Error checking drive C:\

[Guest]

When checking for bad parts, I received this message: Windows unable to
complete
check. What does this mean?

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

It may mean that you need to run CHKDSK outside of normal Windows mode.

What I'd highly recommend: Run CHKDSK /P from within the XP Recovery Console
!
Set pc BIOS to boot from CDROM. Place the XP CD in drive. Reboot from the
CD.
Select the first option "R" Repair/Recovery Console.
Select your Windows partition by number. Usually it is 1 .
Login to XP with administrator password.
Then run CHKDSK /P from the command line. (In Recovery console /P replaces
/F ).

Run it once (or repeat) until it shows no errors. Run CHKDSK for each drive
on your system.
CHKDSK /P :X where X is letter for disk drive

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

To exit the Recovery Console, use the EXIT command.

(Reset your BIOS to boot as normal, from the C hard drive).

 

[Ron Martell]

When checking for bad parts, I received this message: Windows unable to
complete
check. What does this mean?

If you have problems booting to Recovery Console to carry out
Maurice's suggestion you could try this alternative.

Open a Command Prompt window (Start - Run - CMD) and in that Window
enter the following command (assuming that drive C: is the one you
need to fix):

CHKDSK C: /R

You will receive a notice that this command will be carried out on the
next restart.

Then shut down and restart the computer and CHKDSK will run at the
beginning of the startup process, before Windows is fully loaded.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Harry Drasin]

It may mean that you need to run CHKDSK outside of normal Windows mode.

Thanks for the idea, but no matter what I tried to do it wouldn't recognize
my standard administrator password. I know this is the correct password
because it always works, and worked after I restored -- "most recent
functioning settings" after I tried to run CHKDSK from the recovery
console.

Regarding trying CHKDSK C: /R from RUN...CMD... it did run CHKDSK as
before, however I died with a blue screen again after it was finished as
usual.
I do appreciate any help, but this one really has me stumped!
Again, thanks for your help.
Harry

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Harry,
Post back with the full Stop code and text of the last message you got.

 

[Harry Drasin, M.D.]

Harry,
Post back with the full Stop code and text of the last message you got.

It took a while for me to get my system up and running, but here I am.
Basically within a few hours of my last post NONE of my programs were
working and it became clear that the whole system was critically
dysfunctional, or that the registry was corrupted. I was forced to
reformat the drive and reinstall the operating system and all other
software. So far, I have not had this problem again. Basically, this was
part of a severe degradation of system functionality that soon became
apparent. Thanks for your help and interest. Harry