Get rid of Checkdisk?
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Edward Yee
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Get rid of Checkdisk?
Specifically, after a system error (BSOD + restart), I have a Windows XP desktop that keeps running Checkdisk during the system bootup... any idea how to disable this, instead of manually pressing a button to skip?
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If it's running chkdsk it's because something's flagged the drive as possibly containing errors.
Best thing to do would be to run a full chkdsk scan (chkdsk /f /r) and see if it finds and repairs anything, or if it indicates physical faults. If you have a testing tool from the HDD manufacturer you could try that as well.
Best thing to do would be to run a full chkdsk scan (chkdsk /f /r) and see if it finds and repairs anything, or if it indicates physical faults. If you have a testing tool from the HDD manufacturer you could try that as well.
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How do I run the error check (from Right-click in My Computer on the C: drive, Tools) without it running into a "some files used by Windows, run when you restart?" error prompt?
EDIT: Tried the chkdsk in the command prompt in Windows, got a similar response -- basically "file system is FAT32, couldn't lock the volume, volume in use by another process, try again after restart?"
EDIT: Tried the chkdsk in the command prompt in Windows, got a similar response -- basically "file system is FAT32, couldn't lock the volume, volume in use by another process, try again after restart?"
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Stark: "You can't even GET to heaven. You don't even know where it is, or even if it still exists."
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In preference order;Edward Yee wrote:How do I run the error check (from Right-click in My Computer on the C: drive, Tools) without it running into a "some files used by Windows, run when you restart?" error prompt?
1) Start windows in safe mode and try again.
2) Boot the windows install DVD and select 'repair windows install'.
3) Download, burn and boot a Linux-based rescue CD e.g. http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
4) Take the hard drive out, insert into working PC (as second drive), fix filesystem, return to original PC.
Tick both boxes, click OK, restart, it will run the full five stage error check on the next boot, which will identify disc surface errors that the short scan it does on error recovery does not.Edward Yee wrote:How do I run the error check (from Right-click in My Computer on the C: drive, Tools) without it running into a "some files used by Windows, run when you restart?" error prompt?