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sorry

Message Edited by schootre on 11-27-2003 08:44 PM

shootre

Can't seem to get your link to work - is it me?

gudgeon,

The URL has an extra http:// at the beginning. The link points here (but it doesn't apply).

You might try Command Prompt command  CHKNTFS  /D

chkntfs /?
Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.

CHKNTFS volume [...]
CHKNTFS /D
CHKNTFS /T[:time]
CHKNTFS /X volume [...]
CHKNTFS /C volume [...]

  volume         Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
                 mount point, or volume name.
  /D             Restores the machine to the default behavior; all drives are
                 checked at boot time and chkdsk is run on those that are
                 dirty.
  /T:time        Changes the AUTOCHK initiation countdown time to the
                 specified amount of time in seconds.  If time is not
                 specified, displays the current setting.
  /X             Excludes a drive from the default boot-time check.  Excluded
                 drives are not accumulated between command invocations.
  /C             Schedules a drive to be checked at boot time; chkdsk will run
                 if the drive is dirty.

If no switches are specified, CHKNTFS will display if the specified drive is
dirty or scheduled to be checked on next reboot.  ie:    chkntfs  c:
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Edit
If restore to default ( /D) doesn't fix you could also check if marked as "dirty" with
chkntfs  c:
You could also try   chkntfs  /t:0

When Windows is not shutdown correctly it will perform an AutoCheck using CHKDSK on the next restart. This setting controls the time delay before running Autochk or whether it is run at all. (Time of 0 disables AutoCheck)

 

Message Edited by gryjhnhpe on 11-28-2003 11:10 AM

Re Link: Thanks Denny - I should have spotted the extra http................but as you say, doesn't apply.