defragger is really a lite
verison of diskeeper. Diskeeper is made by Executive Software.

 

[Truth_Seeker1]

I learned that chkdsk /f means "fix," but what does /p do?

 

[Dave Patrick]

It's looking like I might have made it up. Thanks for asking.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...0/server/reskit/en-us/prork/pref_tts_ffgh.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314835/EN-US/

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I learned that chkdsk /f means "fix," but what does /p do?

 

[Dave Patrick]

/p switch

Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for chkdsk to
run. This parameter does not make any changes to the drive.


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I learned that chkdsk /f means "fix," but what does /p do?