CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

[Guest MichaelG]

I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%. I

have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not open

in safe mode.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Guest David B.]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of your

drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your drive

isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

 

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"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%.

>I

> have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

> again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

> loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not

> open

> in safe mode.

>

> Thanks in advance.

[Guest MichaelG]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

It passes all hardware diagnostics.

 

"David B." wrote:

> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of your

> drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your drive

> isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>

> --

>

> ----

> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>

>

>

> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

> >I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%.

> >I

> > have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

> > again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

> > loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not

> > open

> > in safe mode.

> >

> > Thanks in advance.

>

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

How long did you leave the chkdsk run? To disable the chkdsk you will

have to remotely edit the registry and remove the pertinent entry in the

BootExecute value.

 

How to Cancel CHKDSK After It Has Been Scheduled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158675

 

Easy to follow instructions for remotely editing the registry:

http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

 

John

 

MichaelG wrote:

> It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>

> "David B." wrote:

>

>

>>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of your

>>drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your drive

>>isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>

>>--

>>

>>----

>>Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>

>>

>>

>>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>

>>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%.

>>>I

>>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

>>>again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

>>>loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not

>>>open

>>>in safe mode.

>>>

>>>Thanks in advance.

>>

>>

[Guest David B.]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Which hardware diagnostic did you use?

 

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"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>

> "David B." wrote:

>

>> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of

>> your

>> drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your

>> drive

>> isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>

>> --

>>

>> ----

>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>

>>

>>

>> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>> >I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at

>> >66%.

>> >I

>> > have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

>> > disk

>> > again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

>> > loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can

>> > not

>> > open

>> > in safe mode.

>> >

>> > Thanks in advance.

>>

>>

[Guest MichaelG]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

I can't run the registry editor because I can't load windows xp.

 

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> How long did you leave the chkdsk run? To disable the chkdsk you will

> have to remotely edit the registry and remove the pertinent entry in the

> BootExecute value.

>

> How to Cancel CHKDSK After It Has Been Scheduled

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158675

>

> Easy to follow instructions for remotely editing the registry:

> http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

>

> John

>

> MichaelG wrote:

>

> > It passes all hardware diagnostics.

> >

> > "David B." wrote:

> >

> >

> >>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of your

> >>drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your drive

> >>isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

> >>

> >>--

> >>

> >>----

> >>Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >>How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

> >>

> >>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%.

> >>>I

> >>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

> >>>again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

> >>>loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not

> >>>open

> >>>in safe mode.

> >>>

> >>>Thanks in advance.

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest MichaelG]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

The diagonostics that come with the machine. It is a Dell Precision 390

workstation with pentium 4 processor. F12 on boot brings you to the machine

diags.

 

"David B." wrote:

> Which hardware diagnostic did you use?

>

> --

>

> ----

> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>

>

>

> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D1176665-EE06-4668-9264-DD623D358353@microsoft.com...

> > It passes all hardware diagnostics.

> >

> > "David B." wrote:

> >

> >> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of

> >> your

> >> drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your

> >> drive

> >> isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

> >>

> >> --

> >>

> >> ----

> >> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

> >> >I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at

> >> >66%.

> >> >I

> >> > have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

> >> > disk

> >> > again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

> >> > loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can

> >> > not

> >> > open

> >> > in safe mode.

> >> >

> >> > Thanks in advance.

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest David B.]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

As I said, use the drive mfg's diagnostics, Dell's are lacking, on more than

one occasion Dell diags told me a drive was fine when it wasn't.

 

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"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C718A87F-15DD-49EB-ABE2-17C5D30C5488@microsoft.com...

> The diagonostics that come with the machine. It is a Dell Precision 390

> workstation with pentium 4 processor. F12 on boot brings you to the

> machine

> diags.

>

> "David B." wrote:

>

>> Which hardware diagnostic did you use?

>>

>> --

>>

>> ----

>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>

>>

>>

>> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:D1176665-EE06-4668-9264-DD623D358353@microsoft.com...

