Scan Disk

[Jim]

Hi,
When I try to run Scan Disk, it will not run and I get an
error message "cannot open volumn for direct access". Any
help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jim

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

JSI Tip 7079_ You receive 'Cannot open volume for direct access'
when Chkdsk runs during Windows XP startup
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBO/tip7000/rh7079.htm

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
Cannot open volume for direct access.
The type of the file system is NTFS.
IFSUTIL: Can't open drive. Status returned = c0000043.
Windows has finished checking the disk.

 

[Brian Pemberton]

Hi,
When I try to run Scan Disk, it will not run and I get an
error message "cannot open volumn for direct access". Any
help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jim

Are you running ZoneAlarm?
If you are, uninstall it and all will be well.
Don't forget to reinstall it afterwards.

 

[S.Sengupta]

Are you using Symantec Antivirus Corporate v9 or zone alarm 5?
see also:-http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823439

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
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