I have the same problem. I cannot get chkdsk to run, ever, at a command
(yes, yes, yes, from an elevated, administrator level) due to the disk being
"in use by another process", even from Safe Mode! When I ask (in these same
ways, except I didn't try to edit the registry) it to run chkdsk after a
reboot/restart, it won't do that either. Please help!
bob k.
"Dutchscout" wrote:
> 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?
> >
> >