>> > It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>> >

>> > "David B." wrote:

>> >

>> >> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of

>> >> your

>> >> drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your

>> >> drive

>> >> isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >>

>> >> ----

>> >> Crosspost, do not multipost

>> >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>> >> >I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

>> >> >at

>> >> >66%.

>> >> >I

>> >> > have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

>> >> > disk

>> >> > again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before

>> >> > windows

>> >> > loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can

>> >> > not

>> >> > open

>> >> > in safe mode.

>> >> >

>> >> > Thanks in advance.

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

[Guest MichaelG]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Ok, so even if it isn't, how do i bypass check disk so i can get the data

off? That's really all i need to do at this point. I can get a new hard drive

and i was hoping to avoid putting this one in another PC

 

"David B." wrote:

> As I said, use the drive mfg's diagnostics, Dell's are lacking, on more than

> one occasion Dell diags told me a drive was fine when it wasn't.

>

> --

>

> ----

> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>

>

>

> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C718A87F-15DD-49EB-ABE2-17C5D30C5488@microsoft.com...

> > The diagonostics that come with the machine. It is a Dell Precision 390

> > workstation with pentium 4 processor. F12 on boot brings you to the

> > machine

> > diags.

> >

> > "David B." wrote:

> >

> >> Which hardware diagnostic did you use?

> >>

> >> --

> >>

> >> ----

> >> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:D1176665-EE06-4668-9264-DD623D358353@microsoft.com...

> >> > It passes all hardware diagnostics.

> >> >

> >> > "David B." wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of

> >> >> your

> >> >> drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your

> >> >> drive

> >> >> isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

> >> >>

> >> >> --

> >> >>

> >> >> ----

> >> >> Crosspost, do not multipost

> >> >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >> >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> >> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

> >> >> >I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

> >> >> >at

> >> >> >66%.

> >> >> >I

> >> >> > have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

> >> >> > disk

> >> >> > again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before

> >> >> > windows

> >> >> > loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can

> >> >> > not

> >> >> > open

> >> >> > in safe mode.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Thanks in advance.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

I know that, that is why I gave you a link to instructions on how to do

it when you can't boot Windows. If you don't want to do it that way

then you will have to boot the computer with a Bart PE disk or a

UBCD4Win disk and have a registry plugin onboard to edit the registry.

Or you will have to perform a parallel Windows XP installation. There

is no other way to remove the BootExecute instructions from the registry

and to cancel Chkdsk on boot... unless you let chkdsk run to a

successful conclusion.

 

John

 

MichaelG wrote:

> I can't run the registry editor because I can't load windows xp.

>

> "John John (MVP)" wrote:

>

>

>>How long did you leave the chkdsk run? To disable the chkdsk you will

>>have to remotely edit the registry and remove the pertinent entry in the

>>BootExecute value.

>>

>>How to Cancel CHKDSK After It Has Been Scheduled

>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158675

>>

>>Easy to follow instructions for remotely editing the registry:

>>http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

>>

>>John

>>

>>MichaelG wrote:

>>

>>

>>>It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>>>

>>>"David B." wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of your

>>>>drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure your drive

>>>>isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>>>

>>>>--

>>>>

>>>>----

>>>>Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>>How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%.

>>>>>I

>>>>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

>>>>>again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

>>>>>loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not

>>>>>open

>>>>>in safe mode.

>>>>>

>>>>>Thanks in advance.

>>>>

>>>>

>>

[Guest Gerry]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Michael

 

Run Disk CleanUp in all User Profiles before running chkdsk or Disk

Defragmenter. Alternatively run cCleaner.

 

Stage 4 is checking for bad sectors. If one or more are found the system

will try to map off the sectors as out of bounds. This can take a very

long time. I would set it up to run over night and go to bed early and

get up late. It is not unusual for users to report chkdsk taking more

than 24 hours.

 

An explanation of CHKDSK and the new /C and /I switches

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187941

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

MichaelG wrote:

> It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>

> "David B." wrote:

>

>> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg

>> of your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make

>> sure your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>

>> --

>>

>> ----

>> Crosspost, do not multipost

>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>

>>

>>

>> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>> I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

>>> at 66%. I

>>> have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs

>>> check disk again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk

>>> before windows loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a

>>> valid program. I can not open

>>> in safe mode.

