How do I force a CHKDSK

[Robert Armstrong Jr.]

I am unable to use CHKDSK on my computer now. FYI, primary HD 80 gig and
slave HD 200 gig, Windows XP Pro, Via P4PB ultra MB, DDR400 RAM 512K. I go
to administrative tools, select computer management, then disk management
and right click on my C drive and select properties and then select the
CHKDSK and tick the correct option. I get a window that states this disk is
in use by windows and the CHKDSK will occur when I reboot. I reboot and the
computer never does the CHKDSK. How can I force this to run? Thanks for
your assistance.

 

[Bruce]

I am unable to use CHKDSK on my computer now. FYI, primary HD 80 gig and
slave HD 200 gig, Windows XP Pro, Via P4PB ultra MB, DDR400 RAM 512K. I go
to administrative tools, select computer management, then disk management
and right click on my C drive and select properties and then select the
CHKDSK and tick the correct option. I get a window that states this disk is
in use by windows and the CHKDSK will occur when I reboot. I reboot and the
computer never does the CHKDSK. How can I force this to run? Thanks for
your assistance.
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There are two ways to run CHKDSK. The way you said, {that's a long way
around, you only have to click on My Computer, then right click disk C and
Properties}, or, Start>Run, type in CHKDSK. This checks in a different
format that only takes a couple of minutes as opposed to about 45. I have
posed the question to MS-MVP's three times and they always say that both
ways do the same job. See if this other way works.

Learned by my mistakes:
Bruce

 

[Donald McDaniel]

I am unable to use CHKDSK on my computer now. FYI, primary HD 80 gig
and slave HD 200 gig, Windows XP Pro, Via P4PB ultra MB, DDR400 RAM
512K. I go to administrative tools, select computer management, then
disk management and right click on my C drive and select properties
and then select the CHKDSK and tick the correct option. I get a
window that states this disk is in use by windows and the CHKDSK will
occur when I reboot. I reboot and the computer never does the
CHKDSK. How can I force this to run? Thanks for your assistance.

Try booting with the XP CD, then enter the Repair Console (first "Repair"
option). Then enter the command "chkdsk /f" at the command prompt.

 

[Nictu]

Try using the command line version: chkdsk /f