Re: "AutoChk.exe cannot be found" on boot
- From: "DogZillA" <DogZillA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 00:26:04 -0800
i think this must be the problem.
it is also where i get a bit dummer.
i searched registry for 'system32\autochk.exe' and found nothing.
this is not something sfc can correct?
"S. Taylor" wrote:
> It may be in the system32 folder, but the entry may not be referencing the
> location correctly.
> Try searching through your registry for values of system32\autochk.exe and
> corrct them.
>
>
> "DogZillA" <DogZillA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9BB389A0-DE88-4D71-9C83-9BACE4CD5432@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > "S. Taylor" wrote:
> >
> >> read http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831426
> >>
> >> "DogZillA" <DogZillA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:D47350D0-EF37-483D-BF28-7C449F07805A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >i get an error screen before windows launches every time i boot
> >> > it shows the path ~system32\autochk.exe
> >> > it states AutoChk.exe cannot be found
> >> > it also states that autocheck will not be run, and continues to boot
> >> > normally
> >> > no huge problem, except i cannot run run an autochk and would like to
> >> > in searching My Computer i find 4 instances of this file including in
> >> > the
> >> > system32 folder
> >> >
> >> > WinXP home SP2
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Thnx for the prompt reply Taylor, but....
> > I must have been unclear. my problem is more 'how do i get AutoChk.Exe to
> > run', than it is 'Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut
> > down
> > or restart your computer'.
> > i did however METHOD 1 check that a scan is not on a schedule.
> > When i checked Method 2: Check the Session Manager registry entry, i found
> > i
> > did not have a
> > 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
> > Manager\BootExecute' folder..... it is missing.
> > METHOD 3 is scanning drives for the error
> >
> >
> > I will restate my problem.
> > I initiated an AutoCheck one day long ago. Upon reboot (required), an
> > error
> > screen stated that AutoChk.Exe could not be found.
> > It gave it's path '~system32/' , and said that the AutoCheck would be
> > skipped.
> > Windows loaded and all was ok. The error message has appeared every boot
> > since.
> >
> > i believe the scan was initiated by diskkeeper (to do a system level
> > defrag). removing the task from diskkeeper did not resolve.
> > Diskkeeper has since been uninstalled.
> > i am running WinXP SP2
> > i have searched for autochk.exe and it is in the srstem32 folder, where
> > the
> > error message claims it not to be.
>
>
>
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