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    chkdsk Won't Run on Reboot

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mfmbcpman, May 29, 2007.

  1. mfmbcpman

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    I have been getting a couple error messages saying I need to run chkdsk. So I go to Start>Run and
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    chkdsk /f
    . It says it needs to run on reboot, I hit yes. Then, I reboot but it doesn't run. Tried it a few times.

    I have a dual boot setup with Ubuntu so I go through GRUB to startup XP.
     
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    try typing chkntfs /c DriveLetter: instead
     
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    It doesn't confirm anything when I enter that; it just brings up another entry line. Should it?

    I entered
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    chkntfs /c C:
     
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    It might be because of GRUB. It should work but chkdsk changes something in the boot process so it can run before startup.

    You can try: chkdsk /f /x
    It sometimes works without reboot. Close all programs before you run this.
     
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    No it shouldn't. try running it in the actual command prompt (not in the run dialog)
    AFAIK, its stored somewhere in the registry, so I don't see how GRUB can interfere with it.
     
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    Yeah I guess it cant really be the GRUB (sorry) since it should be something that happens after XP started booting. I know that GRUB caused my Ghost backup to fail because Ghost wanted to restart and boots its own little OS. But I guess check disk just lunches it self before all other windows processes.
     
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    I still haven't gotten chkdsk to run. I tried chkdsk /f /x as well as chkntfs /c C: . But still nothing on the reboot.
     
    mfmbcpman, Jun 3, 2007
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    Well, I got it to run but not through Windows. I have Norton Ghost 12. So I booted into the recovery environment from the CD and there is an option to run chkdsk from there. So it ran and fixed things so now I am good and able to defrag.
     
    mfmbcpman, Jun 3, 2007
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