Re: Disk Checker Utility Problem

Linus, a repair install only repairs the windows xp files it doesn't touch anything else. Yes by all means backup your important data, but it shouldn't affect your windows updates or any other third party applications. 'But' before you do anything try the fix I indicated in my earlier post to you, I.e, the PCreview newsgroup post link.

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"Linus" <Linusverl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9DDDB822-CAA8-4BEF-ADFA-1E78EC09C5D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It sounds like you and John Barnett are talking about the same disk checking
utility, it sounds pretty fast but I am not sure what you two are talking
about is the same Check Disk utility that I attempted to run.

I have had some bad shut downs and the utility that pops up and runs on
restart is annoying but not really slow, and it don’t look like what I tried
to use. The utility that I attempted to use is found by clicking “My
Computer,” then “Disk 0_Vol 1 (C:) Properties,” and then the “Tools” tab.

If you click “?” in the upper right corner of the “Tools” tab, then click
the error-checking icon, you are advised that “The disk is not available for
use when it is being scanned” and “The disk checking process can take a long
time for a drive that contains an extremely large number of files.”

A “Long time” and “An extremely large number of files” needed some
definition, so I searched Microsoft and found it defined at the following
URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/chkdsk.mspx?mfr=true

"If you use chkdsk /f on a very large disk (for example, 70 gigabytes) or a
disk with a very large number of files (for example, millions of files),
chkdsk might take a long time (for example, over several days) to complete.
The computer is not available during this time because chkdsk does not
relinquish control until it is finished."

My Hard drive is 250GB, but I was only checking my system partition C: which
is 50GB, with only about 25GB being used, so I hoped running the utility
overnight would finish the job.

If you think we are talking about the same utility, please let me know. I
have my XP Pro disk but have never done a repair installation. I understand
that my documents are protected when I run this, but wonder if I would loose
all the Microsoft updates? Or any of my other venders programs? Or drivers?

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Linusverl


"Andrew E." wrote:

Actually youre cmd or syntex for the cmd,doesnt exist...One either selects
chk for errors or repair disk,not both.Also,the 2 functions can run together
from cmd,but it would be:CHKDSK C: /R This also can run in recovery & takes
.30 min to .45 with a 250gb.For the problem(s) fix,install xp cd,boot to xp
cd,
recovery,press 1 For C: Press enter for password,type:Fixboot Agree,type:
EXIT Let xp start,remove cd.

"Linus" wrote:

>
> Never ran disk checker before but read that it was good to do this > every few
> weeks so decided to try it. noticed advisory that it took several hours > so
> when I quit work I started the thing up, I selected my drive C: checked
> “Check file System” and “Check & Repair Disk Errors,” rebooted, left > the
> computer running & went home.
>
> Came back next morning, computer was still running, screen showed > “Checking
> file System on C:” and “The type of file system is NTFS.” Didn’t show > any
> thing else. I saw there was no way to exit this screen so used the > power
> button to turn off. When I rebooted it returned to the same screen, > with
> another message: “A disk check has been scheduled, to skip disk > checking,
> press any key within 10 Seconds.
>
> I had assumed “File Check” and “Disk Check” would both run during the > night,
> and I had work to do so I hit any key to cancel the disk check, but > nothing
> happened, the computer was frozen. Turned off with the power button, > rebooted
> and discovered I am locked in a loop and return to the same “A disk > check has
> been scheduled” screen every time I try a normal boot.
>
> Attempt to boot in “Safe Mode” shows a lot of drivers loading, then > freezes
> after loading Mup.sys driver. “Last know good configuration” and > “Debugging
> mode” both take me to the XP Logo screen and I watch the blue dashes > run for
> a minute, then system freezes.
>
> Don’t see any thing apparently wrong in BIOS. Can’t get to safe mode to > run
> system restore so would appreciate any advice on how to fix this.
>
> Running XP Pro. 1GB Memory, 250GB SATA HDD
> -- > Linusverl

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