CHKDSK scheduled scan on start-up -- how do I abort?
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From: C_Kilgore on 5 Apr 2010 08:19 I mistakenly scheduled Chkdsk to run a scan when I restarted my primary laptop, and it is now running. It is running before Windows fully boots up, which means the computer is disabled. It appears likely to take hours to finish, and I desperately need the affected computer up and running immediately. How do I tell Chkdsk to abort, so I can continue starting up the computer? Pressing Esc does not work. Please, please help! This is a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop running Windows XP with all the latest updates. Thanks, C_Kilgore
From: John John - MVP on 5 Apr 2010 08:31 There is no way to abort a chkdsk in progress, you will have to let it run its course. John C_Kilgore wrote: > I mistakenly scheduled Chkdsk to run a scan when I restarted my primary > laptop, and it is now running. It is running before Windows fully boots up, > which means the computer is disabled. It appears likely to take hours to > finish, and I desperately need the affected computer up and running > immediately. How do I tell Chkdsk to abort, so I can continue starting up > the computer? Pressing Esc does not work. Please, please help! > > This is a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop running Windows XP with all the latest > updates. > > Thanks, > > C_Kilgore
From: Bob on 5 Apr 2010 13:10 What would happen if he just turned the computer off and restarted and hit F3 of F8 or whatever allows him to get into his system and restore it? Bob "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:%23m12qvL1KHA.264(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > There is no way to abort a chkdsk in progress, you will have to let it run > its course. > > John > > C_Kilgore wrote: >> I mistakenly scheduled Chkdsk to run a scan when I restarted my primary >> laptop, and it is now running. It is running before Windows fully boots >> up, which means the computer is disabled. It appears likely to take >> hours to finish, and I desperately need the affected computer up and >> running immediately. How do I tell Chkdsk to abort, so I can continue >> starting up the computer? Pressing Esc does not work. Please, please >> help! >> >> This is a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop running Windows XP with all the >> latest updates. >> >> Thanks, >> >> C_Kilgore
From: John John - MVP on 5 Apr 2010 13:32 Yanking the power to abort a chkdsk in progress carries a substantial risk of disk corruption or data loss! If the aborted chkdsk leaves the file system in an unstable state then he might not be able to get back in the system and there might not be anything left to restore. John Bob wrote: > What would happen if he just turned the computer off and restarted and hit > F3 of F8 or whatever allows him to get into his system and restore it? > > Bob > > "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:%23m12qvL1KHA.264(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> There is no way to abort a chkdsk in progress, you will have to let it run >> its course. >> >> John >> >> C_Kilgore wrote: >>> I mistakenly scheduled Chkdsk to run a scan when I restarted my primary >>> laptop, and it is now running. It is running before Windows fully boots >>> up, which means the computer is disabled. It appears likely to take >>> hours to finish, and I desperately need the affected computer up and >>> running immediately. How do I tell Chkdsk to abort, so I can continue >>> starting up the computer? Pressing Esc does not work. Please, please >>> help! >>> >>> This is a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop running Windows XP with all the >>> latest updates. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> C_Kilgore > >
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