Any idea how to make autochk run if it isn't running on startup? The dirty
bit is set, but vista won't run chkdsk on startup. I even tried running
chkntfs /D, and later edited the registry entry manually (according to
directions from a knowledge base article) but the thing still won't run
chkdsk unless I boot from the DVD into recovery console. This might be a
Dell issue. **This reply is a cross-post reply - - please see 'Scan Disk does
not run at startup' posted 5/7/2007 by 'Jeff'.
dutchscout
"Rick Rogers" wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Something is causing the dirty bit to be set. Open an elevated command
> prompt by typing CMD into the start/search box, then right click the entry
> in the start menu and use 'run as administrator'. From the prompt, run
> 'chkntfs /d'. Then close the prompt and restart the system. As that command
> resets the drive, it should not run autochk at this point. If it does, then
> something you have installed is causing the dirty bit to be set and you need
> to look into what is running in the background.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E7E4EC5F-6A29-4A56-BB90-954E1E5BE40C@microsoft.com...
> > Every time I boot or re-boot Vista Ultimate, it runs chkdsk on my C-Drive.
> > This takes a considerable time - almost 1 hour. For some reasons my usb
> > keyboard is disabled in this process and I therefore cannot cancel it.
> > After
> > chkdsk has run through 5 long stages Vista then re-boots and reports that
> > c-drive is free of errors and Vista loads up normally.
> >
> > How can I prevent chkdsk from running by default on every boot?
>
>