Disk Check on every startup that fails.

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  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
       #1

    Disk Check on every startup that fails.


    Hi,

    Whenever I start up my laptop, It tries to do a disk check and everytime it fails, saying I need to use system restore to get rid of a recent software package installation....

    Well, I tried using system restore but it says there's a file system corruption on Windows C: and I need to check it for errors before I can restore....

    Anyone know how I can fix this?
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  2. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #2

    Open an elevated command prompt.

    Elevated Command Prompt

    At the prompt type

    chkntfs /x c: (where c: is the relevant drive letter), hit Enter. (this tells windows to stop running chkdsk at boot).

    Now boot into windows and again in elevated command prompt, the following then hit Enter.

    chkdsk /f /r c:

    Let chkdsk run, it may take a while.

    Hopefully this should fix hard disk errors. Also download the hard disk diagnostic for your brand from this site and run it.

    Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.

    If the hard disk passes the tests, you can try reenabling chkdsk at boot.
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks, I did that but it comes up with this....

    Cannot lock current drive.

    Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
    process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
    checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)
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  4. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #4

    Choose Y, and then reboot the PC.

    Regards,
    Golden
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Just did that and it's still doing the same thing....What does it mean though?
    Is my Hard drive failing or something?
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  6. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #6

    Hi,

    Can you run the HDD diagnostics test as recommened by Bill?

    Regards,
    Golden
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  7. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I'm such a noob, but how exactly do I find out what make my HDD is?
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  8. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #8

    Hey,

    No worries. Install and run CrystalDiskInfo. Post a maximised screen capture of the result here.

    Regards,
    Golden
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  9. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Disk Check on every startup that fails.-diskcheck..png
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  10. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #10

    Thats a Western Digital drive, download the diagnostic here.

    http://carrona.org/hddiag.html

    Unzip if required, byrn iso to cd, boot from cd and run the diagnostic.

    Though I do notice that the reallocated sector count (bad sectors) in that crystaldiskinfo report is above the threshold. Do yourself a favour, backup any critical data sitting on that disk.
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