Chkdsk /f not working on boot

[BillW50]

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:44:40 +0100

Sorry Bill, my mistake. I do know about batch files, I just
copied, pasted and editied it to make it more readable.

Whoa wait a second. I found a flaw in the batch file I have created
for you. Here it is again:

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echo on
chkdsk /f /v
shutdown -r -f -t 5

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It will indeed work as far as I can tell. But the flaw is that it
will run chkdsk at boot and reboot and run chkdsk and endlessly
reboot. So here if it isn't too late, try this one:

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echo on
chkdsk /f /v
pause
shutdown -r -f -t 5

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After the chkdsk has completed, the computer should sit there doing
nothing. And at this point, just hit the enter key for the first
time around. The second time around just hit ^C (control-C) keys to
exit. Now Windows should boot normally.

Now I don't know if you have entered this batch file into
autoexec.bat or autoexec.nt or whatever. But once chkdsk runs
successfully, it needs to be removed. You can rename it or whatever
until the next time you need to run it again.




Cheers!


__________________________________________________
Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD under Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within WordStar 5.0

 

[BillW50]

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:02:13 -0500

... So here if it isn't too late, try this one:

***********************

echo on
chkdsk /f /v
pause
shutdown -r -f -t 5

***********************

Silly me... I'm sorry! As that will force you into another chkdsk
when you just went through it anyway. Just move that pause up by one
line and follow my previous comments. Like in the following:

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echo on
pause
chkdsk /f /v
shutdown -r -f -t 5

***********************




Cheers!


__________________________________________________
Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD under Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within WordStar 5.0

 

[Tis I]

Already done that. It did it's stuff, and still left the system dirty

Might try it again later.

 

[Tis I]

Thanks Bill. But this is only setting a boot time check disk, then
rebooting.

Nothing new to what I have already tried.




Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:02:13 -0500

... So here if it isn't too late, try this one:

***********************

echo on
chkdsk /f /v
pause
shutdown -r -f -t 5

***********************

Silly me... I'm sorry! As that will force you into another chkdsk
when you just went through it anyway. Just move that pause up by one
line and follow my previous comments. Like in the following:

***********************

echo on
pause
chkdsk /f /v
shutdown -r -f -t 5

***********************




Cheers!


__________________________________________________
Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD under Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within WordStar 5.0

 

[Guest]

Hi Tis I,

I have exactly the same problem, but running XP SP1. I already tried
recovery console chkdsk /r and /p, still not luck.

Did you solve the issue? Do you know of any other software to do CHKDSK work?

Thanks,

Eduardo

 

[Peter Foldes]

Tried from a command line? Or Star\Run and enter CHKDSK

 

[Guest]

Hi Peter,

I think I have tried almost everything.

CHKDSK runs fine, it detects a problem and ask you to run it with the F
switch, I have done it even check with CHKNTFS, but on boot CHKDSK doesn't
run, not even a hint on why it is not running, not even an attempt (or at
least an obvious one). I tried booting from a XP CD and running CHKDSK /r and
/p from the recovery console, but the problems remain as reported by CHKDSK
within XP.

To make a long story short, exactly the same as Tis I explained in all
his/her postings.

Thanks,

Eduardo