Re: Command Prompt - CHKDSK

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:06:36 -0500

Hi David,

Read through some of the information listed here and reverse where needed:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd 

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"David Johnson" <davidljohnson@cableone.net> wrote in message 
news:420301c42b48$12310a60$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> When running CHKDSK, verifying files and folders, I get
> an error message:
> Windows founds errors on the disk, but will not fix them
> because disk checking was run without the /F (fix)
> parameter. \WINDOWS\Prefetch\CHKDSK.EXE-2CC4C59D.pf first
> allocation unit is not valid.  The entry will be
> truncated.
> When I run CHKDSK with the /F parameter, I get the
> message:
> Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
> process.  Would you like to schedule this volume to be
> checked  the next the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)
> I answer "Y" and restart but no error message or fix is
> indicated.  How do I correct this error?

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