Vista - Error message when trying to burn restore DVD

I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying to
backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.

1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C: You must
check the disk for errors before it can be restored."

When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows can't check
the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk errors the
next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was running unless
I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)

I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I don't think
there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a message).

Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Tom

Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.

Type chkdsk c: /f in the window.

Press enter.

System is locked. Do you want to check next time you reboot? Type Y and
press enter.

Close window.

Reboot.

chkdsk will run on drive C:

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76A9DEF4-4ED3-42B2-9475-FBEEF84335E4@microsoft.com...
>I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying to
> backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.
>
> 1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C: You
> must
> check the disk for errors before it can be restored."
>
> When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows can't
> check
> the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk errors the
> next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was running
> unless
> I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)
>
> I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I don't
> think
> there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a message).
>
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>

Thanks Richard. One more question. I just tried that and even though I'm an
administrator on my computer (and I just doublechecked) I get the following
message when I use the comand prompt:
"Access denied as you do not have sufficient priviliges. You have to invoke
this utility running in elevated mode."

Sorry but I'm not that compter savy? Is the such a thing as a
"Uber"-administrator that I need to be?

Thanks again for the quick response.

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.
>
> Type chkdsk c: /f in the window.
>
> Press enter.
>
> System is locked. Do you want to check next time you reboot? Type Y and
> press enter.
>
> Close window.
>
> Reboot.
>
> chkdsk will run on drive C:
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:76A9DEF4-4ED3-42B2-9475-FBEEF84335E4@microsoft.com...
> >I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying to
> > backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.
> >
> > 1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C: You
> > must
> > check the disk for errors before it can be restored."
> >
> > When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows can't
> > check
> > the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk errors the
> > next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was running
> > unless
> > I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)
> >
> > I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I don't
> > think
> > there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a message).
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
> >
> >
>
>

As I said, you have to open a command prompt with administrator privileges
(elevated mode).

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:916DEADE-2F10-4CE1-9A45-434D29A54F8E@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Richard. One more question. I just tried that and even though I'm
> an
> administrator on my computer (and I just doublechecked) I get the
> following
> message when I use the comand prompt:
> "Access denied as you do not have sufficient priviliges. You have to
> invoke
> this utility running in elevated mode."
>
> Sorry but I'm not that compter savy? Is the such a thing as a
> "Uber"-administrator that I need to be?
>
> Thanks again for the quick response.
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.
>>
>> Type chkdsk c: /f in the window.
>>
>> Press enter.
>>
>> System is locked. Do you want to check next time you reboot? Type Y and
>> press enter.
>>
>> Close window.
>>
>> Reboot.
>>
>> chkdsk will run on drive C:
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:76A9DEF4-4ED3-42B2-9475-FBEEF84335E4@microsoft.com...
>> >I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying to
>> > backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.
>> >
>> > 1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C: You
>> > must
>> > check the disk for errors before it can be restored."
>> >
>> > When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows can't
>> > check
>> > the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk errors
>> > the
>> > next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was running
>> > unless
>> > I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)
>> >
>> > I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I don't
>> > think
>> > there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a message).
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Tom
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

Thanks Richard. I figured out how to do that and finally got all the message
you told me I'd get (=> choose Y if you want to check after next restart)

However, I just restarted and it didn't do anything. No checking whatsoever
(unless it's checking in the background).

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> As I said, you have to open a command prompt with administrator privileges
> (elevated mode).
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:916DEADE-2F10-4CE1-9A45-434D29A54F8E@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Richard. One more question. I just tried that and even though I'm
> > an
> > administrator on my computer (and I just doublechecked) I get the
> > following
> > message when I use the comand prompt:
> > "Access denied as you do not have sufficient priviliges. You have to
> > invoke
> > this utility running in elevated mode."
> >
> > Sorry but I'm not that compter savy? Is the such a thing as a
> > "Uber"-administrator that I need to be?
> >
> > Thanks again for the quick response.
> >
> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> >
> >> Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.
> >>
> >> Type chkdsk c: /f in the window.
> >>
> >> Press enter.
> >>
> >> System is locked. Do you want to check next time you reboot? Type Y and
> >> press enter.
> >>
> >> Close window.
> >>
> >> Reboot.
> >>
> >> chkdsk will run on drive C:
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Richard Urban
> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:76A9DEF4-4ED3-42B2-9475-FBEEF84335E4@microsoft.com...
> >> >I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying to
> >> > backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.
> >> >
> >> > 1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C: You
> >> > must
> >> > check the disk for errors before it can be restored."
> >> >
> >> > When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows can't
> >> > check
> >> > the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk errors
> >> > the
> >> > next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was running
> >> > unless
> >> > I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)
> >> >
> >> > I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I don't
> >> > think
> >> > there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a message).
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Tom
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>

