Error Checking Tool

I know how to find the winlogon file in Event Viewer to get error checking
results in WinXP. However, there is no discussion group for WinNT, so I was
hoping someone might know how to find the corresponding error checking log
file results in WinNT. There is an Event Viewer in WinNT
(StartProgramsAdministrative ToolsEvent Viewer), but I can't find anything
there or just don't know what it's called if there. Scandisk logs were easy
to find.

Hi HMT,

Check Event Viewer's Application log for events from Source: Autochk

There are indeed several newsgroups for WINNT (eg.,
microsoft.public.windowsnt and microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc), it may just
be that they are not made available through the web-based discussion groups
that you are using.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"HMT" wrote in message
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I know how to find the winlogon file in Event Viewer to get error checking
results in WinXP. However, there is no discussion group for WinNT, so I
was
hoping someone might know how to find the corresponding error checking log
file results in WinNT. There is an Event Viewer in WinNT
(StartProgramsAdministrative ToolsEvent Viewer), but I can't find
anything
there or just don't know what it's called if there. Scandisk logs were
easy
to find.

Thanks for your feedback Patti, but autochk is not listed in the Source
column of my WinNT Event Viewer. I visually scanned the whole column during
the day I ran the error check. When I click ViewFind under Event Viewer,
autochk is also not listed as one of the Source search options. - Guess I'll
try one of the other groups you listed.

Regards,

HMT

"HMT" wrote:

I know how to find the winlogon file in Event Viewer to get error checking
results in WinXP. However, there is no discussion group for WinNT, so I was
hoping someone might know how to find the corresponding error checking log
file results in WinNT. There is an Event Viewer in WinNT
(StartProgramsAdministrative ToolsEvent Viewer), but I can't find anything
there or just don't know what it's called if there. Scandisk logs were easy
to find.

Patti,

I just found Microsoft's KB161801 published Nov.1, 2006 on this issue. It
describes a bug they are researching that probably explains why autochk is
not listed in my Event Viewer Source column. Instead, I get Disk as the
Source and Event ID 41 with message described in KB161801. Here's an excerpt
from the KB article.

SYMPTOMS
When you run chkdsk drive_letter: /f, you may receive the following event
in the system event log:
Event ID: 41
Source: Disk
Description: The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable.
Please run the chkdsk utility on the device Device\Harddiskx\Partitionx with
label "xxxx".

The only difference in my case is I don't use the command above, instead, I
use error checking under C:OptionsTools. I assume it runs the same command.

Waiting on Microsoft...

HMT

"HMT" wrote:

I know how to find the winlogon file in Event Viewer to get error checking
results in WinXP. However, there is no discussion group for WinNT, so I was
hoping someone might know how to find the corresponding error checking log
file results in WinNT. There is an Event Viewer in WinNT
(StartProgramsAdministrative ToolsEvent Viewer), but I can't find anything
there or just don't know what it's called if there. Scandisk logs were easy
to find.