Re: Check Disc wont complete from "My Computer"

Thanks again, Gerry. Yes. Id like futher clarification of some of the
findings in CHKDSK regarding unused index entries. Which is pretty much all
that is found

I'll download and install HD Tune.

But can you tell me how that HD Tune program is unistalled when I'm done
using it?

TIA:

-Eli

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"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Eli

No you run Disk Defragmenter after running Disk CkeanUp and Chkdsk.

You might find HD Tune gives you a clearer picture of what is going on. HD
Tune only gives information and does not fix any problems.

Download and run it and see what it turns up.
http://www.hdtune.com/

Select the Info tabs and place the cursor on the drive under Drive
letter and then double click the two page icon ( copy to Clipboard )
and copy into a further message.

Select the Health tab and then double click the two page icon ( copy to
Clipboard ) and copy into a further message. Make sure you do a full
surface scan with HD Tune.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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eli wrote:
Thanks Gerry.

Would running defrag cut down on the number of errors and/or make the
process of chkdsk go smoother?

-Eli
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"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Phase 4: Checking sectors
If the /R switch is in effect, CHKDSK runs a fourth pass to look for
bad sectors in the volume's free space. CHKDSK attempts to read
every sector on the volume to confirm that the sector is usable.
Even without the /R switch, CHKDSK always reads sectors that are
associated with metadata. Sectors that are associated with user data
are read during earlier phases of CHKDSK if the /R switch is
specified. When CHKDSK finds an unreadable sector, NTFS adds the cluster
that
contains that sector to its list of bad clusters. If the bad cluster
is in use, CHKDSK allocates a new cluster to do the job of the bad
cluster. If you are using a fault-tolerant disk, NTFS recovers the
bad cluster's data and writes the data to the newly allocated
cluster. Otherwise, the new cluster is filled with a pattern of 0xFF
bytes. If NTFS encounters unreadable sectors during the course of normal
operation, NTFS remaps the sectors in the same way that it does when
CHKDSK runs. Therefore, using the /R switch is usually not essential.
However, using the /R switch is a convenient way to scan the entire
volume if you suspect that a disk might have bad sectors.
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314835

Dealing with a bad sector can take a long time so extreme patience
is the order of the day. If chkdsk deals with bad sectors you need
to run chkdsk a day or so later to confirm that there are now no
more. If there are more you should replace the hard disk.

Before running chkdsk it helps to run Disk CleanUp.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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eli wrote:
Hello:

I tried running the check disc application from My
Computer--Properties-->Tools-->Error-checking.

It ran slow and only completed 3 of 4 phases of checking.

I got a message from wimdows that Wimdows could not complete the
check.
I tried in Safe Mode as well. Didnt complete

Why is that?

TIA

-Eli

Windows XP Professional Edition
Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000

Is there another way to run such a check




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