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2011-05-25 13:57

how to stop chkdsk from running?

I foolishly told chkdsk to check (and fix) my 1 TB hard drive (with many files). So the next time i started windows (XP - SP2), it began ... SEVERAL days later it was still running. I power cycled the computer. CHKDSK resumed as soon as windows came up. I have NO control over anything! I can not enter any commands to attempt to stop it. I tried booting into safe mode, but the computer hung. Any help on getting back my computer would be appreciated. (Please note that it will not let me enter any commands). I'd really rather not wait the month it will take chkdsk to finish.

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Tinto Tech
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2011-05-25 14:26

Since you are locked into the chkdsk cycle on that machine you can't get to the command prompt or the OS which limits the options as the dirty bit is set on that drive. Autochk will detect this and start the chkdsk utility automatically. Beg or borrow a Windows installation disk (not an OEM Recovery disk, but a true XP install disk). Boot the machine using that and enter into the recovery console. Once in the recovery console, you can then use "chkntfs /x C:" without the quotes which will clear the dirty bit on the drive and allow a normal boot once more.

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Let it run to completion and don't power off mid flight - it may be too late for that bit of advice

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2011-05-26 17:21

Paul T's inference is quite correct - One should never interrupt a chkdsk due to the real risk of causing a file system corruption. However, it already is too late. To quote the OP:

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....So the next time i started windows (XP - SP2), it began ... SEVERAL days later it was still running. I power cycled the computer.....
Thus in this case, the risk is already present and force clearing the Dirty Bit is now a reasonable shortcut out of a long wait.

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2011-05-27 18:15

Thanks for the suggestion to use an XP installation disk. I think i have one for SP1. When i boot it, it does not have chkntfs as one of the approved commands (i'm told to use HELP it see the list of available commands). CHKNTFS is on the hard drive, but i can not figure out how to access it -- any suggestions?

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2011-05-28 07:31

Download and create a dos style bootable disk and then run Tinto Tech's previously mentioned command.

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2011-05-28 16:53

I did a DOS boot (from bootdisk.com) and attempted then to run chkntfs. It would not run; the error message said that it would not run in DOS.

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2011-05-28 17:35

My bad, I thought the Recovery Console would allow you to access to the chkntfs command. So anyway, I just confirmed that you can access chkntfs via the Ultimate Boot CD 4

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Windows. You'll need to build the boot CD, last time I did this it took a little while and required some files from the Windows installation disk. Follow the instructions carefully and it will be worth it in the end. Once the machine has booted off this CD (just choose the standard boot options and no networking), choose Command Prompt from the "Start" button. Navigate to c:\Windows \System32. Then use the chkntfs.exe c: command to verify the drive is tagged as dirty. Assuming it is, use chkntfs.exe /x c: to clear the dirty bit. If this works, you will now have another useful diagnostic CD in your collection and hopefully a functioning PC!

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this is the answer i gave on another site and covers a few ways to bypass fix it (the check ntfs cmd wont work on a fat32 drive) it also explains why you might not be able to 'press any key to skip' the check i would have typed things out in more detail but im all tired out and annoyed for having to register to post an answer. "Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\BootExecute On the Edit menu, click Modify. Type autocheck autochk *, and then press ENTER. " I had to do that after each startup to disable it for the next boot. if anyone googled this page and the problem occurs even with proper shutdown its probably hardware fault eg bust hard drive temp fix was to install multiple instances of the OS and use a different one to boot (I had to, using a usb keyboard so the drivers would load or there was no way past the check as you cant 'press any key to skip') if your drive is flagged as dirty it will be checked at every startup run : cmd : fsutil dirty query c: (where c: is the drive you want to know about) will tell you if it is to disable autochk at start up totally save the following : Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager] "AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:0000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager] "BootExecute"=hex(7):61,00,75,00,74,00,6f,00,63,00 ,68,00,65,00,63,00,6b,00,20,\ 00,61,00,75,00,74,00,6f,00,63,00,68,00,6b,00,20,00 ,2a,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "SFCScan"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer \MyComputer\cleanuppath] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00 ,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00 ,32,00,5c,00,63,00,6c,00,\ 65,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78 ,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,44,\ 00,20,00,25,00,63,00,00,00 as a .reg file and activate it. (provided by http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm number 82 on the list)

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