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance.

[Guest David B.]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

At this point I think slaving it on another PC is your best option if that

data is that important. Or you can install a second hard drive and use a

bootable OS like BartPE to do the data copy on the original PC.

 

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"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:16EA3A67-9E0A-4B13-A1EB-9E166E8CD34B@microsoft.com...

> Ok, so even if it isn't, how do i bypass check disk so i can get the data

> off? That's really all i need to do at this point. I can get a new hard

> drive

> and i was hoping to avoid putting this one in another PC

>

> "David B." wrote:

>

>> As I said, use the drive mfg's diagnostics, Dell's are lacking, on more

>> than

>> one occasion Dell diags told me a drive was fine when it wasn't.

>>

>> --

>>

>> ----

>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>

>>

>>

>> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:C718A87F-15DD-49EB-ABE2-17C5D30C5488@microsoft.com...

>> > The diagonostics that come with the machine. It is a Dell Precision 390

>> > workstation with pentium 4 processor. F12 on boot brings you to the

>> > machine

>> > diags.

>> >

>> > "David B." wrote:

>> >

>> >> Which hardware diagnostic did you use?

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >>

>> >> ----

>> >> Crosspost, do not multipost

>> >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:D1176665-EE06-4668-9264-DD623D358353@microsoft.com...

>> >> > It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>> >> >

>> >> > "David B." wrote:

>> >> >

>> >> >> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg

>> >> >> of

>> >> >> your

>> >> >> drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure

>> >> >> your

>> >> >> drive

>> >> >> isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>> >> >>

>> >> >> --

>> >> >>

>> >> >> ----

>> >> >> Crosspost, do not multipost

>> >> >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> >> >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >> >> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> >> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>> >> >> >I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th

>> >> >> >part

>> >> >> >at

>> >> >> >66%.

>> >> >> >I

>> >> >> > have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs

>> >> >> > check

>> >> >> > disk

>> >> >> > again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before

>> >> >> > windows

>> >> >> > loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I

>> >> >> > can

>> >> >> > not

>> >> >> > open

>> >> >> > in safe mode.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > Thanks in advance.

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

[Guest MichaelG]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Thanks Gerry,

I actually ran it all weekend and when i came in Monday it was still stuck

on the 66%. I have since taken the hard drive out and put it in another PC. I

defraged it and am no running Check Disk. It is on phase 5 so i am hopeful

that it will finish and i can put it back in the original PC.

I will try the disk Cleanup on the profiles if i get this going.

 

"Gerry" wrote:

> Michael

>

> Run Disk CleanUp in all User Profiles before running chkdsk or Disk

> Defragmenter. Alternatively run cCleaner.

>

> Stage 4 is checking for bad sectors. If one or more are found the system

> will try to map off the sectors as out of bounds. This can take a very

> long time. I would set it up to run over night and go to bed early and

> get up late. It is not unusual for users to report chkdsk taking more

> than 24 hours.

>

> An explanation of CHKDSK and the new /C and /I switches

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187941

>

> --

>

>

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> MichaelG wrote:

> > It passes all hardware diagnostics.

> >

> > "David B." wrote:

> >

> >> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg

> >> of your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make

> >> sure your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

> >>

> >> --

> >>

> >> ----

> >> Crosspost, do not multipost

> >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question

> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

> >>> I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

> >>> at 66%. I

> >>> have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs

> >>> check disk again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk

> >>> before windows loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a

> >>> valid program. I can not open

> >>> in safe mode.

> >>>

> >>> Thanks in advance.

>

>

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Before you put it back in the machine you will still have to change the

registry's BootExecute value, if you don't when it boots it will want to

run chkdsk again.

 

John

 

MichaelG wrote:

> Thanks Gerry,

> I actually ran it all weekend and when i came in Monday it was still stuck

> on the 66%. I have since taken the hard drive out and put it in another PC. I

> defraged it and am no running Check Disk. It is on phase 5 so i am hopeful

> that it will finish and i can put it back in the original PC.

