Check disk
Started by
snickers
, May 20 2007 07:32 PM
#1
Posted 20 May 2007 - 07:32 PM
#2
Posted 21 May 2007 - 10:25 AM
Click on start > run (it's in Accessories) > type CHKDSK > click ok. It will run in a DOS screen.
#3
Posted 22 May 2007 - 03:01 AM
I tried that and nothing happens after typing in chkdsk in the run program.
#4
Posted 20 August 2007 - 11:49 AM
I think I have a similar problem as yours. I have a Vista Home Premium machine. If I manually schedule a boot time chkdsk /f, the chkdsk starts to run at boot up and stops at 8% (step 1 of 5). I have let it run that way for 13 hours without any change, or any indication of disk activity in the HDD light.
This is particularly a problem with boot-time defragmentation using 3rd party defraggers (such as Diskeeper, or PerfectDisk). For a boot time defragmentation, the defragger calls up chkdsk to ensure the drives integrity, and every time it does that, chkdsk stalls at 8% and does not go on. There is no quit option either. I have to hard-restart the machine, and press Esc to stop the chkdsk operation before it reaches 8%.
I hope someone in this forum can help!!
This is particularly a problem with boot-time defragmentation using 3rd party defraggers (such as Diskeeper, or PerfectDisk). For a boot time defragmentation, the defragger calls up chkdsk to ensure the drives integrity, and every time it does that, chkdsk stalls at 8% and does not go on. There is no quit option either. I have to hard-restart the machine, and press Esc to stop the chkdsk operation before it reaches 8%.
I hope someone in this forum can help!!
#5
Posted 21 August 2007 - 10:20 AM
Click start >> my computer> right click main drive>> properties >>tools >> Error-checking click 'check now'
#6
Posted 21 August 2007 - 11:19 AM
Whoa, Jacee! For a moment there, I thought you were making fun of me... I mean, after I gave a detailed description of my problem, you came back with the basic steps that I have already done... Then, I suddenly realized that you were replying to the poster above me... whew!!!
Any chance you would offer a suggestion to my problem also? Pretty please?
Any chance you would offer a suggestion to my problem also? Pretty please?
#7
Posted 21 August 2007 - 01:06 PM
aquarius012273, are you asking how to stop CHKDSK from starting at bootup?
(yes, my reply was to the poster above you)
(yes, my reply was to the poster above you)
#8
Posted 21 August 2007 - 02:12 PM
Ooo...hopefully you haven't damaged any system files by interrupting CHKDSK while it was trying to run.
I don't know if any of the tools offered by Sysinternals will help you troubleshoot your disks and files, but you might take a look here:
http://www.microsoft...ls/default.mspx
I don't know if any of the tools offered by Sysinternals will help you troubleshoot your disks and files, but you might take a look here:
http://www.microsoft...ls/default.mspx
#9
Posted 21 August 2007 - 03:37 PM
To your first question, no. I am not trying to stop chkdsk from running at boot. I am frustrated at the fact that when chkdsk starts running at boot in my Vista machine, it never gets part 8% (stage 1 of 6); it just stops there, doesn't do anything - with no HDD activity light. I have let it run for 13 hours straight in that condition, without any change. I want to know why this is happening, and how to address this issue. I seem to be coming up against blank walls. People have faced this problem often enough, but there seems to be no solution!!
I cannot access the computer from there, of course, because it has not booted yet, when this happens. So in order to start the computer in the regular fashion, I have to do a hard reboot. When I do, the chkdsk starts to run again, but there is a window of about 10 seconds. If one presses 'Esc' in those 10 seconds, the scheduled run is cancelled, and the computer boots up normally. Therefore, I don't think I have corrupted any system files; at least, the system file checker (command sfc /scannow) does not show any problems. That is the answer to your second question.
Thanks very much for the replies. I just hope there is someone who can come up with a solution to this. I am almost at the point of dumping Vista and re-installing Windows XP on my machine...
I cannot access the computer from there, of course, because it has not booted yet, when this happens. So in order to start the computer in the regular fashion, I have to do a hard reboot. When I do, the chkdsk starts to run again, but there is a window of about 10 seconds. If one presses 'Esc' in those 10 seconds, the scheduled run is cancelled, and the computer boots up normally. Therefore, I don't think I have corrupted any system files; at least, the system file checker (command sfc /scannow) does not show any problems. That is the answer to your second question.
Thanks very much for the replies. I just hope there is someone who can come up with a solution to this. I am almost at the point of dumping Vista and re-installing Windows XP on my machine...
#10
Posted 21 August 2007 - 04:11 PM
I hear your frustration
I would think you would want to stop CHKDSK from running at start up so that you could get into normal Windows, instead of the round-about way you're getting there now
This is for XP Pro, but it might also work with Vista.
http://technet.micro...y/bb457122.aspx
I would think you would want to stop CHKDSK from running at start up so that you could get into normal Windows, instead of the round-about way you're getting there now
This is for XP Pro, but it might also work with Vista.
http://technet.micro...y/bb457122.aspx
#11
Posted 21 August 2007 - 04:36 PM
BTW...I use JKDefrag v3.7 on my Vista. You might also want to take a look at it (it's freeware)
This is a write-up about it. Download link is at the bottom of the page.
http://www.freewareg...1/jkdefrag-gui/
This is a write-up about it. Download link is at the bottom of the page.
http://www.freewareg...1/jkdefrag-gui/
#12
Posted 21 August 2007 - 05:08 PM
Thank you very much, Jacee, for staying with me on this. I checked out those links. The technet page, I am familiar with. I had tried both chkntfs and fsutil commands to check if my drive was dirty; both reported that it was not. Which compounded my frustration!!
