Can't Fix Check Disk Error

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JamesJ

chkdsk found the following error when I ran it from the command prompt:

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap. CHKDSK discovered free space
marked as allocated in the volume bitmap. Windows found
problems with the file system. Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to
correct these.

Ran the /f option 3 times but I still gets the error.

Any way to fix this?

Thanks,
James
 
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Dave Patrick

You can also run chkdsk from the RC.

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. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or 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%

Be sure to have full backups in place before hand.


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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

:
| chkdsk found the following error when I ran it from the command prompt:
|
| CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
| master file table (MFT) bitmap. CHKDSK discovered free space
| marked as allocated in the volume bitmap. Windows found
| problems with the file system. Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to
| correct these.
|
| Ran the /f option 3 times but I still gets the error.
|
| Any way to fix this?
|
| Thanks,
| James
|
|
 
J

JamesJ

Ran the recovery console but the errors still exist even though
rc says it corrected the errors.

James
 
D

Dave Patrick

I'd download and run the disk manufacturer's utilities from their web site.

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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

:
| Ran the recovery console but the errors still exist even though
| rc says it corrected the errors.
|
| James
 

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