chkdsk on boot hangs after completion

[Art]

Windows has flagged my system to run chkdsk at boot. It
completes normally and starts to boot into windows. A
blue screen appears with:

checking file system on c:
The type of file system is NTFS
Volume label is WINXPPRO
The volume is clean
Windows has finished checking the disk
.. . . . .

The system hangs at this point. If I reboot at this
point it tries to run CHKDSK again. If I cancel CHKDSK,
it hangs also. I have disconnected all external devices
from my computer to no avail. I am unable to boot into
Windows. What can I do?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Boot the Recovery Console, run chkdsk <volume>: /r (where <volume> should be
C: or wherever your installation is).

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654

If this does not help, you may need to run a repair installation. Follow
these steps to do a repair install which should preserve your data,
settings, and programs:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

--
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

 

[Carolyn]

Hi,

Boot the Recovery Console, run chkdsk <volume>: /r (where <volume> should be
C: or wherever your installation is).

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654

If this does not help, you may need to run a repair installation. Follow
these steps to do a repair install which should preserve your data,
settings, and programs:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

On my old Windows 98 system, I never thought twice about running a scan
disc. In fact, I always ran it before doing a defrag on my system.
This XP check disc thing is starting to worry me. It seems to me that there
have been a few postings about it going wild and causing problems. This
program cannot be run right away has to be run at the next reboot which for
some reason worries me (I do tend to worry easily). If it runs at the next
reboot, will that be the end of it or will it try to run on every reboot?
What do you recommend as a guideline for using this program?
Carolyn

 

[cimex]

Carolyn, start a new thread and address it to Rick. I too am wondering.
Thanks.

Hi,

Boot the Recovery Console, run chkdsk <volume>: /r (where <volume>

should

be
C: or wherever your installation is).

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654

If this does not help, you may need to run a repair installation. Follow
these steps to do a repair install which should preserve your data,
settings, and programs:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

On my old Windows 98 system, I never thought twice about running a scan
disc. In fact, I always ran it before doing a defrag on my system.
This XP check disc thing is starting to worry me. It seems to me that there
have been a few postings about it going wild and causing problems. This
program cannot be run right away has to be run at the next reboot which for
some reason worries me (I do tend to worry easily). If it runs at the next
reboot, will that be the end of it or will it try to run on every reboot?
What do you recommend as a guideline for using this program?
Carolyn

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Carolyn,

Actually, chkdsk is far more reliable than scandisk ever was or will be.
Scandisk was well known to turn everything into .chk files and totally
corrupt an installation. Chkdsk is far different, and can't be run on the
drive housing the installation while running as it nees to check the
integrity of the file system itself (can't be done when files are in use).
It should only run the one time.

--
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,

Boot the Recovery Console, run chkdsk <volume>: /r (where <volume>

should

be
C: or wherever your installation is).

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654

If this does not help, you may need to run a repair installation. Follow
these steps to do a repair install which should preserve your data,
settings, and programs:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

On my old Windows 98 system, I never thought twice about running a scan
disc. In fact, I always ran it before doing a defrag on my system.
This XP check disc thing is starting to worry me. It seems to me that there
have been a few postings about it going wild and causing problems. This
program cannot be run right away has to be run at the next reboot which for
some reason worries me (I do tend to worry easily). If it runs at the next
reboot, will that be the end of it or will it try to run on every reboot?
What do you recommend as a guideline for using this program?
Carolyn