Guest Mr. Low Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Dear Sir, I need to use other applications while running Check Disk. Usually I go to Start > Run > Type in CHKDK and click OK. The system always check the drive C, but there is a Warninbg Message : F Parameter not stated, CHKDSK is runnning on Read Only Mode. May I know what this mean ? What should be the correct command to type in if I wish that the error detected are fixed ? Of course the best way of checking and fixing disk error is using the facility at My Computer where al;l other applications are not running. Thanks Low -- A36B58K641
Guest Malke Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: How to run CHKDSK effectively ? Mr. Low wrote: > Dear Sir, > > I need to use other applications while running Check Disk. > > Usually I go to Start > Run > Type in CHKDK and click OK. > > The system always check the drive C, but there is a Warninbg Message : F > Parameter not stated, CHKDSK is runnning on Read Only Mode. > > May I know what this mean ? What should be the correct command to type in if > I wish that the error detected are fixed ? > > Of course the best way of checking and fixing disk error is using the > facility at My Computer where al;l other applications are not running. You cannot use other applications while Chkdsk is running and fix anything. Read the information about using Chkdsk below: How to use Chkdsk - http://tinyurl.com/2obcd How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us Normally Chkdsk is only run when you suspect something is wrong with the hard drive/file system. If you are constantly running Chkdsk for no reason because you think this is a good maintenance idea - don't. If you are constantly running Chkdsk because you are experiencing many problems, run a hard drive diagnostic program on the drive and if the drive fails any physical tests replace it. http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Mr. Low Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: How to run CHKDSK effectively ? Hello Malke, Thanks for your reply. Low -- A36B58K641 "Malke" wrote: > Mr. Low wrote: > > Dear Sir, > > > > I need to use other applications while running Check Disk. > > > > Usually I go to Start > Run > Type in CHKDK and click OK. > > > > The system always check the drive C, but there is a Warninbg Message : F > > Parameter not stated, CHKDSK is runnning on Read Only Mode. > > > > May I know what this mean ? What should be the correct command to type in if > > I wish that the error detected are fixed ? > > > > Of course the best way of checking and fixing disk error is using the > > facility at My Computer where al;l other applications are not running. > > You cannot use other applications while Chkdsk is running and fix > anything. Read the information about using Chkdsk below: > > How to use Chkdsk - http://tinyurl.com/2obcd > How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP - > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us > > Normally Chkdsk is only run when you suspect something is wrong with the > hard drive/file system. If you are constantly running Chkdsk for no > reason because you think this is a good maintenance idea - don't. If you > are constantly running Chkdsk because you are experiencing many > problems, run a hard drive diagnostic program on the drive and if the > drive fails any physical tests replace it. > > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User >
Guest Gordon Shumway Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 RE: How to run CHKDSK effectively ? You can go to a CMD window and type in "CHKDSK /?" to see the commands for CHKDSK. You need to use "CHKDSK /R" to actually repair your disk errors. This will be scheduled to run the next time you boot your system. GS "Mr. Low" wrote: > Dear Sir, > > I need to use other applications while running Check Disk. > > Usually I go to Start > Run > Type in CHKDK and click OK. > > The system always check the drive C, but there is a Warninbg Message : F > Parameter not stated, CHKDSK is runnning on Read Only Mode. > > May I know what this mean ? What should be the correct command to type in if > I wish that the error detected are fixed ? > > Of course the best way of checking and fixing disk error is using the > facility at My Computer where al;l other applications are not running. > > Thanks > > Low > > > -- > A36B58K641
Guest dobey Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: How to run CHKDSK effectively ? "Gordon Shumway" <GordonShumway@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:135FF36B-6A39-4BCC-A717-5B5D18089A4C@microsoft.com... > You can go to a CMD window and type in "CHKDSK /?" to see the commands for > CHKDSK. > > You need to use "CHKDSK /R" to actually repair your disk errors. This > will > be scheduled to run the next time you boot your system. > Actually he would need chkdsk /f to repair file system errors, chkdsk /r checks the unused space and tries to fix sectors marked bad, (IIRC). Chkdsk /f is sufficient in most cases, and much quicker. > GS > > > > > "Mr. Low" wrote: > >> Dear Sir, >> >> I need to use other applications while running Check Disk. >> >> Usually I go to Start > Run > Type in CHKDK and click OK. >> >> The system always check the drive C, but there is a Warninbg Message : F >> Parameter not stated, CHKDSK is runnning on Read Only Mode. >> >> May I know what this mean ? What should be the correct command to type in >> if >> I wish that the error detected are fixed ? >> >> Of course the best way of checking and fixing disk error is using the >> facility at My Computer where al;l other applications are not running. >> >> Thanks >> >> Low >> >> >> -- >> A36B58K641
Guest dobey Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: How to run CHKDSK effectively ? "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:upRBkJr%23HHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Mr. Low wrote: >> Dear Sir, >> >> I need to use other applications while running Check Disk. >> >> Usually I go to Start > Run > Type in CHKDK and click OK. >> >> The system always check the drive C, but there is a Warninbg Message : F >> Parameter not stated, CHKDSK is runnning on Read Only Mode. >> >> May I know what this mean ? What should be the correct command to type in >> if I wish that the error detected are fixed ? >> >> Of course the best way of checking and fixing disk error is using the >> facility at My Computer where al;l other applications are not running. > > You cannot use other applications while Chkdsk is running and fix > anything. Read the information about using Chkdsk below: > > How to use Chkdsk - http://tinyurl.com/2obcd > How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP - > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us > > Normally Chkdsk is only run when you suspect something is wrong with the > hard drive/file system. If you are constantly running Chkdsk for no reason > because you think this is a good maintenance idea - don't. So you are just supposed to let file system errors build up until the PC becomes un-bootable? Too bad the page you link to doesn't agree with you. "You should use chkdsk occasionally on each disk to check for errors." <snip>
Guest Malke Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: How to run CHKDSK effectively ? dobey wrote: > > So you are just supposed to let file system errors build up until the PC > becomes un-bootable? Too bad the page you link to doesn't agree with you. > > "You should use chkdsk occasionally on each disk to check for errors." On a well-maintained system with healthy hardware, file system errors do not build up. And you are correct in that I don't agree with that knowledge base article about using Chkdsk as part of a maintenance routine. Using Chkdsk always brings with it a risk of losing data. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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