Scan disk

[Guest]

When I schedule scan disk using chkdsk /f, on the restart the function can
not run b/c it can not unlock the (c) drive I'm trying to check.

Any pointers on how to unlock the c drive so I can run the chkdsk tool. I'm
running on Windows XP and the NTFS system.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

When I schedule scan disk using chkdsk /f, on the restart the function can
not run b/c it can not unlock the (c) drive I'm trying to check.

Any pointers on how to unlock the c drive so I can run the chkdsk tool. I'm
running on Windows XP and the NTFS system.

Thanks

I think I have same problem-do you,on every start up-see the screen as I
have described below.
"Checking file system on D (you have C) The type of file sys is NTFS Volume
label is Backup" etc; I try to use chkdsk/f after this is finished and
reboot am returned to same message. It is a catch 22 situation. Can anyone
help us both

Armour

 

[Bruce Chambers]

When I schedule scan disk using chkdsk /f, on the restart the function can
not run b/c it can not unlock the (c) drive I'm trying to check.

Any pointers on how to unlock the c drive so I can run the chkdsk tool. I'm
running on Windows XP and the NTFS system.

Thanks

If you were to read the rest of the error message, it would be asking
you if you wanted to schedule Chkdsk to run the next time you reboot the
computer. Simply select this option, and then shutdown and restart the
computer. (Chkdsk cannot scan a partition that's in use, so it has to
scan the system partition at reboot, before Windows loads.)

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Jonathan wrote:
When I schedule scan disk using chkdsk /f, on the restart the function can
not run b/c it can not unlock the (c) drive I'm trying to check.

Any pointers on how to unlock the c drive so I can run the chkdsk tool. I'm
running on Windows XP and the NTFS system.

Thanks


If you were to read the rest of the error message, it would be asking
you if you wanted to schedule Chkdsk to run the next time you reboot the
computer. Simply select this option, and then shutdown and restart the
computer. (Chkdsk cannot scan a partition that's in use, so it has to
scan the system partition at reboot, before Windows loads.)



Bruce Chambers

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Thank you Bruce

Trouble is I have done this many times.

I have "scheduled Chkdsk to run the next time you reboot " but I cannot stop
it checking. Each and every time I start my computer I see the same ckecking
happen.
I have tried Msoft article" How to cancel CHKDSK After it has been scheduled
article id 159675. But according to I do not have a schedule set ie the reg
setting is as it ought to be.

I also ran a check fron "Run" fsutil dirty query D: (d is my problem ) I am
told drive is dirty. Just what to do now I cannot decide as the rest of the
instruction is double dutch to me. As a check I ran the test on my C drive
which was returned clean.

Do you think it will help if I run a Repair on my OS XP Home.

Thomas Armour