Re: CHKDSK fails
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:31:35 -0700
Cannot lock volume for direct access
Cannot open volume for direct access
A program called Hitman Pro can cause the problem.
A really old version of ZoneAlarm (a version from 2004) can cause the
problem.
Spyware Doctor can also cause the problem.
The /x switch doesn't work if Spyware Doctor is installed. Spyware Doctor
needs to be uninstalled or you can do this...
Quoted from *PCTools*, *Spyware* *Doctor*...
1. Exit from Spyware Doctor (to exit from Spyware
Doctor please right click on the Spyware Doctor icon in
the notification area (next to the clock on the Windows
taskbar) and select Exit from the menu that appears)
2. Delete the file
ikhlayer.sys from %windir%\system32\drivers\
or
from c:\windows\system32\drivers\
3. Restart Spyware Doctor
Chkdsk, defrag and error-checking should now work.
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[[There is currently no fix for this problem.]]
[[NOTE: You may have success if you schedule Chkdsk to run at startup and
use the /X switch, which will force a dismount. ]]
from...
JSI Tip 7079. You receive 'Cannot open volume for direct access' when Chkdsk
runs during Windows XP startup
http://www.jsifaq.com/subO/tip7000/rh7079.htm
To run chkdsk from a command prompt.
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
In the command prompt, type:
chkdsk C: /x
Hit your Enter key.
The following error message appears:
Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Would you
like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system
restarts? (Y/N)
Type Y, hit Enter and close the command prompt.
Reboot.
The /x switch: Use with NTFS only. Forces the volume to dismount first, if
necessary. All open handles to the drive are invalidated. /x also includes
the functionality of /f. The /F switch fixes errors on the disk.
Unable to run CHKDSK
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555484
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:9E7A7351-F6D6-49E7-AE56-70764352E35F@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Adam <Adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
One night I tried to Defrag my computer, an error message poped up saying
a CHKDSK was schedueled to run and could not Defrag. So I restart my
computer and this happens when it tried to run CHKDSK:
Cannot open volume for direct access.
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Windows has finished checking the disk.
I have done everything I possibly could to fix this. Checked if drive is
dirty (it is).
Went to CMD: CHKDSK C: /f /r (same error message as above)
Even tried to repair Windows with my Windows XP SP2 disc.
Can some one please help me? I do not know what else to do.
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