GreggMack;708046 Wrote:
Mike,

I agree this has gotten way too long, but this message should end it
all..
I have fixed my laptop!

Let's call you msconfig "minimal boot" as Method #4 - it worked for
you, but
not for me.

Method #5 - from the x54.com forums, I saw a suggestion by RJCC that he
used
to fix his HP laptop. It got me started down the same path, but I was
not
presented with the same options on my Dell laptop. Here's how it went:
- Restart the PC and as is begins to come back up, immediately start
hitting
the F8 key at least once every second.
- This gets you into the DOS-looking screen with several different boot
options.
- Choose "Repair Your Computer"
- Selected a keyboard layout (US)
- Used the pull-down menu to select my User Name and entered my
password.
- Selected the top option named "Startup Repair".
- The rest was all automatic - it did report that it was repairing disk
errors, but gave no indication of what it had found, or what it ended
up
doing.
- It never did run chkdsk on the next or subsequent boots, but it did
unlock
the "Dirty Bit".
- Now I can Diskeeper 2008 can run automatic, as well as manual,
defragmenter on my C: drive.
- That solved my problem!

--
Gregg Mack


"michael56555" wrote:

Greg,
This thread is getting way too long! Below is what worked for me:

The problem: A process or program is loading before the check disk
program.

The work-around: Schedule the check disk run, then go to Run and type
in
msconfig Go to the boot tab and click on Safe boot with the "minimal"
button
selected. Reboot and scan Disk should run.
just fine.

I don't know why it wouldn't run when booting to safe mode.

Not sure what is process is starting that is preventing it from
running. I
will have
to check what I have installed lately. It is not my anti-virus. Hope
this
helps.
Mike


"GreggMack" wrote:


Hello Greg,
You get your Diskkeeper to run, that's good.
The built-in disk check still does not run at boot, that's not so good.
You still have an inherent problem lurking in the background.


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t-4-2

I am having the same problem with my Windows Vista for a while now. I tried
everything suggested here and anything that came up on Google search. The
message about a corrupt file after each start is annoying and the knowledge
that I have a corrupt file, and there is nothing I can do about it, is very
frustrating.

Anyone found a solution yet? Please let me know...

Thanks

Uriel

"GreggMack" wrote:

michael56555 and t-4-2,

I have been following this closely, as I have had the same situation as
michael56555, and I have also tried every single method that he has tried
right up until this point. Here is where we now diverge - michael56555 is at
least now getting:

Checking file system on C:
Type of the file system is NTFS
Cannot open volume for direct access

I'm still getting nothing more than what appears to be a "normal boot". I
do sometimes hear 3 very faint "boop - boop - boop" sounds, like it has
encountered something that it wants to tell me about - but that's just after
I log in, not while it's booting up.

I have a Dell XPS-M1530 laptop with Vista Home Premium, and as best I can
tell it came with SP1 installed.

I'll keep scouring through this stuff until I find a solution. I am unable
to run Diskeeper 2008 Premium Pro on this partition - and I only bought that
expensive program to run on this laptop.

Thanks
Gregg
--
Gregg Mack


"michael56555" wrote:

I have run chkdsk /f from the cmd prompt as you describe with the same results.

However, I went back to the C: properties and clicked on Fix errors and the
second box to fix disk errors. This time when I reboot, I get this:
Checking file system on C:
Type of the file system is NTFS
Cannot open volume for direct access

I ran an elevated command prompt and ran chkdsk /x/r to force dismount the
drive and get the same result with the can't access comment.

I enabled the boot log but do not see anywhere that it is loading check
disk. Perhaps it doesn't start recording until the drive is mounted. Any
ideas?
Mike

"t-4-2" wrote:


t-4-2;705825 Wrote:
michael56555;705817 Wrote:
Ok, when checking the disk for errors with check disk, I usually go to
My
Computer left click on C: drive (I am left handed and have buttons
switched...before you ask) go to the tools tab, click on "This option
will
check the volume for errors" click the check now button, click th
eAutomatically fix file system errors. Then click start where it tells
me it
can't and would I like to schedule it at restart. I click yes and
restart
the computer.

When the computer restarts, it starts normally and does not run check
disk.

If I run it from the elevated prompt, I type in chkdsk /f in the search
area
of the start button. I left click on the file presented at the top of
the
box and select "run as administrator. (this part is a new problem) it
starts in read only mode and tells me that the "F" switch was not
selected.

If i execute it from the Run box, I type in chkdsk /f and it asks me if
i
want to schedule it at the next computer start. I type in "y" and then
restart the computer. Check disk does not run and it boots normally.

If I try these functions in safe mode, the same thing happens.

I have run chkdsk (or scandsk) since Dos 3.1.... I am computer literate
enough to do all the normal things.

Running it in read-only mode now tells me I have unindexed files so I
need
to get this issue straightened out .

Scannow cfe finds no problems. Replacing the autochk file did not help.
Went through x64.com tutorial..that didn't help. Nothing I have found
online
has produced a solution.

I created a bootable CD when I bought the computer, but can't figure
out how
to get a D: prompt because it starts the Lenovo recovery and diagnostic
functions. Running them doesn't find anything wrong.

I have not tried pulling a chkdsk.exe off of my old XP machine...maybe
that
will work.
Thanks,
Mike



Any help would be appreciated.


"t-4-2" wrote:

Hello michael,
Bear with me. Try it my way :-
Start menu search box, type cmd right click (I'm right handed)
cmd at top click Run as Admin command prompt appears ( see
screenshot below) now you can type chkdsk /f at the prompt, press
Enter key type y reboot. Does it work for you this time ?
Please click the link to see screenshot.
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Here is a better screenshot for illustration.

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t-4-2

Also, an easy way to run chkdsk is by making a WinPE disk (use google,
it is from the MS site and is free to most people now) and book from it.


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JohnFlyerSmith

On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:18:05 -0600, JohnFlyerSmith
wrote:

Also, an easy way to run chkdsk is by making a WinPE disk (use google,
it is from the MS site and is free to most people now) and book from it.

Which post from LAST MAY are you replying to?