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Hi folks. Am having a problem with my pc. When i ran chkdsk it said that there were errors found and couldnt continue chkdsk in read only mode. How can i run chkdsk in normal mode?
Name: SkipCox Date: January 26, 2009 at 10:05:47 Pacific
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Try chkdsk /f and reboot.
Skip
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: January 26, 2009 at 10:59:53 Pacific
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actually the sequence is run chkdsk /f or /r and then you get a message about can't lock drive but would you like it to run at boot time which you answer YES to and then exit and restart so it runs.
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Response Number 3
Name: Fiona Murphy Date: January 26, 2009 at 15:19:24 Pacific
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i have tried the chkdsk/f and reboot but it is still telling me i have errors on the disk. How do i find out what these errors are and how do i fix them??? Thanks guys
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Response Number 4
Name: deviant719 Date: February 13, 2009 at 11:06:44 Pacific
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Use the command chkdsk /p /r
/p corrects errors /r repairs any errors
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Response Number 5
Name: deviant719 Date: February 13, 2009 at 11:07:55 Pacific
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Use the command chkdsk /p /r but can't be used in normal mode, has to be used in Recovery Console
/p corrects errors /r repairs any errors
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Response Number 6
Name: Fiona Murphy Date: February 14, 2009 at 03:58:56 Pacific
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Hi deviant719 thanks a mill for your help. Will give it a try and fingers crossed i'll be able to fix it. Thanks again
Fiona
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Response Number 7
Name: deviant719 Date: February 16, 2009 at 08:52:03 Pacific
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