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re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8:30 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Nucks Are you sure you are running win2k ? Or Are you running a dual boot system win98se and win2k ? Scandisk in not a true win2k file. If it's chkdsk you are taking about, here are the commands for it.. ---------------------------------- This command(s) must be enter in the DOS window Start/Run cmd then the command ------------- Chkdsk Creates and displays a status report for a disk, based on the file system used. Chkdsk also lists and corrects errors on the disk. If chkdsk cannot lock the drive it will offer to check it the next time the computer restarts. Issuing the chkdsk command on a fixed disk requires you be a member of the Administrators group. chkdsk [drive:][[path] filename] [/f] [/v] [/r] [/l[:size]] [/x] Parameters none Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the current drive. drive: Specifies the drive that contains the disk that you want chkdsk to check. [path] filename Specifies the location and name of a file or set of files that you want chkdsk to check for fragmentation. You can use wildcard characters (* and ?) to specify multiple files. /f Fixes errors on the disk. The disk must be locked. If chkdsk cannot lock the drive it will offer to check it the next time the computer restarts. /v Displays the name of each file in every directory as the disk is checked. /r Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. The disk must be locked. /l[:size] NTFS only. Changes the log file size to the size you enter. Displays the current size if you don't enter a new one. /x NTFS only. Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary. All open handles to the volume are then invalid. This switch also includes the functionality of the /f switch. /i NTFS only. Performs a less vigorous check of index entries, reducing the amount of time needed to run chkdsk. /c NTFS only. Skips the checking of cycles within the folder structure, reducing the amount of time needed to run chkdsk. --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ******************************* Chkntfs Displays or specifies whether automatic system checking is scheduled to be run on a FAT, FAT32, or NTFS volume when the computer is started. You must be a member of the local Administrators group to use the chkntfs command. chkntfs [/t[:time]] [/x] [/c] volume: [...] chkntfs /d Parameters volume: Displays a message identifying the file system of the specified volume and, if automatic file checking is scheduled to be run, displays a message indicating whether the volume has been corrupted, requiring chkdsk to be run. /d Restores all chkntfs default settings, except the countdown time for automatic file checking. Default behavior is to check all volumes when the computer is started. /t Displays or changes the countdown time for automatic file checking. For example: chkntfs /t Displays the countdown time for automatic file checking. chkntfs /t:30 Changes the countdown time to 30 seconds. Though you can set countdown time to zero, doing so prevents the user from cancelling a potentially time-consuming automatic file check. /x Excludes the specified volume from being checked when the computer starts, even if the volume is marked as requiring chkdsk to be run. This command is not accumulative. If you enter it more than once, it overrides the previous entry. To exclude multiple volumes, list them all in one command. For example: chkntfs /x e: f: excludes both the e and f volumes. chkntfs /x e:, followed by chkntfs /x f:, will exclude only the f volume from being checked. /c Schedules the specified volume to be checked when the computer starts. This command is accumulative. If you want only the specified volume to be checked, first reset the defaults to clear any previous commands, then, exclude all volumes from being checked, and finally, schedule automatic file-checking on the desired volume. For example, to schedule automatic file checking on the d volume only, enter the following: chkntfs /d (This restores the default settings.) chkntfs /x c: d: e: (This excludes the c, d, and e volumes from being checked.) chkntfs /c d: (This schedules automatic file checking on the d volume.) On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8:22 pm, Nucks wrote: >I believe it's checkdisk, but regardless I can't find a way to disable it. I know >I shouldn't be "shutting down improperly", but I don't ever find that useful, my >computer is slow enough. > >It loads right after the Windows 2k Logo screen, before Windows actually starts. > >Is there a way for me to disable it? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8:56 pm Posted by Nucks (5 messages posted) I'm pretty sure it's chkdsk. After reading through those checkdisk parameters, I can't seem to locate a command that will permanently disable chkdisk at startup, is there a command that you're aware of? On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8:30 pm, DEX wrote: >Nucks >Are you sure you are running win2k ? >Or >Are you running a dual boot system >win98se and win2k ? >Scandisk in not a true win2k file. >If it's chkdsk you are taking about, here >are the commands for it.. >---------------------------------- >This command(s) must be enter in the DOS window >Start/Run cmd then the command >------------- >Chkdsk >Creates and displays a status report for a disk, based on the file system used. Chkdsk >also lists and corrects errors on the disk. If chkdsk cannot lock the drive it will >offer to check it the next time the computer restarts. > >Issuing the chkdsk command on a fixed disk requires you be a