Re: "check file system on C: the type of the file system is NTFS. Cannot open the v

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/01/04


Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 16:54:10 -0700

I did follow your instruction to do the chkdsk /r and
chkdsk /p from the Recovery Console but the message is
still on when I restart the system. Anyway, thanks for
your help.
>-----Original Message-----
>If you get an error something to the effect "cannot open
volume for direct
>access" There is some system/boot start device that is
reading/writing to
>the drive before chkdsk can get a lock on the drive. Some
anti-virus
>applications do this.
>
>You can also run
>chkdsk /r
>from the recovery console command line. (/r implies /f
and /p)
>
>To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from
the Windows 2000
>Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you
do not have Setup
>floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the
Windows 2000 Setup CD,
>use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the
Setup floppy disks.
>Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R
to repair a Windows
>2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery
Console. The
>Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator
password. If you do
>not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not
allow access to the
>computer. If an incorrect password is entered three
times, the Recovery
>Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the
registry is corrupted
>or missing or no valid installations are found, the
Recovery Console starts
>in the root of the startup volume without requiring a
password. You cannot
>access any folders, but you can carry out commands such
as chkdsk, fixboot,
>and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password
has been validated,
>you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited
access to the hard
>disk. You can only access the following folders on your
computer:
>%systemroot% and %windir%
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>"Texan25" wrote:
>| Hello,
>| Does anyone know how to solve this error message? When a
>| computer starts with this error message: "check file
>| system on C: the type of the file system is NTFS.
Cannot
>| open the volume for direct access."(windows 2000 Pro.
SP4)
>| Thanks.
>
>
>.
>



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