Guest rockies47 Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 When I try to run defragmenter I get this message - error in c:\windows\system32\config\system.log. I tried running chkdsk /f. I say yes to run at start up. I still continue to get the same message. Any other suggestions? Is there anyway I can tell if chkdsk actually runs at start up? Thnak you, Dave
Guest Onsokumaru Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Re: Defragmenter problem Usually there is a blue screen notifying you chkdsk is about to run, giving you the option of cancelling it. Event Viewer will have an entry under "Application" as a Winlogon entry. This will report the results. If you run chkdsk without parmeters are any bad sectors reported. Have you tried in safe mode? I've no idea where the problem lies, but would be interested in the solution. "rockies47" <rockies47@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2697CE82-6D42-4EE0-AA2E-CE706265FE51@microsoft.com... > When I try to run defragmenter I get this message - error in > c:\windows\system32\config\system.log. I tried running chkdsk /f. I say > yes > to run at start up. I still continue to get the same message. Any other > suggestions? Is there anyway I can tell if chkdsk actually runs at start > up? > > Thnak you, Dave
Guest Jim Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Re: Defragmenter problem "rockies47" <rockies47@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2697CE82-6D42-4EE0-AA2E-CE706265FE51@microsoft.com... > When I try to run defragmenter I get this message - error in > c:\windows\system32\config\system.log. I tried running chkdsk /f. I say > yes > to run at start up. I still continue to get the same message. Any other > suggestions? Is there anyway I can tell if chkdsk actually runs at start > up? > > Thnak you, Dave Isn't that file used in registry operations? If so, you have a far more serious problem than getting dfrag to work. Jim
Guest Twayne Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Re: Defragmenter problem > "rockies47" <rockies47@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:2697CE82-6D42-4EE0-AA2E-CE706265FE51@microsoft.com... >> When I try to run defragmenter I get this message - error in >> c:\windows\system32\config\system.log. I tried running chkdsk /f. I >> say yes >> to run at start up. I still continue to get the same message. Any >> other suggestions? Is there anyway I can tell if chkdsk actually >> runs at start up? >> >> Thnak you, Dave > Isn't that file used in registry operations? If so, you have a far > more serious problem than getting dfrag to work. > Jim If chkdsk runs at startup, you should clearly see it on your screen. Depending on the flags you used, it will count through 3 or 5 stages. If you aren't seeing that, then it's either not running or it's not available to be run. What command are you using to run at startup? It should be chkdsk /f or /r. Go to a Command Prompt and type chkdsk /? if you want to see all the flags available and what they do. After it runs you might have to go to Event Viewer to see the results of it. Chkdsk definitely takes a few minutes to run so if you watch the boot, you cannot miss it if it's there. HTH TWayne
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