G Guest Jun 7, 2004 #1 Can not run Error Check because C and D drives are NTFS, any helpas to how to overcomr this proble appreciated
Can not run Error Check because C and D drives are NTFS, any helpas to how to overcomr this proble appreciated
C Carey Frisch [MVP] Jun 7, 2004 #2 Do you have ZoneAlarm installed and did you recently upgrade it to version 5.0? It has been reported that ZoneAlarm 5.0 may be the root cause of your problem. Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access" Error Message When Chkdsk Runs at Startup http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823439&Product=winxp Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter. Then type in: chkntfs /x c: , and hit enter. Reboot your computer. [This disables CHKDSK from running on drive C:] CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963 Chkdsk in Read-Only Mode Does Not Detect Corruption on NTFS Volume http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q283340 Also see: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
Do you have ZoneAlarm installed and did you recently upgrade it to version 5.0? It has been reported that ZoneAlarm 5.0 may be the root cause of your problem. Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access" Error Message When Chkdsk Runs at Startup http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823439&Product=winxp Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter. Then type in: chkntfs /x c: , and hit enter. Reboot your computer. [This disables CHKDSK from running on drive C:] CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963 Chkdsk in Read-Only Mode Does Not Detect Corruption on NTFS Volume http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q283340 Also see: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/