Andrew E
December 9th 03, 12:22 PM
Install xp cd,boot from cd,recovery,at the prompt type:
CHKDSK C: /p
Usually cmd then gives the option to run on restart.
You can also L.click the drive,file,properties,tools,
chk the box to chkdsk.(in my computer)Recovery seems
to run more thuroughly in some ways,others not.
>-----Original Message-----
>Drive has errors windows scandisk starts and then is
>unablke to finish and the computer restrts and scandisk
>starts agin ad infinitum. I run chkdsk from command
>prompt and it shows file directory problems. I run
>chkdsk /f to fix it and it tells me It can't run because
>the volumne is in use by another process.
>
>I've gone into the MS Knowledge base and it says to run
>chkdsk /f. You can see this is not helpful.
>
>How do I free up the volumne so I can fix the errors.
>Norton Disk Doctor runs into the same problem.
>
>Thanks, David
>.
>
CHKDSK C: /p
Usually cmd then gives the option to run on restart.
You can also L.click the drive,file,properties,tools,
chk the box to chkdsk.(in my computer)Recovery seems
to run more thuroughly in some ways,others not.
>-----Original Message-----
>Drive has errors windows scandisk starts and then is
>unablke to finish and the computer restrts and scandisk
>starts agin ad infinitum. I run chkdsk from command
>prompt and it shows file directory problems. I run
>chkdsk /f to fix it and it tells me It can't run because
>the volumne is in use by another process.
>
>I've gone into the MS Knowledge base and it says to run
>chkdsk /f. You can see this is not helpful.
>
>How do I free up the volumne so I can fix the errors.
>Norton Disk Doctor runs into the same problem.
>
>Thanks, David
>.
>