When I run chkdsk, read only, it tells me that it found problems in the master file table and in the files and to run chkdsk /f. I do so and am told that the corrections will be made upon reboot.
Well, I reboot, and it goes through the three tasks (never telling me that corrections have, in fact, been made) then it reboots into Windows XP Pro. When I run chkdsk again, I get the same prompt, saying that files need to be fixed (see attached screenshot of command prompt's chkdsk).
Was never able to restart after that. Normal boot shows the windows initial screen, but eventually just restarts, safe mode does the same thing whether it's with network, command line or plain safe mode. Last known good configuration does the same.Needed to use a file so decided to remove the HD and re-install to another PC. I did have access to the file in question but now I'd like to fix the problem. The other system uses AVG. I started a scan and it detected Cekar.d (A0003977.exe, wdfmgr.exe and initially ntldr.exe), Dropper.Inor (ntdetect.hta, A0003979.hta), PSW.Generic5.ABVW (ctfmona.exe), PSW.OnlineGames.AAFI (ctfmonb.exe), PSW.Generic5.AFYK (ctfmond.exe), PSW.OnlineGames.ZWT (LotusHlp.exe) and some others but for whatever reason the scan stopped. I restarted it and now the AV still finds most of the threats it was seeing before but not Cekar.d. in the ntldr.exe file.
I had a thread on here before, but it got deleted so I'm starting a new one with fresh new problem.I set chkdsk /r to run on system startup, and it ran but took forever to scan file data (I left it running for 4 days) so I rebooted but it started chkdsk again! Theres obviously something telling it to run the scan on next startup because it never finished the first time. Now if I run it it just freezes at 0% for checking file data.It I go into startup options and tell it to boot in safe mode, it shows it loading all the drivers and then pauses and says "Press Esc to cancel loading a347bus.sys" and whether I press Esc or not it freezes. If I do last known good configuration, it runs into the chkdsk problem again.
I bought a new maxtor 250 gig hd and set it to be master drive C. I had a 80gig hd that came with my dell. I set it to slave drive E for storage reformatted it clean. For some reason on restart or bootup chkdsk runs on drive E. Finds no problems. Never has. I am running xp home sp2
Hi, Somehow my daughters computer is stuck rebooting. When you start it up chkdsk attempts to run and if you hit any key in the allowed time period it does not just skip chkdsk as it has in the past, it continues to reboot again and again. Even if you let the chkdsk utility run it just reboots when its finished and we're back to square one. How do we disable chkdsk or Autochk.exe if that's what is happening and will this solve the problem maybe?
I have a acer travelmate , xp professional.I found out I got a virus an Hacktool.root kit.I couldn't get any chance to delete this. So i try the last choise left : run a full scan with norton but in safe mode.Well i change the boot.ini and select the safe mode.Since then I've been able to boot my xp!all the time is starts to reeboot is coming out a select options rebboting which none of them is the right to start xp.Now Do you know any way for change the boot mode.
im running windows xp home and im trying 2 find the log for chkdsk as i ran a scan but the results never stayed up long enough 2 read so is there a log somewhere ?
I was trying to defrag my aunt's comuter witht the Windows (xp home) built in defragger. I got an error message that said to run scan disk or chkdsk. While I'm familiar with scan disk, I know it's not an option on xp. So I went to "start", "run", and typed in chkdsk and hit ok...up pops a dos window and it says something to the fact of : "f parameter not specified. running chkdsk in read only mode", and then it does a quick run and nothing happens. I still can't defrag. How do I run chkdsk.
I keep getting and error message Windows - Corrupt File - The file or directory C:|$MFT is corrupt and unreadable. Please run Chkdsk utility. I have run the utility many times and get nothing but verification of files. I can't turn on either /f or /r. which would hopefully correct the problem. I am using Windows XP Home.
exactly what do I put in the "run" part to check the below error message?. C:PROGRA~1common FilesAOLACSSinf.ini is corrupt and unreadable please run the Chkdisk utility.
To bring you up to date here is what I said last time MY ORIGINAL POST I am running Win XP SP2. The last 3 times I turned on the computer it put itself through CHKDSK. Each time finding loads of problems with $130 also loads of orphaned files. What is going on? How do I fix it? Ray
HERE IS THE ADVICE I RECEIVED Go to All Programs>Accessories>Command prompt and type chkdsk /r (there is a space before /) Enter Reboot and it will run
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I followed the advice and it all worked perfectly for the next 2 times that I turned on my computer. This morning I turned on and it was back to going through CHKDSK again.
I have up to date AVG anti virus. I ran a full system check. Nothing found. I have up to date Spybot. I ran a full system check. Nothing found. I hace Comodo Firewall. Up to date I ran Registry Mechanic.
I am using an IBM Thinkpad R40 that runs XP. It was running extremely slow, so I asked someone for some ideas. The first thing they told me to do was run a CHKDSK. (start run ect.) and walked me through the scheduling process. Well, when I rebooted, it took 4 plus hours, to tell me an error had occured and I am stuck looking at a blue screen. If I let it sit long enough, it repeats the process. I have attempted to cancel the check, but again it freezes on the blue screen. I have attempted to start it in safe-mode with the same result. How do I get to windows?