> I will try the disk Cleanup on the profiles if i get this going.

>

> "Gerry" wrote:

>

>

>>Michael

>>

>>Run Disk CleanUp in all User Profiles before running chkdsk or Disk

>>Defragmenter. Alternatively run cCleaner.

>>

>>Stage 4 is checking for bad sectors. If one or more are found the system

>>will try to map off the sectors as out of bounds. This can take a very

>>long time. I would set it up to run over night and go to bed early and

>>get up late. It is not unusual for users to report chkdsk taking more

>>than 24 hours.

>>

>>An explanation of CHKDSK and the new /C and /I switches

>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187941

>>

>>--

>>

>>

>>

>>Hope this helps.

>>

>>Gerry

>>~~~~

>>FCA

>>Stourport, England

>>Enquire, plan and execute

>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>>MichaelG wrote:

>>

>>>It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>>>

>>>"David B." wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg

>>>>of your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make

>>>>sure your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>>>

>>>>--

>>>>

>>>>----

>>>>Crosspost, do not multipost

>>>>http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question

>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>>>

>>>>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

>>>>>at 66%. I

>>>>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs

>>>>>check disk again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk

>>>>>before windows loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a

>>>>>valid program. I can not open

>>>>>in safe mode.

>>>>>

>>>>>Thanks in advance.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest db.·.. >]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

you can run ckdsk

from the recovery

console via the windows

xp setup cd (any)

 

while logged into the

disk system you might

also want to run:

 

fixboot

bootcfg /rebuild

fixmbr

 

-----------

 

sometimes, the booting

system requires tuning

up as well.

--

 

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>

 

"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%. I

> have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

> again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

> loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not open

> in safe mode.

>

> Thanks in advance.

[Guest Gerry]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Michael

 

You can get a report concerning bad sectors from chkdsk. Also you will

likely find file fragments.

 

The logging of chkdsk operations is through Event Viewer but the

information provided is not very detailed. You can get more information

using chkdsk but in a different way to that which I think you have

tried. Check the hard drive for bad sectors by running chkdsk c: /r. The

omission of /f is deliberate. It will not take so long and just reports.

Post a complete copy of what it says.

 

Another less intrusive way to investigate your hard drive is to use HD

Tune.

 

Try HD Tune It only gives information and does not fix any

problems.

 

Download and run it and see what it turns up. You want HD Tune

(freeware) version 2.55 not HD Tune Pro (not Freeware) version 3.00.

http://www.hdtune.com/

 

Select the Info tabs and place the cursor on the drive under Drive

letter and then double click the two page icon ( copy to Clipboard )

and copy into a further message.

 

Select the Health tab and then double click the two page icon ( copy to

Clipboard ) and copy into a further message. Make sure you do a full

surface scan with HD Tune.

 

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

MichaelG wrote:

> Thanks Gerry,

> I actually ran it all weekend and when i came in Monday it was still

> stuck on the 66%. I have since taken the hard drive out and put it in

> another PC. I defraged it and am no running Check Disk. It is on

> phase 5 so i am hopeful that it will finish and i can put it back in

> the original PC.

> I will try the disk Cleanup on the profiles if i get this going.

>

> "Gerry" wrote:

>

>> Michael

>>

>> Run Disk CleanUp in all User Profiles before running chkdsk or Disk

>> Defragmenter. Alternatively run cCleaner.

>>

>> Stage 4 is checking for bad sectors. If one or more are found the

>> system will try to map off the sectors as out of bounds. This can

>> take a very long time. I would set it up to run over night and go to

>> bed early and get up late. It is not unusual for users to report

>> chkdsk taking more than 24 hours.

>>

>> An explanation of CHKDSK and the new /C and /I switches

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187941

>>

>> --

>>

>>

>>

>> Hope this helps.

