run chkdsk from command prompt
OR
use the drive's tool tab under properties in my computer or windows explorer.

"prince1142003" wrote:

> I'm trying to run CHKDSK on my C: drive, and naturally it can't get exclusive
> access to the drive. So, i schedule it to run on next system restart. I
> restart the system, and nothing happens. My defragmenting utility reports
> that CHKDSK is scheduled to run at next startup. Because of that, it can't
> defragment the drive, which is really fragmented. CHKDSK runs on all other
> drives, even at boot-time. Just not C: what's wrong, and how do i turn off
> CHKDSK from scanning at boot time?