Chkdsk

I am running Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 on a 64 bit machine.
When I run chkdsk it asks me to scan on reset whoch I choose to do, but
it never runs it. I can't get chkdsk to ever run. I then tried to run
SFC /scannow and it had mad a log, but when I goto view it in notpad it
tell me access is denied. I know there are problems on the disk, any
suggestions?

Scott


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ssapounas

I can show you how to obtain the CBS log onto the notepad, but don't ask me
how to read it. I don't have a clue.
Start button > type cmd in search box > look up, RIGHT click on cmd > click
Run As Administrator....
Now you are in a small black & white CMD window : type at the prompt ....
notepad C:\windows\log\cbs\cbs.log ( NOTICE : there is a ( space )
between notepad and C, no more space after that. )
That's it. The log will appear almost instantly.
As to the chkdsk ( check disk ), you have to reboot ( restart ) before
chkdsk can start.
t-4-2


"ssapounas" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I am running Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 on a 64 bit machine.
> When I run chkdsk it asks me to scan on reset whoch I choose to do, but
> it never runs it. I can't get chkdsk to ever run. I then tried to run
> SFC /scannow and it had mad a log, but when I goto view it in notpad it
> tell me access is denied. I know there are problems on the disk, any
> suggestions?
>
> Scott
>
>
> --
> ssapounas

Oh, I omitted one step :
Now you are in a small black & white CMD window : type at the prompt ....
notepad C:\windows\log\cbs\cbs.log > press ENTER key

t-4-2

"t-4-2" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I can show you how to obtain the CBS log onto the notepad, but don't ask
> me how to read it. I don't have a clue.
> Start button > type cmd in search box > look up, RIGHT click on cmd >
> click Run As Administrator....
> Now you are in a small black & white CMD window : type at the prompt
> ....
> notepad C:\windows\log\cbs\cbs.log ( NOTICE : there is a ( space )
> between notepad and C, no more space after that. )
> That's it. The log will appear almost instantly.
> As to the chkdsk ( check disk ), you have to reboot ( restart ) before
> chkdsk can start.
> t-4-2
>
>
> "ssapounas" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> I am running Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 on a 64 bit machine.
>> When I run chkdsk it asks me to scan on reset whoch I choose to do, but
>> it never runs it. I can't get chkdsk to ever run. I then tried to run
>> SFC /scannow and it had mad a log, but when I goto view it in notpad it
>> tell me access is denied. I know there are problems on the disk, any
>> suggestions?
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> --
>> ssapounas
>

"ssapounas" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I am running Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 on a 64 bit machine.
> When I run chkdsk it asks me to scan on reset whoch I choose to do, but
> it never runs it. I can't get chkdsk to ever run. I then tried to run
> SFC /scannow and it had mad a log, but when I goto view it in notpad it
> tell me access is denied. I know there are problems on the disk, any
> suggestions?
>
> Scott
>
>
> --
> ssapounas

You may want to read the following:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928228

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947595

Also:

1. *.log files can be deleted when the information is old and no longer of
use to solve a problem. Before running SFC /scannow consider deleting
current CBS.log file. You will have a smaller file to interrupt SFC results.
2. If you copy the CBS.log file to your desktop, you can open it with
Notepad with no access blocks.
3. In Vista, click on start and enter CBS.log in the search box and do an
internet search. You may find other useful files on this log. I only did a
quick search.

Don