>>

>> Gerry

>> ~~~~

>> FCA

>> Stourport, England

>> Enquire, plan and execute

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>> MichaelG wrote:

>>> It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>>>

>>> "David B." wrote:

>>>

>>>> Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg

>>>> of your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make

>>>> sure your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> ----

>>>> Crosspost, do not multipost

>>>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question

>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>>>> I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th

>>>>> part at 66%. I

>>>>> have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs

>>>>> check disk again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check

>>>>> disk before windows loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not

>>>>> a valid program. I can not open

>>>>> in safe mode.

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks in advance.

[Guest Gerry]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

"while logged into the disk system you might also want to run:

 

fixboot

bootcfg /rebuild

fixmbr"

 

Why?

 

 

 

~~~~

 

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

> you can run ckdsk

> from the recovery

> console via the windows

> xp setup cd (any)

>

> while logged into the

> disk system you might

> also want to run:

>

> fixboot

> bootcfg /rebuild

> fixmbr

>

> -----------

>

> sometimes, the booting

> system requires tuning

> up as well.

>

> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>> I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

>> at 66%. I have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it

>> runs check disk again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check

>> disk before windows loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a

>> valid program. I can not open in safe mode.

>>

>> Thanks in advance.

[Guest Alan]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Hi John,

 

This is an offshoot question regarding CHKDSK.

 

Once CHKDSK does start, is there any SAFE way of stopping it?

 

Alan

 

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

news:g8cbnr$amn$1@aioe.org...

>I know that, that is why I gave you a link to instructions on how to do it

>when you can't boot Windows. If you don't want to do it that way then you

>will have to boot the computer with a Bart PE disk or a UBCD4Win disk and

>have a registry plugin onboard to edit the registry. Or you will have to

>perform a parallel Windows XP installation. There is no other way to

>remove the BootExecute instructions from the registry and to cancel Chkdsk

>on boot... unless you let chkdsk run to a successful conclusion.

>

> John

>

> MichaelG wrote:

>

>> I can't run the registry editor because I can't load windows xp. "John

>> John (MVP)" wrote:

>>

>>

>>>How long did you leave the chkdsk run? To disable the chkdsk you will

>>>have to remotely edit the registry and remove the pertinent entry in the

>>>BootExecute value.

>>>

>>>How to Cancel CHKDSK After It Has Been Scheduled

>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158675

>>>

>>>Easy to follow instructions for remotely editing the registry:

>>>http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

>>>

>>>John

>>>

>>>MichaelG wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>>>>

>>>>"David B." wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of

>>>>>your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure

>>>>>your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>>>>

>>>>>--

>>>>>

>>>>>----

>>>>>Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>>>How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at

>>>>>>66%. I

>>>>>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

>>>>>>disk

>>>>>>again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before

>>>>>>windows

>>>>>>loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can

>>>>>>not open

>>>>>>in safe mode.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Thanks in advance.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

No, a chkdsk in progress cannot be safely stopped, you must let it run

its course.

 

John

 

Alan wrote:

> Hi John,

>

> This is an offshoot question regarding CHKDSK.

>

> Once CHKDSK does start, is there any SAFE way of stopping it?

>

> Alan

>

> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> news:g8cbnr$amn$1@aioe.org...

>

>>I know that, that is why I gave you a link to instructions on how to do it

>>when you can't boot Windows. If you don't want to do it that way then you

>>will have to boot the computer with a Bart PE disk or a UBCD4Win disk and

>>have a registry plugin onboard to edit the registry. Or you will have to

>>perform a parallel Windows XP installation. There is no other way to

>>remove the BootExecute instructions from the registry and to cancel Chkdsk

>>on boot... unless you let chkdsk run to a successful conclusion.

>>

>>John

>>

>>MichaelG wrote:

>>

>>

>>>I can't run the registry editor because I can't load windows xp. "John

>>>John (MVP)" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>How long did you leave the chkdsk run? To disable the chkdsk you will

>>>>have to remotely edit the registry and remove the pertinent entry in the

>>>>BootExecute value.

>>>>

>>>>How to Cancel CHKDSK After It Has Been Scheduled

