chkdsk Will Not Run at Startup

[Guest]

From the command prompt I give the command:

chkdsk c: /f

and when asked if I want to run chkdsk the next time the system restarts, I
say yes, but chkdsk never runs when the system restarts.

I have been searching the web for answers to this problem and I have already
tried a number of things that have been suggested in various places:

1. Turning off services -- McAfee anti-virus, Acronis disk backup, autoupdate
2. Sheduling chkdsk and then rebooting in diagnostic mode
3. Giving the command chkntfs /d before the chkdsk command

None of these works. Also, I don't have any programs running that have been
cited as causing a problem with chkdsk at startup--Zone Alarm, etc.

Can someone please assist me with this. Getting a utility as basic as this
to run seems like it should be a simple thing.

I am running Windows XP Professional.

Thanks.

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Remember that CHKDSK would run before Windows GUI mode (early in the startup processes).

It may well be, that you have another program that is complicating
this----maybe a Symantec/Norton disk-check, Goback, etc.

In any event, the next time you are in Windows (even if you have to use
Safe Mode), go to a *command prompt* and type
CHKNTFS C:

Look at results. To *clear* the chkdsk from the schedule, type
CHKNTFS C: /D

Let me suggest an alternative method of running CHKDSK --- use the
Recovery Console environment, then run CHKDSK from there.
Let me also suggest that you *install* the Recovery Console as a
*bootup* option on your system. That way you will not need the XP CD
each time.
Obviously, you do need the XP CD (hopefully you have a full XP CD [not a system recovery CD] )
from which to do initial install.

References for Recovery Console:
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console - Article ID 314058
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

I use CHKDSK /P from the Recovery Console ---as I need to use it.
Then use EXIT to finish the Recovery Console. The system reboots. Then you can pick XP and
return to normal usage of XP.