Vista - Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista

**Brink** · 02-13-2008

How to Fix Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista

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Last edited by Brink; 05-02-2009 at 11:13 PM..

jdslatermd · 05-16-2008

LOL figures. Even logged in as administrator with full control - can't change the access privileges to autochk.exe, so therefore cannot replace it with a non-corrupted copy.

Guess I'm back to trying Imagex (run as administrator). If someone could tell me WHERE to find autochk.exe on the installation disk that would help a lot.

Sigh.

**Brink** · 05-16-2008

Hi jdslatermd,

Did you Take Ownership of the original autochk.exe in Step Two step 2 first?

Shawn

jdslatermd · 05-16-2008

Ahhh, didn't realize there was yet ANOTHER STEP to simply replace a system file under circumstances where Vista won't do it on its own

Now it's done - many thanks again. Now I'll see if I can actually get chkdsk to run.

By the way, are there any actual Vista developers who read these posts to get an idea of how many flaws the current operating system contains?

JD

**Brink** · 05-16-2008

JD,

Great news, I hope it will allow you to get chkdsk to run now.

I can only hope that the developers monitors some sites to help ID problems.

Shawn

**darkangelofhell666** · 05-31-2008

Ughhhhhhh...... even after taking ownership and enabling the built-in administrator account, it STILL wont let me replace autochk.exe.............. any ideas?

I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium (i think it's 64x but i'm not sure)

**marcm** · 05-31-2008

After you take ownership you still have to change your user privileges to full control.

None of this worked for me anyway. I ended up running check disk from the Toshiba restore disk that came with my laptop. None of the other methods allowed me to run chkdsk from my computer drive.

**pbrown12303** · 06-02-2008

OK. I have tried both versions of the autochk.exe file (I have SP1 installed) and still no joy. Just out of curiosity, why do I need to reset the value of BootExecute in step 1 if step 3 restores it to the exact same value?

Anyway, any suggestions as to what to try next?

**Brink** · 06-02-2008

Hi Pbrown,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Resetting the BootExecute is just in case the registry entry would not reset. This is to allow the other steps to be able to help chkdsk work again.

If you have already tried all the different methods in Step Three to run chkdsk, then see if running a System Restore with a restore point dated before this problem started can fix it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**pbrown12303** · 06-03-2008

I actually found a less onerous solution on the thread: Vista Forums > Vista Newsgroups > Vista performance & maintenance

check disk not working

This thread suggests using msconfig to force a boot into safe mode with the "minimal" setting selected. I did that, and chkdsk ran just as it should. Afterwards you have to use the utility again to remove those settings and boot normally. Don't know why it worked (it would be nice to know) but it did and it was simple.

**Brink** · 06-03-2008

Umm, interesting Pbrown. That would seem to suggest that some installed startup program or driver may be interfering with chkdsk running in a normal boot. You might do some tests by temporarily disabling startup items one or a few at a time to see if one of them may be the cause.

Thank you for sharing this,

Shawn

02-13-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista How to Fix Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial Last edited by Brink; 05-02-2009 at 11:13 PM..
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05-16-2008
jdslatermd Vista Ultimate 32 4 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista LOL figures. Even logged in as administrator with full control - can't change the access privileges to autochk.exe, so therefore cannot replace it with a non-corrupted copy. Guess I'm back to trying Imagex (run as administrator). If someone could tell me WHERE to find autochk.exe on the installation disk that would help a lot. Sigh.
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05-16-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista Hi jdslatermd, Did you Take Ownership of the original autochk.exe in Step Two step 2 first? Shawn
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05-16-2008
jdslatermd Vista Ultimate 32 4 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista Ahhh, didn't realize there was yet ANOTHER STEP to simply replace a system file under circumstances where Vista won't do it on its own Now it's done - many thanks again. Now I'll see if I can actually get chkdsk to run. By the way, are there any actual Vista developers who read these posts to get an idea of how many flaws the current operating system contains? JD
My System Specs

05-16-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista JD, Great news, I hope it will allow you to get chkdsk to run now. I can only hope that the developers monitors some sites to help ID problems. Shawn
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05-31-2008
darkangelofhell666 Vista Home Premium 32bit 5 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista Ughhhhhhh...... even after taking ownership and enabling the built-in administrator account, it STILL wont let me replace autochk.exe.............. any ideas? I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium (i think it's 64x but i'm not sure)
My System Specs

05-31-2008
marcm Vista Home Premium 32bit 6 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista After you take ownership you still have to change your user privileges to full control. None of this worked for me anyway. I ended up running check disk from the Toshiba restore disk that came with my laptop. None of the other methods allowed me to run chkdsk from my computer drive.
My System Specs

06-02-2008
pbrown12303 Ultimate 32bit 5 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista OK. I have tried both versions of the autochk.exe file (I have SP1 installed) and still no joy. Just out of curiosity, why do I need to reset the value of BootExecute in step 1 if step 3 restores it to the exact same value? Anyway, any suggestions as to what to try next?
My System Specs

06-03-2008
pbrown12303 Ultimate 32bit 5 posts	Re: Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista I actually found a less onerous solution on the thread: Vista Forums > Vista Newsgroups > Vista performance & maintenance check disk not working This thread suggests using msconfig to force a boot into safe mode with the "minimal" setting selected. I did that, and chkdsk ran just as it should. Afterwards you have to use the utility again to remove those settings and boot normally. Don't know why it worked (it would be nice to know) but it did and it was simple.
My System Specs

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