CHKDSK

MS SQL SERVER (BKUPEXEC) Services wont start

Hi ALL, Background: Windows 2003 Server returned the error missing or corrupted file after the server was found OFF due to possible power problems (Server is on a UPS). Ran a CHKDSK on the server and it fixed the missing or corrupted file problem and server now up and running. Is seems that my...

CHKDSK and Mirrored Drives

The following came up in a conversation today, and, it appears, that my Google-foo has gone on vacation. The question that was raised was how does CHKDSK handle mirrored drives? Does it just check the active drive, or both the active and passive drive? I am inclined to think that it only checks...

Outlook Error message: inbox repair

I have the following error message. "Can't open this item. Errors have been detected in the file c:\documents and settings\don\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook\outlook.pst Quit all mail enabled applications and use the inbox repair tool. When I use the repair tool, it stops and...

Windows XP CHKDSK /F does not work

I have Windows XP Service Pack 3. Chkdsk /f results in the following error message: "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...

Windows XP configuration programs unresponsive

I had a hard drive that started triggering chkdsk on every boot and finding more an more bad files so I replaced it by cloning what was left with Acronis True Image. None of the configuration programs work on either drive: Add/Remove Programs, Computer Management, or Services. I re-installed SP2...

Continual CHKDSK errors

I've recently scheduled a daily procedure (CMD) to run on a test group of PCs (including one server with mirrored drives) that runs CHKDSK early every morning. While running under Windows, if it finds errors, it will shutdown/restart and CHKDSK /F will be run to repair the errors. Out of a group...

indexes status error Chkdsk won't run on (SCSI) Disk 0 with FAT and NTFS Need advice.

System indicates indexes status error: "index entry bac3pm.ini in index $130 of file 50" and "index error bac3pm.tmp in index $130 of file 50" and system running very slowly. Attempts to repair problem are prevented, I believe, because (SCSI disk 0) C: drive was set up with a small 39MB EISA...