how to force CHKDSK on all local drives?
in [Windows XP]
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From: someone watching on 2 May 2010 08:02 I researched this on google and found nothing. There's plenty on how to check a specific volume but found nothing on checking ALL local drives at boot. It appears chkdsk has no command line switch for /all drives or a parameter file (like earlier versions). Anyone know how to do it? Thanks
From: Billns on 2 May 2010 15:51 On 5/2/2010 5:02 AM, someone watching wrote: > I researched this on google and found nothing. There's plenty on how to > check a specific volume but found nothing on checking ALL local drives > at boot. > It appears chkdsk has no command line switch for /all drives or a > parameter file (like earlier versions). Anyone know how to do it? > Thanks You could create a batch file that runs at startup: chkdsk c: chkdsk d: chkdsk e: etc. Why you would want to do this at every startup is beyond me. I seldom have the need to run chkdsk. Bill
From: someone watching on 2 May 2010 16:13 "Billns" <billns(a)nsverizon.net> wrote in message news:%23dLUDDj6KHA.3184(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > On 5/2/2010 5:02 AM, someone watching wrote: >> I researched this on google and found nothing. There's plenty on how to >> check a specific volume but found nothing on checking ALL local drives >> at boot. >> It appears chkdsk has no command line switch for /all drives or a >> parameter file (like earlier versions). Anyone know how to do it? >> Thanks > > You could create a batch file that runs at startup: That's an idea, but where do I place the bat (or CMD?) file and where does the command line go to execute it before GUI? BTW, don't want to do this every time but occasionally, especially for surface scan feature.
From: LD5SZRA on 2 May 2010 16:31 ChkDsk is not something you want to run every time you boot your system because it slows down everything and frustration builds up resulting in people smashing their computers. Oh, by the way don't listen to Twayne because he is, what Pig-Bear says, a "known troll" around here! hth > someone watching wrote: > > I researched this on google and found nothing. There's plenty on > how to check a specific volume but found nothing on checking ALL > local drives at boot. > > It appears chkdsk has no command line switch for /all drives or > a parameter file (like earlier versions). Anyone know how to do > it? > Thanks -- THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LD5SZRA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD5SZRA OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD5SZRA OR ITS ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright LD5SZRA 2010.
From: John John - MVP on 3 May 2010 10:41
someone watching wrote: > "Billns" <billns(a)nsverizon.net> wrote in message > news:%23dLUDDj6KHA.3184(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> On 5/2/2010 5:02 AM, someone watching wrote: >>> I researched this on google and found nothing. There's plenty on how to >>> check a specific volume but found nothing on checking ALL local drives >>> at boot. >>> It appears chkdsk has no command line switch for /all drives or a >>> parameter file (like earlier versions). Anyone know how to do it? >>> Thanks >> You could create a batch file that runs at startup: > > That's an idea, but where do I place the bat (or CMD?) file and where does > the command line go to execute it before GUI? > > BTW, don't want to do this every time but occasionally, especially for > surface scan feature. From the onset it should be noted that the startup disk check tool is Autochk.exe, this native NT application is designed to check the disk without the support of the Win32 subsystem, otherwise it does the same thing as Chkdsk. There are two ways to have Chkdsk run when the computer starts, Autochk will run if you schedule it to run or by default it will run if the volume's dirty bit is set. If the operating system detects problems it will automatically set the dirty bit and the volume will be checked at the next startup. The dirty bit can also be set manually but it is best not to do this and to leave the setting of the dirty bit to the operating system because once set the dirty bit cannot be changed and while the boot time check can be skipped it cannot be canceled. On the other hand, a scheduled Chkdsk without the dirty bit can be canceled at any time. If you still want to use the "dirty bit" method just create a batch file that will use the fsutil command to set the dirty bit on the volumes, use a line for each of the volumes, for example to set the dirty bit on volumes C, E, F & G: ==================================== fsutil dirty set C: fsutil dirty set E: fsutil dirty set F: fsutil dirty set G: ==================================== Anytime you run the batch file the dirty bit will be set and chkdsk will run against the volumes when Windows is rebooted. As noted earlier, once set the dirty bit cannot be removed and while you can skip the chkdsk it cannot be canceled, you have to let ckkdsk run to remove the dirty bit. Manually scheduled Check Disks are recorded at the BootExecute value at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager These schedule disk checks can be canceled by simply returning the BootExecute value to its default value, this can be done with the Chkntfs command: chkntfs /d To manually schedule a Chkdsk at the next reboot: First run the chkntfs /d command to set the BootExecute value to its defaults, then: On the Windows volume, assumes the volume is C: At the command prompt issue: chkdsk c: /f Chkdsk will return a message telling you that it cannot lock or dismount the volume and ask you if you want to schedule a Chkdsk at the next restart, answer Yes. For dismountable data volumes, for example, volume D: Open a file on the volume, or explore the volume with Explorer. Then at the Command prompt issue: chkdsk d: /f Chkdsk will inform you that the volume is being used by another process and it will ask you if you want to force a dismount on the volume, answer No. Chkdsk will then ask you if you want to schedule a Chkdsk at the next restart, answer Yes. Do the same for the other drives that you want checked at boot time, open a file on the volume and run the chkdsk command against the volume and have it schedule a boot time disk check. Now the drives are scheduled to run at the next restart. To do this in a semi-automated manner, after doing the above: Using Regedit export the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] key. This exported file will be fairly large, edit the saved file and remove/delete everything except the BootExecute value, the edited file will look like this: ========================================================== Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] "BootExecute"=hex(7):61,00,75,00,74,00,6f,00,63,00,68,00,65,00,63,00,6b,00,20, ......... with a long series of numbers. ===================================================== (Leave a blank line at the end of the file.) You only want to save the BootExecute value, nothing else! Save the edited .reg file and when you want to schedule the Chkdsk merge it to the registry. To reset the BootExecute value and cancel all scheduled Chkdsk at the command prompt issue: chkntfs /d John |