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More info?)
Aha!
I have to start learning to think outside the box.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:%238Xzbr6jFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
David Candy <.> hunted and pecked:
> But if you have multiple partition ....
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> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:eNEiao6jFHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> You have a point there. My statement was wrong.
>>
>> I have never run chkdsk at any other time but at boot. Why would you run
>> chkdsk except at boot? Why would you run chkdsk at all except to fix
>> errors on the disk?
>>
>> [[If you want chkdsk to correct disk errors, you cannot have open files
>> on the drive.]] You have to reboot in order for chkdsk to correct any
>> disk errors.
>>
>> I suppose you could run Chkdsk /X. I'll have to try that and see what
>> happens.
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>>
>> C:\>CHKDSK C: /X
>> The type of the file system is NTFS.
>> Cannot lock current drive.
>>
>> Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
>> process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
>> checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)
>>
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>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:ufim1Q1jFHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>> David Candy <.> hunted and pecked:
>>> It's only in event viewer if it runs at boot.
>>>
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>>> ================================================= "Wesley Vogel"
>>> <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23P1AWRzjFHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> It doesn't matter how you run chkdsk.exe, you still get the log in
>>>> Event Viewer.
>>>>
>>>> For a peek at the chkdsk log.
>>>>
>>>> Open the Event Viewer...
>>>> Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
>>>> Look in Application | Listed as Information |
>>>> Event ID: 1001
>>>> Source: Winlogon
>>>> [[Description: This includes file system type; drive letter or GUID,
>>>> and volume name or serial number to help determine what volume Chkdsk
>>>> ran against. Also included is whether Chkdsk ran because a user
>>>> scheduled it or because the dirty bit was set.]]
>>>>
>>>> [[When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output
>>>> to a file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked.
>>>> The Winlogon service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file
>>>> to the Application Event log.]]
>>>>
>>>> [[This file states whether Chkdsk encountered any errors and, if so,
>>>> whether they were fixed.]]
>>>>
>>>> Bootex.log is then deleted. The Application Event log is AppEvent.Evt
>>>> and is viewed in the Event Viewer, under Application.
>>>>
>>>> Bootex.log can be acessed with recovery software such as Restoration.
>>>> But there is no reason to do this, unless you just want to compare what
>>>> is in the Bootex.log and what you see in the Event Viewer.
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>>>>
>>>> Scandisk has been retired. Use Error Checking (chkdsk.exe) in XP.
>>>> 1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive you want
>>>> to check, and then click Properties.
>>>> 2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
>>>> 3. Check both boxes:
>>>>
>>>> ? Automatically fix file system errors
>>>> Runs Chkdsk by using the /f parameter.
>>>> [[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during
>>>> disk checking. All files must be closed for this program to run. If
>>>> the drive is currently in use, a message asks if you want to reschedule
>>>> the disk checking for the next time you restart your computer. Your
>>>> drive is not available to run other tasks while the disk is being
>>>> checked.]]
>>>>
>>>> ? Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
>>>> Runs Chkdsk by using the /r parameter.
>>>> [[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during
>>>> disk checking, locates bad sectors, and recovers readable information.
>>>> All files must be closed for this program to run. If the drive is
>>>> currently in use, a message asks if you want to reschedule the disk
>>>> checking for the next time you restart your computer. Your drive is
>>>> not available to run other tasks while the disk is being checked. If
>>>> you select this option, you do not need to select Automatically fix
>>>> file system errors. Windows fixes any errors on the disk.]]
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>>>>
>>>> The following will create an actual, separate chkdsk log in Notepad.
>>>>
>>>> Assuming the drive is C:...
>>>>
>>>> Paste this into a command prompt...
>>>>
>>>> CHKDSK C: /F > C:\CHKDISKLOG.TXT
>>>>
>>>> Hit your Enter key.
>>>>
>>>> Click YES on the popup to reboot.
>>>>
>>>> After CHKDSK has run paste this in Start | Run...
>>>>
>>>> C:\CHKDISKLOG.TXT
>>>>
>>>> Click OK.
>>>>
>>>> From:
>>>> Doug Knox <dougk@mvps.org>
>>>>
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>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:V_gEe.173499$_o.159632@attbi_s71,
>>>> jll <jll@nobodyhome.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> I've been doing it my old way, i.e. highlight the drive> properties>
>>>>> tools> error checking. When I do that I don't get the summary. I'll
>>>>> try the suggested way. As for the second question, I'm using NTFS and
>>>>> as you say it won't work.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> "MAP" <mikepawlak2REM@OVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23ymQ4EyjFHA.3148@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> jll wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks, that was fast. Now for a followup. How can I extract
>>>>>>> scandisk. exe from the Win 98 CD and will it work in XP?
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:%23wOr92xjFHA.1148@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> I asked the same question here recently and was told no.
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> Kenny Cargill
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "jll" <jll@nobodyhome.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:%4gEe.195777$nG6.124090@attbi_s22...
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to make the XP disk error checker generate a short
>>>>>>>>> summary report the way scandisk does in Win 98?
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> jll
>>>>>>>>> addy is fake
>>>>>>
>>>>>> will it work in XP?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NO!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Mike Pawlak
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