Running windows xp home addition. tried d fragging pop up said i needed to run chkdsk /f. tried that and it poped up for less than a second and went away. still cannot run defrag pgm

Open command prompt in administrate mode (create new shortcut to CMD.EXE, right-click shortcut and select run as admin). Then try to run chkdsk with no parameters.

This is a regular problem on Win XP computers. They are old so the hard drive is also old. You may need to do a reinstall of your operating system. But you could try running RKill first it is a rootkit killer. This may find the problem in your software, but don't hold your breath, With chkdsk failing it is a reliable indicator of a physical failure on the hard disk. You need to consider that a hard disk is metal plates spinning very fast and while they are designed to take some knocks, over time a laptop takes more knocks than you would expect. The plain truth is, stuff breaks and need s replacing.

click start run type cmd then type chkdsk/r/f which will scan for and attempt to repair any bad sectors and automatically fix any corrupt files on your hard drive

or an easier way i have found to run the chkdsk utility

click start control panel administrative tools computer management ,disk management right click on your drive select properties click tools you should see click check now click start two boxes

automatically fix files and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors place then a tick in both boxes then select check now,start should schedule this task when restart

have no input while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may further damage your computers operating system and hard drive


Recommended Reading:

HOW TO: Defragment Your Disk Drive Volumes in Windows XP (Q314848):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848

Description of the New Command Line Defrag.exe Included with Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283080

The Default Cluster Size for the NTFS and FAT File Systems (Q314878) :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314878

How NTFS Reserves Space for its Master File Table (MFT) (Q174619)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q174619

Optimizing NTFS
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc767961.aspx

How to Disable the 8.3 Name Creation on NTFS Partitions
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/121007

When you type "Y" then press enter, then type "exit" and press enter again.

The CHKDSK command on it's own will do nothing to correct any errors on the HDD. You need to qualify what you want CHKDSK to do.

Here is a list of parameters. eg. CHKDSK /f fixes any error found. Note there is a space between K and /

You need to run CHKDSK from a command prompt window.

Open the start menu and click 'run.' In the text box, type 'CMD

In the command prompt window type CHKDSK /r and press enter. It will ask if you want to run at next start up enter y and press enter.

PLEASE NOTE there is a space between the K and //.

Reboot PC and CHKDSK will run and fix the error.

If you dont have the option to run:
"Windows XP Recovery Console"
You probably have to install windows on a second PHYSICAL drive, Disconnect the failing one first!
Reconnect the failing drive in slave mode.
1. Start/Run "cmd.exe"
2. execute "chkdsk /F /R /X D:"
3. Shutdown
4. Swap drives.
5. Start system (while praying :) )

Do a repair of the Operating System. Insert the OS cd and but from CD rom. when it prompts you for options chose R (Repair). chose the drive you want to repair and at the C:/ prompt type CHKDSK then enter. When done restart the system.

If this fails try a second level repair by reinstalling the OS but you will still retain your files

You are not able to access the Hard Disk if the raid is selected in bios. Hence change the bios setting from SATA Raid to IDE, then it should work

use this one:

chkdsk /r

box will come up saying your drive is locked.

Type "Y" for yes. press enter.

Restart the computer and let the disk check process run.

Pay attention towards the end you'll get a two second flash telling you if there were any problems, etc.

Let me know what happens.

thats great. let me know if anything pops up.