>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158675

>>>>

>>>>Easy to follow instructions for remotely editing the registry:

>>>>http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

>>>>

>>>>John

>>>>

>>>>MichaelG wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>>>>>

>>>>>"David B." wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of

>>>>>>your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure

>>>>>>your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>--

>>>>>>

>>>>>>----

>>>>>>Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>>>>How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at

>>>>>>>66%. I

>>>>>>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

>>>>>>>disk

>>>>>>>again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before

>>>>>>>windows

>>>>>>>loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can

>>>>>>>not open

>>>>>>>in safe mode.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Thanks in advance.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>

>

[Guest ColTom2]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

If you can obtain a copy of Spinrite bootable CD and run it then it will

repair your hard drive and all your problems with it will be resolved. It's

the best out in repairing bad sectors on hard drives and will transfer the

data from the bad sector into a good sector and then block bad sectors from

future use.

 

Google Spinrite if you have never heard of it.

 

 

"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%.

I

have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not

open

in safe mode.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Guest David B.]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

Nope, had a customer do that, destroyed their file system.

 

--

 

----

Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

 

 

"Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message

news:%23bfFfmXAJHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi John,

>

> This is an offshoot question regarding CHKDSK.

>

> Once CHKDSK does start, is there any SAFE way of stopping it?

>

> Alan

>

> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> news:g8cbnr$amn$1@aioe.org...

>>I know that, that is why I gave you a link to instructions on how to do it

>>when you can't boot Windows. If you don't want to do it that way then you

>>will have to boot the computer with a Bart PE disk or a UBCD4Win disk and

>>have a registry plugin onboard to edit the registry. Or you will have to

>>perform a parallel Windows XP installation. There is no other way to

>>remove the BootExecute instructions from the registry and to cancel Chkdsk

>>on boot... unless you let chkdsk run to a successful conclusion.

>>

>> John

>>

>> MichaelG wrote:

>>

>>> I can't run the registry editor because I can't load windows xp. "John

>>> John (MVP)" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>How long did you leave the chkdsk run? To disable the chkdsk you will

>>>>have to remotely edit the registry and remove the pertinent entry in the

>>>>BootExecute value.

>>>>

>>>>How to Cancel CHKDSK After It Has Been Scheduled

>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158675

>>>>

>>>>Easy to follow instructions for remotely editing the registry:

>>>>http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

>>>>

>>>>John

>>>>

>>>>MichaelG wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>It passes all hardware diagnostics.

>>>>>

>>>>>"David B." wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg of

>>>>>>your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make sure

>>>>>>your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>--

>>>>>>

>>>>>>----

>>>>>>Crosspost, do not multipost

>>>>>>http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>>>>How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

>>>>>>>at 66%. I

>>>>>>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

>>>>>>>disk

>>>>>>>again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before

>>>>>>>windows

>>>>>>>loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can

>>>>>>>not open

>>>>>>>in safe mode.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Thanks in advance.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

No good reason. Just the typical "Windows is unstable and should be

reinstalled every year" type of knee-jerk response one can expect from

db-Idiot-Troll.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:evwNtsXAJHA.5176@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> "while logged into the disk system you might also want to run:

>

> fixboot

> bootcfg /rebuild

> fixmbr"

>

> Why?

>

>

>

> ~~~~

>

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>

>

>> you can run ckdsk

>> from the recovery

>> console via the windows

>> xp setup cd (any)

>>

>> while logged into the

>> disk system you might

>> also want to run:

>>

>> fixboot

>> bootcfg /rebuild

>> fixmbr

>>

>> -----------

>>

>> sometimes, the booting

>> system requires tuning

>> up as well.

>>

>> "MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

>>> I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

>>> at 66%. I have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it

>>> runs check disk again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check

>>> disk before windows loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a

>>> valid program. I can not open in safe mode.