You may have a manufacturers screen displayed that hides what is going on in
the background. When I work on a computer, one of the first things I do is
go into the bios and turn off this screen. The boot information is very
important and is quite useful in trouble shooting a misbehaving system.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2ED5DA50-E873-4252-B6A5-932A1E477C21@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Richard. I figured out how to do that and finally got all the
> message
> you told me I'd get (=> choose Y if you want to check after next restart)
>
> However, I just restarted and it didn't do anything. No checking
> whatsoever
> (unless it's checking in the background).
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> As I said, you have to open a command prompt with administrator
>> privileges
>> (elevated mode).
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:916DEADE-2F10-4CE1-9A45-434D29A54F8E@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks Richard. One more question. I just tried that and even though
>> > I'm
>> > an
>> > administrator on my computer (and I just doublechecked) I get the
>> > following
>> > message when I use the comand prompt:
>> > "Access denied as you do not have sufficient priviliges. You have to
>> > invoke
>> > this utility running in elevated mode."
>> >
>> > Sorry but I'm not that compter savy? Is the such a thing as a
>> > "Uber"-administrator that I need to be?
>> >
>> > Thanks again for the quick response.
>> >
>> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.
>> >>
>> >> Type chkdsk c: /f in the window.
>> >>
>> >> Press enter.
>> >>
>> >> System is locked. Do you want to check next time you reboot? Type Y
>> >> and
>> >> press enter.
>> >>
>> >> Close window.
>> >>
>> >> Reboot.
>> >>
>> >> chkdsk will run on drive C:
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Richard Urban
>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:76A9DEF4-4ED3-42B2-9475-FBEEF84335E4@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying
>> >> >to
>> >> > backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.
>> >> >
>> >> > 1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C:
>> >> > You
>> >> > must
>> >> > check the disk for errors before it can be restored."
>> >> >
>> >> > When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows
>> >> > can't
>> >> > check
>> >> > the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk
>> >> > errors
>> >> > the
>> >> > next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was
>> >> > running
>> >> > unless
>> >> > I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)
>> >> >
>> >> > I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I
>> >> > don't
>> >> > think
>> >> > there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a
>> >> > message).
>> >> >
>> >> > Any suggestions?
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Tom
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Click Start Orb
Click Computer
Right-click "C Drive"
Click "Properties"
Click "Tools"
Click "Check Now"
Follow prompts

"Tom" wrote:

> I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying to
> backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.
>
> 1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C: You must
> check the disk for errors before it can be restored."
>
> When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows can't check
> the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk errors the
> next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was running unless
> I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)
>
> I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I don't think
> there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a message).
>
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>

Thanks Mick but I tried taht and it's exactly why Richard told me to use the
command prompt. It won't check it (message=> "Windows can't check the disk
while it is in use.") and it won't let me schedule it after restart either
(not even when I use the commend prompt).

conclusion: I can't check it but without checking it I can't get find/ fix
the corrupted files and without fixing these files I can't burn a recovery
DVD.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Click Start Orb
> Click Computer
> Right-click "C Drive"
> Click "Properties"
> Click "Tools"
> Click "Check Now"
> Follow prompts
>
> "Tom" wrote:
>
> > I got a new PC with preinstalled Vista Ultimate (32-bit). I'm trying to
> > backup my system to a DVD but get various error messages.
> >
> > 1st message ==> "Windows has detected file system corruption on C: You must
> > check the disk for errors before it can be restored."
> >
> > When I try to check the disk, I get another message ==> "Windows can't check
> > the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for hard disk errors the
> > next time you start your computer?" (BTW: no other program was running unless
> > I had something running in the background that I wasn't aware off)
> >
> > I tried to do that but the next time I restarted the computer, I don't think
> > there was any HD checking going on (at least I didn't get a message).
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
> >
> >