CHKDSK doesn't run if I have a bad shutdown in WinXP Pro (SP1)

clues?

jd

 

Hello,
CHKDSK does not automatically run as Scandisk did in earlier versions of
windows.
Go to a command prompt, Type chkdsk /F
When you hit enter it will either run it or prompt you to run at next boot.
Reboot
DennisC

 

Thanks.

That's interesting, though it did..

When I do run CHKDSK /f and it does run at next boot, it seems to
destabilise my system eg. running cmd.exe (which I do regularly)
causes the system to lock up. Norton's Disk Doctor 2003 doesn't report
any errors, even tho CHKDSK does.

cheers
jd

 

Hello,
CHKDSK /F will cause the system to check the system disk for errors, the /F
switch means to fix
any and all errors it finds automatically and without prompting you.
You need not run this utility very often. I only run it on some of my
clients
machines and once on one of my own. I had a client whose complaint was
Windows 2000 failed to
boot, I ran chkdsk /f and bigger than life it fixed the problems without the
necessity of going
through the repair process. It is a valuable tool to have in your arsenal.
I also like Symantec products, however I personally like to use the native
tools in Windows.
The fact that chkdsk found problems and Symantec did not suggests to me it
does not run
a very thorough test.
DennisC

 

Yes you can get it working again. Go to Kelly's corner.
Dave