Chkdsk does not work

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Each time I run chkdsk and have it start automatically
with windows, I receive the error message "Cannot open
volume for direct access." Chkdsk terminates and I am
taken back to windows. I have lost clusters and other
errors on my disk I need to correct and cannot. Recovery
console does not help as the /f parameter is not
supported there. According to Microsoft article #823439,
they are aware of this problem in Windows XP, but as of
8/03, they have not done anything about it. Any
suggestions?

Thanks
 
Hi,

From the Recovery Console, use chkdsk <volume> /r, not /f.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Hi,
Its very good you found the right article. However if you
have lost clusters, this means that the hard drive has
gone bad. And this error message might be coming up
because you are having Bad Clusters on your Hard Drive.
Bad Clusters are irrepairable, so you will have to get a
replacement for the Hard Drive. Its best to attach the
same Hard Drive on a different XP Computer and then run
chkdsk.

Well you might have a different problem altogether. So
try this hard drive on a different computer before
jumping to any conclusions.


best of Luck,
nutts4cracker
 
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nutts4cracker said:
Its very good you found the right article. However if you
have lost clusters, this means that the hard drive has
gone bad.
Click to expand...


It certainly doesn't mean this at all.
 
Hi,
Its very good you found the right article. However if you
have lost clusters, this means that the hard drive has
gone bad. And this error message might be coming up
because you are having Bad Clusters on your Hard Drive.
Bad Clusters are irrepairable, so you will have to get a
replacement for the Hard Drive. Its best to attach the
same Hard Drive on a different XP Computer and then run
chkdsk.
Click to expand...
WRONG! Bad clusters does NOT mean the HD is going bad, it just means
that some clusters on it are bad. It's not all that uncommon for a HD
to have some bad clusters. Normally the OS finds them and marks them
so they won't be used. It's bad when a file occupies that space, as
you've probably lost that file - but if the file was that important
you should have it backed up somewhere.

Bad clusters certainly doesn't mean you have to run out and replace
the drive. I guess if there are enough bad clusters you may want to
consider it, but otherwise it's just a big waste of money. If you
want to waste money, just send it to me.
 
Hi,
Its very good you found the right article. However if you
have lost clusters, this means that the hard drive has
gone bad. And this error message might be coming up
because you are having Bad Clusters on your Hard Drive.
Bad Clusters are irrepairable, so you will have to get a
replacement for the Hard Drive. Its best to attach the
same Hard Drive on a different XP Computer and then run
chkdsk.

Well you might have a different problem altogether. So
try this hard drive on a different computer before
jumping to any conclusions.
Click to expand...

No necessairily, if you have 'Bad Blocks' THEN you have a faulty hard
disk. Bad clusters probably means that the clusters have been mixed up
and need rectifying in Software. Chkdsk can only do so much, Norton
Disk Doctor has more advanced file recovery modes, so try that.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
 
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