member of the Administrators >group. > >chkdsk [drive:][[path] filename] [/f] [/v] [/r] [/l[:size]] [/x] > >Parameters > >none > >Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the current drive. > >drive: > >Specifies the drive that contains the disk that you want chkdsk to check. > >[path] filename > >Specifies the location and name of a file or set of files that you want chkdsk to >check for fragmentation. You can use wildcard characters (* and ?) to specify multiple >files. > >/f > >Fixes errors on the disk. The disk must be locked. If chkdsk cannot lock the drive >it will offer to check it the next time the computer restarts. > >/v > >Displays the name of each file in every directory as the disk is checked. > >/r > >Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. The disk must be locked. > >/l[:size] > >NTFS only. Changes the log file size to the size you enter. Displays the current >size if you don't enter a new one. > >/x > >NTFS only. Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary. All open handles to >the volume are then invalid. This switch also includes the functionality of the /f >switch. > >/i > >NTFS only. Performs a less vigorous check of index entries, reducing the amount of >time needed to run chkdsk. > >/c > >NTFS only. Skips the checking of cycles within the folder structure, reducing the >amount of time needed to run chkdsk. > >--------------------------------------------- >--------------------------------------------- >******************************* >Chkntfs >Displays or specifies whether automatic system checking is scheduled to be run on >a FAT, FAT32, or NTFS volume when the computer is started. > >You must be a member of the local Administrators group to use the chkntfs command. > >chkntfs [/t[:time]] [/x] [/c] volume: [...] > >chkntfs /d > > > >Parameters > >volume: > >Displays a message identifying the file system of the specified volume and, if automatic >file checking is scheduled to be run, displays a message indicating whether the volume >has been corrupted, requiring chkdsk to be run. > >/d > >Restores all chkntfs default settings, except the countdown time for automatic file >checking. Default behavior is to check all volumes when the computer is started. > >/t > >Displays or changes the countdown time for automatic file checking. For example: > >chkntfs /t Displays the countdown time for automatic file checking. > >chkntfs /t:30 Changes the countdown time to 30 seconds. > >Though you can set countdown time to zero, doing so prevents the user from cancelling >a potentially time-consuming automatic file check. > >/x > >Excludes the specified volume from being checked when the computer starts, even if >the volume is marked as requiring chkdsk to be run. > >This command is not accumulative. If you enter it more than once, it overrides the >previous entry. To exclude multiple volumes, list them all in one command. For example: > >chkntfs /x e: f: excludes both the e and f volumes. > >chkntfs /x e:, followed by chkntfs /x f:, will exclude only the f volume from being >checked. > >/c > >Schedules the specified volume to be checked when the computer starts. > >This command is accumulative. If you want only the specified volume to be checked, >first reset the defaults to clear any previous commands, then, exclude all volumes >from being checked, and finally, schedule automatic file-checking on the desired >volume. > >For example, to schedule automatic file checking on the d volume only, enter the >following: > >chkntfs /d (This restores the default settings.) > >chkntfs /x c: d: e: (This excludes the c, d, and e volumes from being checked.) > >chkntfs /c d: (This schedules automatic file checking on the d volume.) > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Monday, January 24, 2005 at 10:34 pm Posted by Nucks (5 messages posted) Can anyone else provide help, or know what I should do? On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8:56 pm, Nucks wrote: >I'm pretty sure it's chkdsk. >After reading through those checkdisk parameters, I can't seem to locate a command >that will permanently disable chkdisk at startup, is there a command that you're >aware of? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 2:30 am Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Nucks What I'm saying it should NOT run in win2k at reboot.. Unless you gave it the command to do so... UNLESS you are running win98..also... When you install win2k did you use the upgrade cd and if so did you put it over win98..???? There is NOT a command to stop it in win2k that I know about.. Good Luck On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 10:34 pm, Nucks wrote: >Can anyone else provide help, or know what I should do? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 3:23 pm Posted by Steve B (1909 messages posted) Whenever you shutdown "improperly" you can leave the file system screwed up. The next time you start the OS, it knows the shutdown was "improper" and fixes things. If you disable this, you will end up with a corrupt file system. The best thing to do, in my opinion, is to switch to NTFS. NTFS keeps a journal, and so the OS doesn't have to scan the disk to find potential problems. To put it another way, your problem is you use FAT. On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8:22 pm, Nucks wrote: >I believe it's checkdisk, but regardless I can't find a way to disable it. I know >I shouldn't be "shutting down improperly", but I don't ever find that useful, my >computer is slow enough. > >It loads right after the Windows 2k Logo screen, before Windows actually starts. > >Is there a way for me to disable it? