Re: Autochk "file not found" message on bootup

See if you have this.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
Value Name: BootExecute
Data Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Value Data: autocheck autochk *

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:D5CF701B-0045-49E8-B6EC-CCA5A57E7F53@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Bob in South Jersey <BobinSouthJersey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and
pecked:
> I do have that exact file in the System32 folder but NOT in dllcache.
> Should I make a copy from System32 and put into dllcache?
>
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> Autochk.exe should be found in C:\Windows\System32. File size is 588800,
>> date is 08/03/2004, file version is 5.1.2600.2180
>>
>> A like file should be in the dll cache at C:\Windows\System32\dllcache
>>
>> Is this what you have?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "Bob in South Jersey" <BobinSouthJersey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> in message news:DE4BC141-EF9F-424D-B4B7-D1AFB5AF5A38@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> I revewed all of the changes made by System Mechanic but none were
>>> related to
>>> the location of the AutoChk.exe file. Nothing System Mechanic did
>>> affected
>>> file or system functions.
>>>
>>> I'm still interested on why I get the message that the AutoChk.exe file
>>> is not being found when it does exist and how to correct this problem.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did you run system mechanic and allow it to clean anything? Undo what
>>>> it cleaned. If it now works, throw out system mechanic.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Richard Urban
>>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> Quote from George Ankner:
>>>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>>>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>>>
>>>> "Bob in South Jersey" <BobinSouthJersey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote in
>>>> message news:2FFE8A4B-A1B7-40F4-AF34-72447AB41A63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> After installing the newest version of System Mechanic v.6 I have been
>>>>> getting a message on booup that states the Autochk.exe file cannot be
>>>>> found
>>>>> and that AutoCheck was not run.
>>>>>
>>>>> I searched and found the Autochk.exe file in the proper location
>>>>> (System
>>>>> 32). Thinking the file might be bad, I replaced it with a copy from
>>>>> the
>>>>> latest XP update file but am still getting the same message on bootup
>>>>> and
>>>>> prevents me from running chkdsk on my system.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.

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