CHKDSK (and Disk Doctor) freezes at Checking Indexes

[Newbie]

I'm on Windows XP Pro w/ 2 Serial ATA 250 Gb drives, both NTFS. Both Norton
Disk Doctor and the Windows XP CHKDSK stop working and freeze the PC at 22%
of the "Checking Indexes" part of the diagnostics. I have used many
varities of the /f switch and other switches for the XP utility, and
unchecking "automatically fix" w/ Norton's version. Trying it from the
Recovery Console also doesn't help. It always stops and freezes at the
Checking Indexes part. I notice that the activity light on the box flickers
during the successful parts of the diagnostics, then stays on steady for a
second right before the freeze at 22 percent of the Checking Indexes part.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

Any help would be appreciated, and thanks.



Newbie Supreme

 

[Interrogative]

I'm on Windows XP Pro w/ 2 Serial ATA 250 Gb drives, both NTFS. Both Norton
Disk Doctor and the Windows XP CHKDSK stop working and freeze the PC at 22%
of the "Checking Indexes" part of the diagnostics. I have used many
varities of the /f switch and other switches for the XP utility, and

Boot from the XP CD and go to the first REPAIR option you see and run chkdsk
/r from within there. Chkdsk from within Windows doesn't work right.