Cannot CHKDSK on Windows 7

[Vivaporius]

I can't use the CHKDSK command on my computer, and I've pretty much exhausted my Googling capabilities. When I last booted my computer, it said it needed to check the disk for errors, but stated that I needed to go to System Restore to handle the issue since there was some sort of corrupt file. However, when I went to System Restore and tried to restore the computer to an earlier period, it said that the Local Disk had errors and needed to be checked. When I tried to do that, the pop-up said:

"Windows can't check the disk while it's in use"

The only option I had was to schedule a disk check, only to return to the same cycle that landed me to the warning as shown above.

So I have no idea what to do from here, and I'm at the verge of throwing my laptop threw the window in fury. It's an HP G72 Notebook for the interested. If anyone has any ideas on what to do, shoot away. Thanks.

 

[i7Baby]

While the disk is not in use - not reading or writing, go into Windows Explorer, R click on c:\ (I gather that's the drive) and Properties, Tools and Error Checking. Sit and wait till it's finished

 

[Vivaporius]

While the disk is not in use - not reading or writing, go into Windows Explorer, R click on c:\ (I gather that's the drive) and Properties, Tools and Error Checking. Sit and wait till it's finished

I tried that, and it said the disk cannot be in use while that is taking place. I don't know how to make sure the disk isn't being used to make it work.

 

[yoji]

Well - when you schedule the check - it should do it at next reboot.. so if it does not - saying you need restore first you are in a bit if a catch 22 as you say.
I would open a command prompt and run (without the quotes).
"sfc /scannow"
sfc = System File Checker and should check your core system files and fix any that it finds are wrong/corrupt.
Hopefully your chkdisk will then schedule and complete when you do a reboot
Give it a go and let us know how you get on.

HTH
Cheers

 

[Vivaporius]

Sorry for the long wait. Still couldn't get the disk check to work. Said yet again that it couldn't work if the disk was being used.

 

[yoji]

Sorry for the long wait. Still couldn't get the disk check to work. Said yet again that it couldn't work if the disk was being used.

Well - that's the whole reason the "scheduled" chkdsk does it at next reboot .. i.e. it kicks in and completes before windows loads.. so in theory.. nothing can/should be using the disks.

 

[Vivaporius]

That's actually what I did. I restarted the computer, and the disk was about to undergo a check, but it stated that it couldn't go ahead with it because the "disk was corrupt" or something to that degree, and needed to be taken care of in System Restore.

 

[i7Baby]

OK. So the disk won't pass Checkdisk. Take it out and put it in another pc then run Checkdisk with fix on it. If that doesn't help try MiniTools.
If that doesn't help, try Seatools (or WD Diagnostic, etc)

 

[Vivaporius]

Thanks, I'll try it out and let you know what happens.