Re: Question on autochek error

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macho wrote:
> Recently I start to see strange stuff during booting as below:
>
> System root\windows\system32\autochk.exe program not found.
> Skipping autocheck
>
> When I checked, I see autochk.exe under system32. I wonder what is
> this error.
> How can I get rid of this nuissance? OS is WinXP pro/SP2.
>
> Craig

Craig,
It will be hard to tell why this started happening. Running CHKDSK (as in following) *may* help.

Run CHKDSK from within Recovery Console. *Presuming you have a full retail CD version of Windows XP*.
( If you don't have the XP CD, or have an OEM version of XP, it may be possible to run Recovery Console by booting up from XP setup diskettes.)

#1. Run CHKDSK in XP Recovery Console:
Set pc BIOS to boot from CDROM. Place XP CD in drive. Reboot from the CD.
Select the first option R Repair/Recovery Console.
Select your Windows partition by number. Usually it is 1 .
Login to XP with administrator password (if your setup had a password; otherwise press Enter).

Then run CHKDSK /P from the command line. (In Recovery Console /P replaces /F ).

Run it once (or repeat) until it shows no errors. This should clear the
"dirty" flag on the disk drive C. Run CHKDSK for each drive on your system.
CHKDSK /P :X where X is letter for disk drive

References for Recovery Console:
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console - Article ID 314058
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=314058

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=307654

To exit the R Console, use the EXIT command.

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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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