checkdisc log location?

S

Spikey

I'm obviously having a blonde moment but I cant find the log file. Is there
a default location and if so can I change it?

Thanks in advance.
 
D

Dave Patrick

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.

When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output to a
file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked. The Winlogon
service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file to the Application
Event log. One event log message for each volume checked is recorded. So
check the application event log.

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Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| I'm obviously having a blonde moment but I cant find the log file. Is
there
| a default location and if so can I change it?
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
|
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Go to Start > Run and type: eventvwr.msc /s , and hit enter.
When Event Viewer opens, click on "Application", then scroll
down to "Winlogon" and double-click on it. This is the log
created after running Checkdisk.

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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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| I'm obviously having a blonde moment but I cant find the log file. Is there
| a default location and if so can I change it?
|
| Thanks in advance.
 
S

Spikey

Carey Frisch said:
Go to Start > Run and type: eventvwr.msc /s , and hit enter.
When Event Viewer opens, click on "Application", then scroll
down to "Winlogon" and double-click on it.

Carey,

When I click on Application I just get the list of events in the right hand
pane???
 
S

Spikey

Dave Patrick said:
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


Dave

I think you replied to the wrong post.
 
D

Dave Patrick

Apparently you didn't finish reading?

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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

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| Dave
|
| I think you replied to the wrong post.
|
|
 
S

Spikey

Carey Frisch said:
Go to Start > Run and type: eventvwr.msc /s , and hit enter.
When Event Viewer opens, click on "Application", then scroll
down to "Winlogon" and double-click on it. This is the log
created after running Checkdisk.


Thanks Carey.
 

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