Unable to open (chkdsk utility) Help Please
"The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please
run the chkdsk utility on the volume C:."
HOW CAN I GET CHKDSK UTILITY TO OPEN? IT SIMPLY OPENS DOS THAN CLOSES I
AM UNABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT. THANK'S IN ADVANCE.
Log Name: System
Source: Ntfs
Date: 1/12/2008 5:51:46 PM
Event ID: 55
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: CV-PC
Description:
The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please
run the chkdsk utility on the volume C:.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Ntfs" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49156">55</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-01-12T23:51:46.357Z" />
<EventRecordID>94012</EventRecordID>
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>ChrisVickroy-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>C:</Data>
<Binary>050004000200300002000000370004C000000000020100C000000000000000000000000000000000BB001700</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>
Re: Unable to open (chkdsk utility) Help Please
Well first of all always check microsoft.com.
Try to follow this link and do all that it says.
If that dosn't help come again.
'Windows Vista Help: Check your hard disk for errors'
(http://tinyurl.com/yrv454)
especially notice this section:
To automatically repair problems with files and folders that the scan
detects, select Automatically fix file system errors. Otherwise, the
disk check will simply report problems but not fix them.
did you try that.
no teasing honestly.
it is normal to forget the most obvious.
/eph
Re: Unable to open (chkdsk utility) Help Please
You can't run chkdsk while running Vista. You must run it with a Vista installation disk or repair disk. Boot from CD, click next, choose repair, open command prompt, then type:
If you get prompted to unmount the volume C:, Say YES.
This will correct disc errors. However, depending on the amount of errors on the disk, you may need to run chkdsk multiple times.
Good Luck.