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 5:27 pm Posted by Fed-up (219 messages posted) If he's in the habit of shutting down improperly, the problem is that he has a very bad habit that is going to cost him sooner or later. Nucks, if you ARE in the habit of shutting down with the power switch, I suggest you learn to use the shutdown command. On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 3:23 pm, Steve B wrote: >Whenever you shutdown "improperly" you can leave the file system screwed up. The >next time you start the OS, it knows the shutdown was "improper" and fixes things. > If you disable this, you will end up with a corrupt file system. > >The best thing to do, in my opinion, is to switch to NTFS. NTFS keeps a journal, >and so the OS doesn't have to scan the disk to find potential problems. > >To put it another way, your problem is you use FAT. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 5:34 pm Posted by Steve B (1909 messages posted) Improper shutdowns are a way of life around here and haven't caused problems. I agree it should be used as a last resort, but sometimes it can't be helped. My system sometimes hangs and I am left with no choice but to force a power down. And of course, there's always AC power failures. I'm sure it happens to others occasionally. In six years of running XP and it's predecessors, building computers, and installing many operating systems, it must have happened to me hundreds of times. It never caused a problem for me. I can assure you of one thing. You won't find any FAT32 partitions around here. I've sat and watched the FAT scan too many times. But no more. On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 5:27 pm, Fed-up wrote: > >If he's in the habit of shutting down improperly, the problem is that he has a very >bad habit that is going to cost him sooner or later. > > >Nucks, if you ARE in the habit of shutting down with the power switch, I suggest >you learn to use the shutdown command. > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 6:45 pm Posted by Nucks (5 messages posted) Ah. Thanks for the help guys. And I am indeed on FAT32, but I encountered previous errors with NTFS on my last partition (i reformated, and now I'm on FAT32). I do have the occasional 'turn off via power tap', but that's because my system hangs at shutdown often. I usually run a disk scan daily, but with more trustable software, hence the reason why I want to disable the Windows ChkDsk on startup. But now that I know it can't be disabled, I'll manage. Thanks for the help guys :) On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 5:27 pm, Fed-up wrote: > >If he's in the habit of shutting down improperly, the problem is that he has a very >bad habit that is going to cost him sooner or later. > > >Nucks, if you ARE in the habit of shutting down with the power switch, I suggest >you learn to use the shutdown command. > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 9:33 pm Posted by Dan (32 messages posted) Yes there is a way to turn off chkdisk at start-up after bad shutdown. I disabled mine 2 years ago, I do sometimes have a bad shutdown, never had a problem. Open a command window and type this "chkntfs /x c:", if you have a c: and d: partition it would be "chkntfs /x c: d:" etc...If you do this, occaisonally run a chkdsk manually. Chkdisk never runs anymore automatically,nice! On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8:22 pm, Nucks wrote: >I believe it's checkdisk, but regardless I can't find a way to disable it. I know >I shouldn't be "shutting down improperly", but I don't ever find that useful, my >computer is slow enough. > >It loads right after the Windows 2k Logo screen, before Windows actually starts. > >Is there a way for me to disable it? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 11:19 pm Posted by Nucks (5 messages posted) I tried that awhile ago after reading through 'Dex' information. It didn't work and I didn't understand what the message "The type of file system is FAT32" meant. It was quite vague, and I thought it was just a command that told me what type my fat was. After reading the replies I realize it doesn't work on FAT32, and only on NTFS. I guess there's not much else I can do, thanks for the help though ;o. On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 9:33 pm, Dan wrote: >Yes there is a way to turn off chkdisk at start-up after bad shutdown. I disabled >mine 2 years ago, I do sometimes have a bad shutdown, never had a problem. Open >a command window and type this "chkntfs /x c:", if you have a c: and d: partition > it would be "chkntfs /x c: d:" etc...If you do this, occaisonally run a chkdsk manually. >Chkdisk never runs anymore automatically,nice! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Disabling ScanDisk/CheckDisk At Win2k Startup? Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 8:18 am Posted by Dan (32 messages posted) I don't know why it's not working for you, this works for me and i am running Fat32. btw i know it also works on NTFS. I am running the latest Windows 2000 sp4 released in July 2003. Perhaps you have another setting conflicting in group policy or registry. Good Luck. On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 11:19 pm, Nucks wrote: >I tried that awhile ago after reading through 'Dex' information. It didn't work and >I didn't understand what the message "The type of file system is FAT32" meant. It >was quite vague, and I thought it was just a command that told me what type my fat >was. > >After reading the replies I realize it doesn't work on FAT32, and only on NTFS. >I guess there's not much else I can do, thanks for the help though ;o. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum