unable to run chkdsk

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I am running Windows XP home and I had an error to suggested I run error
checking. I've tried to run error checking through My Computer, but a
message pops up saying that it could not run. So I tried chkdsk through a
command line. After saying that my drive is FAT32, it also says that it
cannot read boot sector. I tried chkdsk c:/r and it say the same thing plus
that it cannot lock the current drive. Any suggestions on how to get the
error checking to work would be appreciated.

I have run Adaware, Sybot S&D and a disk defrag hoping it would help the
error checking, but it didn't help.

I've had no other problems with my computer and it seems to work fine, but I
worry about an underlying problem that I'm not seeing yet. Thanks in advance
for your help.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This message?

[[The disk check could not be performed because the disk check utility needs
exclusive access to some Windows files on the disk. These files can be
accessed only by restarting Windows. Do you want to schedule this disk check
to occur the next time you restart the computer?]]

Click YES.

Then reboot.
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Cannot lock volume for direct access
Cannot open volume for direct access

A program called Hitman Pro can cause the problem.

A really old version of ZoneAlarm (a version from 2004) can cause the
problem.

Spyware Doctor can also cause the problem.

Spyware Doctor needs to be uninstalled or you can do this...

Quoted from *PCTools*, *Spyware* *Doctor*...
1. Exit from Spyware Doctor (to exit from Spyware
Doctor please right click on the Spyware Doctor icon in
the notification area (next to the clock on the Windows
taskbar) and select Exit from the menu that appears)

2. Delete the file
ikhlayer.sys from %windir%\system32\drivers\
or
from c:\windows\system32\drivers\

3. Restart Spyware Doctor

Chkdsk, defrag and error-checking should now work.
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Unable to run CHKDSK
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555484

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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