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance.

>

>

[Guest Plato]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

=?Utf-8?B?TWljaGFlbEc=?= wrote:

>

> I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at 66%. I

> have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check disk

> again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

> loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not open

> in safe mode.

 

Time for a new HDD.

 

--

http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Guest ptmx2]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

John,

since the guys have gone over the hill, pehaps I can use your presence on

this tread to ask you a question.

I want my XPSP3 machine to run the first 3 phases of Chkdsk on every

startup. I want chkdsk to chech 2 partitions each time, one being my XP root

partition. What I also want to see is the exact same result from this

proposed auto-run of Chkdsk to replicate what I see when, while in Windows, I

go to Properties of each drive partition, select Tools\Error

Checking\Automatically fix file system errors. On each partition, XP explains

it can not be done while disk is in use but invites the user to check a box

and the Chkdsk will be done on next startup. When next startup occurs, there

is the BIOS checklist scrolled on screen, the Windows XP Start Screen with

the blue progress bar and then the screen goes dark and up pops a light blue

screen advising that a check disk is scheduled in 'x' seconds. It the user

lets the time run out, the process starts, shows its progress on screen,

gives you a result, and then restarts Windows from the beginning thru the

Windows XP Start Screen with progress bar to the login box. Do you know this

process? I am sure you will. Can I configure XP to do the above with the same

visual results automatically? I tried using a scheduled task but that did not

give me the results I was looking for.

 

your help will be appreciated.

thanks

ptmx2

 

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> Before you put it back in the machine you will still have to change the

> registry's BootExecute value, if you don't when it boots it will want to

> run chkdsk again.

>

> John

>

> MichaelG wrote:

>

> > Thanks Gerry,

> > I actually ran it all weekend and when i came in Monday it was still stuck

> > on the 66%. I have since taken the hard drive out and put it in another PC. I

> > defraged it and am no running Check Disk. It is on phase 5 so i am hopeful

> > that it will finish and i can put it back in the original PC.

> > I will try the disk Cleanup on the profiles if i get this going.

> >

> > "Gerry" wrote:

> >

> >

> >>Michael

> >>

> >>Run Disk CleanUp in all User Profiles before running chkdsk or Disk

> >>Defragmenter. Alternatively run cCleaner.

> >>

> >>Stage 4 is checking for bad sectors. If one or more are found the system

> >>will try to map off the sectors as out of bounds. This can take a very

> >>long time. I would set it up to run over night and go to bed early and

> >>get up late. It is not unusual for users to report chkdsk taking more

> >>than 24 hours.

> >>

> >>An explanation of CHKDSK and the new /C and /I switches

> >>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187941

> >>

> >>--

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>Hope this helps.

> >>

> >>Gerry

> >>~~~~

> >>FCA

> >>Stourport, England

> >>Enquire, plan and execute

> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >>

> >>MichaelG wrote:

> >>

> >>>It passes all hardware diagnostics.

> >>>

> >>>"David B." wrote:

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>>Before doing any more software work on the drive, determine the mfg

> >>>>of your drive and download and run their diagnostic utility to make

> >>>>sure your drive isn't going/hasn't gone bad.

> >>>>

> >>>>--

> >>>>

> >>>>----

> >>>>Crosspost, do not multipost

> >>>>http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question

> >>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>"MichaelG" <MichaelG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>>>news:FB7077AB-FEA6-41D0-96CE-9EA6328A4E6B@microsoft.com...

> >>>>

> >>>>>I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part

> >>>>>at 66%. I

> >>>>>have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs

> >>>>>check disk again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk

> >>>>>before windows loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a

> >>>>>valid program. I can not open

> >>>>>in safe mode.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>Thanks in advance.

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Monitor]

Re: CHKDSK won't finish, XP won't start

 

 

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message

news:48acb1f5$0$30937$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...

> =?Utf-8?B?TWljaGFlbEc=?= wrote:

> >

> > I scheduled a check disk from within XP, it freezes on the 4th part at

66%. I

> > have tried a repair which runs but then on the reboot, it runs check

disk

> > again... and freezes at 66%. How can i cancel check disk before windows

> > loads. From the command prompt chkntfs is not a valid program. I can not

open

> > in safe mode.

>

> Time for a new HDD.

>

 

That's shooting from the hip. Before the OP replaces his disk,

he must run the diagnostic program that the manufacturer of the

current disk has on his web site.