Re: Cannot run chkdsk

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From: Vanguard (no_email)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:23:16 -0600

"Dexter Que" <dexterq62@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eNk7jaqwEHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> I'm running winxp pro and have 2 drives, c and d. When I try to run
> chkdsk I
> get a message that some files cannot be accessed and it asks me if I
> want to
> run chkdsk on the next startup. I restart but it doesn't do a chkdsk.
> Could someone offer any ideas? tia.
> Dexter
>

When it asks if you want to run CHKDSK on the next boot, do you say Yes?
Did you actually specify either the /R or /F command-line switches so
CHKDSK will actually perform repairs?

You could boot into Recovery Console mode and run "CHKDSK /R" from
there. 

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