CHKDSK~where is log file (report) for SECOND Hard Drive?!

[George]

I know that the CHKDSK report for the C drive is found in
Event Viewer/Application/Winlogon.

But, where in the #%$! does Windows hide the report after
you run CHKDSK on your *second* hard drive?!!

I have a second internal drive, D (and an external hard
drive, as well). When I run CHKDSK on the D drive, I can't
find a log file anywhere. I even called Microsoft tech
support, and they could not tell me.

Any suggestions? Thank you!

George

 

[cquirke (MVP Win9x)]

On Fri, 7 May 2004 18:48:08 -0700, "George"

I know that the CHKDSK report for the C drive is found in
Event Viewer/Application/Winlogon.

Geez, they sure want to hide what ChkDsk does, eh?
Is that for elective ChkDsk as well as AutoChk?

But, where in the #%$! does Windows hide the report after
you run CHKDSK on your *second* hard drive?!!

I have a second internal drive, D (and an external hard
drive, as well). When I run CHKDSK on the D drive, I can't
find a log file anywhere. I even called Microsoft tech
support, and they could not tell me.

Kill / Bury / Deny - the Milosovic approach to file system maintenance

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Certainty may be your biggest weakness

 

[Quaoar]

I know that the CHKDSK report for the C drive is found in
Event Viewer/Application/Winlogon.

But, where in the #%$! does Windows hide the report after
you run CHKDSK on your *second* hard drive?!!

I have a second internal drive, D (and an external hard
drive, as well). When I run CHKDSK on the D drive, I can't
find a log file anywhere. I even called Microsoft tech
support, and they could not tell me.

Any suggestions? Thank you!

George

Try chkdsk d: >c:\chkdiskd.txt to force the log.

Q

 

[George]

Thanks for your excellent suggestion, Q. I have used that
redirector in DOS, and hadn't thought to try it in Win XP.

George

 

[George]

Yes, that's for the "elective" CHKDSK, specifically, the
scenario where you initiate it from within Windows to check
your C drive, and it reboots to perform the procedure.

A really intuitive place to put it, eh? I really don't
understand what they're thinking in Redmond sometimes...

George

 

[cquirke (MVP Win9x)]

Yes, that's for the "elective" CHKDSK, specifically, the
scenario where you initiate it from within Windows to check
your C drive, and it reboots to perform the procedure.

A really intuitive place to put it, eh? I really don't
understand what they're thinking in Redmond sometimes...

Thinks: "Kill, bury, deny..."

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Certainty may be your biggest weakness

 

[Quaoar]

Thanks for your excellent suggestion, Q. I have used that
redirector in DOS, and hadn't thought to try it in Win XP.

George

Same here; completely forgot about DOS redirections.

Q

 

[Carrie Garth]

| message | <SNIP> I have a second internal drive, D (and an external hard
| drive, as well). When I run CHKDSK on the D drive, I can't find a
| log file anywhere. <SNIP>

When you select to detect and repair disk errors and the chkdsk tool
cannot gain exclusive use of a volume you must restart the computer
and the version of chkdsk known as autochk runs. Autochk will
generate a detailed status report in the Application Log of Event
Viewer (eventvwr.msc) Source: Winlogon.

When you select to detect and repair disk errors and the chkdsk tool
can gain exclusive use (because there are no open handles or because
you select to force a dismount), chkdsk runs and a detailed status
report is not sent to the Application Log of Event Viewer.

An easy way to generate a detailed status report in the Application
Log of Event Viewer (that is, force chkdsk to prompt you to restart
the computer and run autochk) is to create an open handle on the
partition you want to check before you use the error-checking tool.
Then (obviously) answer Yes to have chkdsk run the next time the
system restarts. An easy way to create an open handle is to open any
document such as one created by Notepad or Word (and leave it open),
then select to detect and repair disk errors.

 

[George]

Thanks for the tip! That's an interesting approach that
might come in handy.

George