Need help with running chkdsk

[ECLiPSE 2002]

I have been trying to run chkdsk without success. I must be doing
something incorrectly. Please look at my method and see what I may be
doing wrong:

I type cmd into the Run field and when C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner>C_ appears I type in chkdsk X: /f /r and hit Enter

What I get is an error message telling me "Cannot open volume for
direct access.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Mary

 

[philo]

I have been trying to run chkdsk without success. I must be doing
something incorrectly. Please look at my method and see what I may be
doing wrong:

I type cmd into the Run field and when C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner>C_ appears I type in chkdsk X: /f /r and hit Enter

What I get is an error message telling me "Cannot open volume for
direct access.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Mary

If you read the entire message
you are asked if you want to run chkdsk /f on the next boot

say "y" (yes)

then reboot

 

[Meat Plow]

I have been trying to run chkdsk without success. I must be doing
something incorrectly. Please look at my method and see what I may be
doing wrong:

I type cmd into the Run field and when C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner>C_ appears I type in chkdsk X: /f /r and hit Enter

What I get is an error message telling me "Cannot open volume for direct
access.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Mary

You need to boot your system disk into a recovery console and run it.
It's not safe to run with the disk volume mounted where chkdsk does not
have complete control of the volume.

 

[philo]

You need to boot your system disk into a recovery console and run it.
It's not safe to run with the disk volume mounted where chkdsk does not
have complete control of the volume.

chkdsk can *only* run in the audit mode on a mounted volume

because it could cause damage to a mounted file system it *cannot* write
any changes to the drive

 

[Meat Plow]

chkdsk can *only* run in the audit mode on a mounted volume

Well yes that's what I was implying knowing the OP was using at
least the /r switch.

because it could cause damage to a mounted file system it *cannot* write
any changes to the drive

It cannot resync the journal and access the MFT with the volume mounted.

 

[Aardvark]

I have been trying to run chkdsk without success. I must be doing
something incorrectly. Please look at my method and see what I may be
doing wrong:

I type cmd into the Run field and when C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner>C_ appears I type in chkdsk X: /f /r and hit Enter

What I get is an error message telling me "Cannot open volume for direct
access.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Mary

As I recall, it also asks if you'd like chkdsk to run when your system
next boots. Did you answer 'y' or 'n' to that?



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[Patrick]

I have been trying to run chkdsk without success. I must be doing
something incorrectly. Please look at my method and see what I may be
doing wrong:

I type cmd into the Run field and when C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner>C_ appears I type in chkdsk X: /f /r and hit Enter

What I get is an error message telling me "Cannot open volume for
direct access.

Like this: (between '----------' and '----------')
----------
C:\Documents and Settings\YourName>chkdsk c: /f/r
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Cannot lock current drive.

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N) _
----------
Or, (indirect-link-to-a-Screenshot on my webspace)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/37mvc6a

If so, then simply type 'y' and chkdsk will run when you next reboot.
The reason that chkdsk dosn't run right away is because it needs sole
control of the HD
(or if the drive isn't 'C:' then it will be that the OS believes the drive
to be in-use anyway.)

 

[ECLiPSE 2002]

Thanks for your guidance. Finally got it working.

mary