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Ratrap	Oct 19 2005, 07:18 PM Post #1
nFm [ Level 2 ] Group: Global Moderator Posts: 395 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Germany Member No.: 21	Hi, some days ago my pc froze and i pressed the reset button to make a hard reboot. Now everytime it's booting my system wants to do the CHKDSK, i know the last time i did that it was one time i made the test but now my pc wants to do the test every time windows is booting :( Do you know how to get ride of that? Sorry for the bad english ... --------------------

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wizzard

Oct 20 2005, 03:53 AM

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UNFKNBLVBLE !

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what you're experiencing is what Windows refers to as "setting the dirty bit" and what you have to do is unset that bit. Every time Windows XP starts, autochk.exe is called by the kernel to scan all volumes to check if the volume dirty bit is set. If the dirty bit is set, autochk performs an immediate chkdsk /f on that volume. Chkdsk /f verifies file system integrity and attempts to fix any problems with the volume. It is usually caused by a hard shut down or a power loss during a read-right operation on that particular drive.

How do I fix it, you ask?

CODE

Well, that's easy. First click Start> Run> bring up a command prompt by typing in "CMD" and type " fsutil dirty query C: ". This queries the drive, and more than likely it will tell you that it is dirty. Next, type "CHKNTFS /X C:". The X tells Windows to NOT check that particular drive on the next reboot. At this time, manually reboot your computer, it should not do a Chkdsk and take you directly to Windows.

Once Windows has fully loaded, bring up another CMD prompt and type and now you want to do a Chkdsk manually by typing "Chkdsk /f /r c:". This should take you through 5 stages of the scan and will unset that dirty bit. Finally, type "fsutil dirty query c:" and Windows will confirm that the dirty bit is not set on that drive. Good luck!

This post has been edited by wizzard: Oct 20 2005, 03:56 AM

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Ratrap	Oct 20 2005, 08:39 AM Post #3
nFm [ Level 2 ] Group: Global Moderator Posts: 395 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Germany Member No.: 21	Well ... what to say ... Thanks man you are great :) Edit: Oh my God, Stage 4 takes ages ... 400 GB :blink: This post has been edited by Ratrap: Oct 20 2005, 08:47 AM --------------------

Maggietobias	Oct 20 2005, 03:13 PM Post #4
nFm [ progressor ] Group: Private Member Posts: 140 Joined: 22-March 04 Member No.: 56	Thanks Have had that problem and it is annoying Maggietobias

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