I am getting an error in the cmd when I performed a CHKDSK The error is WINDOWS discovered free space area marked as allocated in MFT I tried using the scan disk option and performed a thorough scan but again when i run that in the cmd i get the same error . I also did a recovery console where it said that windows has fixed one or more errors but still the problem persisits.
I had something happen to my computer after I did a �CHKDSK /f /r�. When I went to use excel, and clicked on my tab key, the cursor went backwards. Then I tried to select a file and it would not let me select one file, it hi-lighted all the files. I finally closed out excel and tried to restore my computer to an earlier time thinking I got a virus. I did not open any e-mails that day, and it was running ok the night before. The restore froze and would not work. I just shut down my computer at the master switch and re-booted. Everything was ok after that. Excel worked fine, and all was good. I ran my AVG virus program to check for a virus, it found nothing. I thought it was a coincidence that this happened after the CHKDSK /f /r parms. Does anyone know what happened? The reason I did a CHKDSK /f /r was my Perfect Disk program did not defrag completely and the vendor told me to do this to do an offline defrag. I tried an offline defrag before, but I got errors on my drive and could not do it, that�s why they told me to use the CHHDSK /f /r. Also, is there anyway that I can put something in my restore to not let �ANY� virus come in so I can restore in case I got a virus? I use xp professional
I recently had a virus and have an error of "Unmountable Boot Volume" when starting my computer. I googled it and found out that if I type in "Chkdsk /r" Into the recovery console it will fix it. But I was unable to find out whether chkdsk /r effects any of my files on the computer. Will this delete them or keep them untouched? Or is there any other way to fix my problem without losing my files?
I have been running chkdsk /f and it continues to find errors, should I keep running it until it reports no more errors? I am doing this to try to speed up the computer it is an older pc that runs very slow.
i am just usin xp again after a long break and have forgotten how to run chkdsk doh i used to right click on something and tick both boxes? what is it i do?
I am unable to clean up my C drive and when trying to run the defrag program I keep getting the message "Disk defragmentor has detected that Checkdisk is due to run on the volume HP Pavillion C: run Chkdsk /f. " However when I type that into the command box I get the message "chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process" It then asks if I want to run it at next startup but this makes no difference and so groundhog day begins.
Since running CHKDSK on my XPSP2 PC, it keeps starting up with a CHKDSK run. After completion I get a normal Windows startup and perfect running. Is there something that causes this behaviour and can this CHKDSK be skipped?
I have a dual boot system; XP and W2000. I am having a problem with the XP drive (D. The system would not boot up in XP, I would get a blue screen that flashed on and off so quickly that I could not read it. I did see chkdsk and virus. Since the drive was recently scanned for viruses and I had recently installed a DVD-RW drive, I tried to chkdsk. Windows 2000 (C worked properly and I was able to run chkdsk / f on the C: drive and the extended drives. The D: drive and its extended drives did not appear in My Computer so I could not chkdsk. Finally, I was able to boot the D: drive in safe mode and ran chkdsk. The process did not complete, after about 9% it would restart. Since the D: drive now appears in My Computer in W2000 I ran chkdsk /f on the drive and got the following message: "Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Chkdsk may run if this volume is dismounted first. ALL OPEN HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID. Would you like to force a dismount on this volume" This reads as something I want to do, but I don't have a clue.
When I set chkdsk to run on next boot, and it finds a bunch of stuff wrong, what is the log file where I can see what it found/repaired? I see .evt and .edb, but they are still in use, so must not be the ones.
BlankFor some reason, my daughter's computer ALWAYS runs chkdsk on startup every day. It normally finds nothing wrong, which makes me think that she has turned on a switch somewhere to perform this task daily. She is running XP Pro with a FAT32 (!!!) file system.
Last week I installed a new harddrive (200GB) via an ATA/133 controller card to use as a backup for my primary and secondary harddrives that are installed to the motherboard ATA controller. The controller card hard has been in the computer for over a year with other devices attached.
My boot drive is an 80 GB drive that came with the computer. The slave drive on the motherboard primary is a 120 GB drive that has been acting strangely lately (becomes "unreadable" after extended use, problems with finishing speed disk). It contains some large video files (up to 20 GB).
While attempting to copy the contents of the 120GB drive to the backup drive, the 120GB drive became unreadable (stops copying, disappears from Windows Explorer). Upon restart, CHKDSK apears to have started and has been running for several days. The screen is currently going through "Insufficient disk space to hotfix unreadable file" and a number. The number is now over 165000. Any idea if this thing is looking at clusters and will try to go to multiple millions on the 120GB drive? What will shutting down the computer so that other diagnostics can be run do to the drive and its data ? All volumes are NTFS with XP SP2 running as the OS. Any ideas?
My computer has started to show the dreaded blue screen, when I run chkdsk without any parameters it states; there are file errors, but there are no bad sectors However when I try to run chkdsk /f; I go through the usual procedure ; type y to run when I next start Windows, but when windows restarts it ignores this and goes back to my desk top.
