Can't Schedule C Chkdsk Run
Jul 31, 2005
I have the feeling that something is going bad with my hard disk. The system hangs forever at "Saving Your Settings" when I try to shutdown or reboot, It hangs when I try to run Windows Update, and if I try to schedule a chkdsk run on C: it claims to have scheduled it, but when I reboot, nothing happens (other than booting, that is). It almost acts like the registry has become read-only.Is there some way I can boot that will allow me to manually run chkdsk on C:? Or am I better off just assuming the disk is on its way to the junkpile, do one last backup while I can, and reinstall windows from scratch? (Its been a few years since the last.
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Dec 11, 2008
I have created a file for eg " abc.xyz". How do I schedule to run this file at specific times using dos prompt/command prompt?
I want to run this file --- c:abc.xyz at specific times and daily ..
Can anybody show what should be typed specifically in the cmd prompt??
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Sep 15, 2005
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Sep 4, 2005
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Aug 16, 2005
I want windows to automatically download the updates for me. For some
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Right now, Windows downloads the files and lets me decide when to
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Oct 23, 2005
I want to keep my computer running through the night, but I don't want to risk getting infected. I was wondering if I could schedule a task to disable the internet or block traffic using my norton.When I go to schedule a task it only allows me to open a program. To schedule something like what i'm talking about, I would probably have to create a program of some kind that combined all the actions into one thing. Maybe using notepad or whatever.I don't know anything about programing, so can I get some help? Any advice? Other alternatives? Am I being to careful?
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Oct 4, 2010
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Oct 19, 2006
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 ?
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Nov 16, 2006
I did a chkdsk on startup , and am wondering if windows keeps a record of what it found during the process, as I would like to analyse it
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Jul 4, 2005
Is there a chkdsk log file that is created after chkdsk is ran and if so where might it be found?
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Feb 22, 2005
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.
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Aug 20, 2006
I have been getting this error lately
something like.... the file or directory -- --
is corrupt and unreadable please run the chkdsk utlity
I am running CleanCachev3.5
is this progam unusable? I got it off that evergreen geek program
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Nov 22, 2006
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.
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Dec 17, 2006
every time i boot my computer chkdsk runs on my #2 hdd i've run maxtor utilities and everything is fine .
how do i stop it?
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Feb 25, 2007
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.
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Apr 25, 2007
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
NOW
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.
What else can I do?
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May 7, 2007
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?
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Nov 2, 2007
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.
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Nov 14, 2007
can i stop a checking file system on C ?
CHKDSK is running can i stop it at 35% completed?
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Feb 28, 2008
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
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Feb 29, 2008
When runnning chkdsk/f upon boot , is there a way to cause the process to pause long enough to read the results ?
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Apr 7, 2008
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?
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Oct 3, 2008
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.
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Jun 23, 2005
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?
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Oct 30, 2009
Trying to a chkdsk, gets reply that cannot continue in read-only mode. What do i do now Somewhat computer illiterates
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Jul 27, 2010
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.
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Aug 4, 2005
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?
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Aug 10, 2005
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.
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Sep 1, 2005
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.
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Sep 15, 2005
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.
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