The error message comes up AFTER the scan has been requested and scheduled
and the computer has been rebooted so that the scan can run.
"Rick Rogers" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Any volume in use cannot be dismounted, which is required for chkdsk to run
> a full check. Normally, one is prompted for it to be completed on the next
> reboot, does this not occur for you?
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Conley" <Conley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51C84671-6DAC-4D37-9595-DC559753ECEE@microsoft.com...
> > The chkdsk utility will no longer run. Instead, I get this error message:
> > "cannot open volume for direct access." I found some old KB articles
> > indicating that this problem had come up under Windows XP and was going to
> > be
> > fixed by an upcoming service pack. Why am I getting this error message
> > with
> > Vista Ultimate?
>
>