Cannot get Chkdsk to run

[Duxdad]

I need to run Chkdsk. When I try to run it says it will run at next startup
but never does. Any ideas

 

[Frenchy]

I need to run Chkdsk. When I try to run it says it will run at next startup
but never does. Any ideas

Find the Command Prompt in the START/All Programs and ACCESSORIES and
RIGHT click on it and select RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR

Type in

CHKDSK /R /F

Note the spaces.

Hit enter and select "Y" to Run at start-up

That should do it

Frenchy

 

[Duxdad]

That shpuld work but in my case does not. Chkdsk will not run at restart.
When I try to run at cmd prompt it tells me drive is in use by another
process, do I want to schedule a scan at restart. I say yes but the scan
never happens. Any other idead ?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

If you restart and press F8 during the 'black screen' right after the BIOS
screen, you will get the Recovery options menu. The "Command Prompt" option
should let you run CHKDSK /R

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Windows Vista Help What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/2b3724d1-f4ad-5b26-16dc-3e9e66f4be5e1033.mspx