Chkdsk error

[smellydoberman]

Some things I'd greatly appreciate assistance on troubleshooting.

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DDRAM 1GB PC-3200

Ran a chkdsk the other day and it found errors:

Microsoft® Windows DOS
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C:\DOCUME~1\LISA>chkdsk
The type of the file system is NTFS.

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 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.
Correcting errors in the Volume Bitmap.
Windows found problems with the file system.
Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these.

39070048 KB total disk space.
6041324 KB in 33651 files.
10912 KB in 2479 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
114780 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
32903032 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
9767512 total allocation units on disk.
8225758 allocation units available on disk.

So I then ran chkdsk /F:

C:\DOCUME~1\LISA>chkdsk/f
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Cannot lock current drive.

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N) Y

Rebooted and it did go thru all the motions

But the errors keep coming back

So went to Event Viewer...Got some warnings on MsiInstaller, Event 1004

Except there's no info on the MSInstaller error I can figure out or find.

If I go to Microsoft on the clickable link it says "We can't find info on this error".
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NOte: This is not the machine listed below. This is used for folding.
Thank you very much in advance.

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[gpalmer711]

Go to

http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp

and follow the prompts to enter your drive details.

WD Caviar SE - 7200RPm in left column
Data Life Guard Tools 11 - Diagnostics in the Right Column

This utility will check your drive for any problems.

Greg Palmer
Freeware Utilities for Windows Administrators.

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[smellydoberman]

That's definitely a help, and I thank you for taking the time to post it.

Additionaly, does anyone know what would be causing that message "Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process"? This isn't the first time I've been faced with that, but it's been long enough that I cannot remember WTF caused it.

Homebrew P4-3.0G; Intel D865GBF M/B;
512 Crucial DDR400; Sony DVD R/W; (1) Maxtor 160 SATA, WD Raptor 74G ESATA, WD Caviar SE 200G, WD 80G EIDE & Maxtor 60G EIDE HDD's in CRU Dataport V+ pull out drawers; Supermicro SC-750A Full Tower; PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 425 Supply; (3) 92mm front intake; (1) 92mm rear exhaust upper & 1 lower; (1) 9

 

[gpalmer711]

That message basically means that Windows (or something else) currently has access to the drive. Chkdsk cannot run unless it is the only process to have access to the drive.

Hence the reason that it asks you to schedule the chkdsk for the next reboot.

Greg Palmer
Freeware Utilities for Windows Administrators.

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[garebo]

I think you can also use safe mode to run chkdsk, that way no other progs will have hold of it.


Good advice + great people = tek-tips

 

[linney]

You could run ChkDsk /r from the Recovery Console too.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP (Q307654)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q307/6/54.asp

Some versions of the ZoneAlarm firewall are known to interfere with the exclusive access required by ChkDsk.