JkDefrag looks like a nifty utility. I shall try it. But the major problem is still with boot-time defragmentation in Vista - whether you do it by Diskeeper (which seems to be a favorite with the readers of this forum), or by PerfectDisk (a similar, pretty widely used, and in my opinion better-than-Diskeeper, utility), or any other 3rd party defragger. Whenever you set up a boot-time defragmentation (in XP as well as Vista), the defragger calls up chkdsk /f to run at boot, before it runs itself.
This is where the trouble appears. Because chkdsk stalls on my Vista, I can never get to the stage of boot-time defragmentation.
This is not a problem with the defraggers. I emphasize that. The same thing happens even if I manually schedule a one-time disk-check at boot up through DOS or by right-clicking the C drive, going into properties, to tools, and so forth.
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! That felt better. Meanwhile, I am still looking for a solution to this aggravating problem...
Take care, Jacee, and thanks once again!
JkDefrag looks like a nifty utility. I shall try it. But the major problem is still with boot-time defragmentation in Vista - whether you do it by Diskeeper (which seems to be a favorite with the readers of this forum), or by PerfectDisk (a similar, pretty widely used, and in my opinion better-than-Diskeeper, utility), or any other 3rd party defragger. Whenever you set up a boot-time defragmentation (in XP as well as Vista), the defragger calls up chkdsk /f to run at boot, before it runs itself.
This is where the trouble appears. Because chkdsk stalls on my Vista, I can never get to the stage of boot-time defragmentation.
This is not a problem with the defraggers. I emphasize that. The same thing happens even if I manually schedule a one-time disk-check at boot up through DOS or by right-clicking the C drive, going into properties, to tools, and so forth.
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! That felt better. Meanwhile, I am still looking for a solution to this aggravating problem...
Take care, Jacee, and thanks once again!
#13
Posted 21 August 2007 - 08:44 PM
Thanks, I always try to take care
Now,
I have a question for you...why do you need to "schedule" a defrag and check disk time? Are you having a problem with the Vista OS that you need to use chkdsk? Maybe you could explain your problem to us?
I know some people are really into schedules, but why not just do both (manually) when you have the time to walk away from the computer? It isn't a matter of life and death...
I clean up temps and history every other day, then defrag, reboot and I'm good to go.
Now,
I have a question for you...why do you need to "schedule" a defrag and check disk time? Are you having a problem with the Vista OS that you need to use chkdsk? Maybe you could explain your problem to us?
I know some people are really into schedules, but why not just do both (manually) when you have the time to walk away from the computer? It isn't a matter of life and death...
I clean up temps and history every other day, then defrag, reboot and I'm good to go.
Edited by Jacee, 21 August 2007 - 08:46 PM.
#14
Posted 22 August 2007 - 12:27 AM
Oh, Jacee!
You so sound like a shrink!! Why do I need to schedule... ? Is there a transference? A deep, underlying trauma?
No, no, it is as simple as running a boot-time defragmentation for system files such as the pagefile, MFT, and other areas that are locked during a normal operation. The boot-time defragmentation - as I mentioned earlier - calls up the chkdsk /f process to check the integrity of the drive, before the defragger runs.
Every so often I need to run the boot-time defragmentation. I noticed the chkdsk problem on the Vista machine during one such cycle. And the geek in me gets irritated if a process like chkdsk - that is seemingly native to the OS - ends up throwing weird problems with the same OS. Trust me, when every time boot-time chkdsk stops at 8% (stage 1 of 5), that is pretty weird... and as I said, my frustration grows exponentially because I can find no solution any where!!
You so sound like a shrink!! Why do I need to schedule... ? Is there a transference? A deep, underlying trauma?
No, no, it is as simple as running a boot-time defragmentation for system files such as the pagefile, MFT, and other areas that are locked during a normal operation. The boot-time defragmentation - as I mentioned earlier - calls up the chkdsk /f process to check the integrity of the drive, before the defragger runs.
Every so often I need to run the boot-time defragmentation. I noticed the chkdsk problem on the Vista machine during one such cycle. And the geek in me gets irritated if a process like chkdsk - that is seemingly native to the OS - ends up throwing weird problems with the same OS. Trust me, when every time boot-time chkdsk stops at 8% (stage 1 of 5), that is pretty weird... and as I said, my frustration grows exponentially because I can find no solution any where!!
Edited by aquarius012273, 22 August 2007 - 12:30 AM.
#15
Posted 22 August 2007 - 09:27 AM
You can do a 'startup repair' or 'command repair' following the instructions here:
http://www.bleepingc...utorial148.html
http://www.bleepingc...utorial148.html
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