Oops. Forgot...
You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.
For a look at the chkdsk log.
Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
Look in Application | Listed as Information |
Event ID: 1001
Source: Winlogon
[[Description: This includes file system type; drive letter or GUID, and
volume name or serial number to help determine what volume Chkdsk ran
against. Also included is whether Chkdsk ran because a user scheduled it or
because the dirty bit was set.]]
[[When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output to a
file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked. The Winlogon
service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file to the Application
Event log.]]
[[This file states whether Chkdsk encountered any errors and, if so,
whether they were fixed.]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:O1Fr%23OmEGHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Wesley Vogel <123WVogel955@comcast.net> hunted and pecked:
> Don't bother even running CHKDSK in read-only mode. It is a waste of time
> and might not accurately report information. Read on.
>
> 1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the volume you want to
> check, and then click Properties.
> 2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
> 3. Check both boxes:
>
> o To run Chkdsk by using the /f parameter, select the Automatically fix
> file system errors check box, and then click Start.
> [[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during disk
> checking. All files must be closed for this program to run. If the drive
> is currently in use, a message asks if you want to reschedule
> the disk checking for the next time you restart your computer. Your drive
> is not available to run other tasks while the disk is being checked.]]
>
> o To run Chkdsk by using the /r parameter, select the Scan for and attempt
> recovery of bad sectors check box, and then click Start.
> [[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during disk
> checking, locates bad sectors, and recovers readable information. All
> files must be closed for this program to run. If the drive is currently
> in use, a message asks if you want to reschedule the disk checking for
> the next time you restart your computer. Your drive is not available to
> run other tasks while the disk is being checked. If you select this
> option, you do not need to select Automatically fix file system errors.
> Windows fixes any errors on the disk.]]
> -----
>
> [[Chkdsk might not accurately report information in read-only mode.]]
> From...
> Chkdsk
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...b_tol_pwfd.asp
>
> [[If you run chkdsk without the /f command-line option on an active
> partition, it might report spurious errors because it cannot lock the
> drive.]]
>
> [[Using chkdsk with open files
> If you specify the /f command-line option, chkdsk sends an error message
> if there are open files on the disk. If you do not specify the /f
> command-line option and open files exist, chkdsk might report lost
> allocation units on the disk. This could happen if open files have not
> yet been recorded in the file allocation table. If chkdsk reports the
> loss of a large number of allocation units, consider repairing the disk.]]
> From...
> Chkdsk
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...us/chkdsk.mspx
>
> [[In read-only mode, CHKDSK quits before it completes all three phases if
> it encounters errors in earlier phases, and CHKDSK is prone to falsely
> reporting errors. For example, CHKDSK may report disk corruption if NTFS
> happens to modify areas of a disk while CHKDSK is examining the disk. For
> correct verification, a volume must be static, and the only way to
> guarantee a static state is to lock the volume. CHKDSK locks the volume
> only if you specify the /F switch (or the /R switch, which implies /F).
> You may need to run CHKDSK more than once to get CHKDSK to complete all
> its passes
> in read-only mode. ]]
> From...
> An Explanation of the New C and I Switches That Are Available to Use with
> Chkdsk.exe
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314835
>
> To take advantage of all the Chkdsk parameters, use the command-line
> version of Chkdsk.
>
> Describes how to use the chkdsk command at the command line.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h.../en/chkdsk.asp
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:OENz98kEGHA.376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
> Chaoticwhizz <chaoticwhizz@hotmail.om> hunted and pecked:
>> Whenever I run chkdsk in read only mode I get the following message that
>> is pasted below. First, I have ran the error-checking program in the
>> Tools tab when right-clicking drive C and select Properties. I have
>> checked both boxes that say "Automatically fix file system errors" and
>> "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" It says it must reboot to
>> scan which I do. It scans in 5 different stages and then reboots again
>> and acts normally. I don't get any disk errors anywhere else and have no
>> idea if I should try to fix the errors or not worry about them. Maybe a
>> false positive? Also it mentions towards the bottom that there is a 65
>> MB log file that I cannot find. How do I access this log file? I have
>> Windows XP Home SP 2. The hard drive in question is a SATA from Western
>> Digital. It's model number is WDC WD800JD-75JNA0. Any info would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\(user)>chkdsk
>> The type of the file system is NTFS.
>> Volume label is Wasteland.
>>
>> WARNING! F parameter not specified.
>> Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.
>>
>> CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
>> File verification completed.
>> CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
>> Index verification completed.
>> CHKDSK is recovering lost files.
>> CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)...
>> Security descriptor verification completed.
>> CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
>> master file table (MFT) bitmap.
>> CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
>> Windows found problems with the file system.
>> Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these.
>>
>> 78116030 KB total disk space.
>> 43266528 KB in 90039 files.
>> 31032 KB in 5627 indexes.
>> 0 KB in bad sectors.
>> 183082 KB in use by the system.
>> 65536 KB occupied by the log file.
>> 34635388 KB available on disk.
>>
>> 4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
>> 19529007 total allocation units on disk.
>> 8658847 allocation units available on disk.