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Re: CHKSDK doesn't fix errors

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From: Michael Block
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:00
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On Sun, 20 Sep 1998 04:40:34, unruh@physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh) wrote:

&&&>In <906149543snz@jita.demon.co.uk> jhb@jita.demon.co.uk (J H B) writes:
&&&>
&&&>>In article <Eptizitgfvun-pn2-rp1r0EMBnq6O@localhost>
&&&>>           ih8.spam@dont.try.it "Michael Block" writes:
&&&>
&&&>>> I have many file allocation errors on my c: (OS) and d: (application) 
&&&>>> partitions that are not corrected by chkdsk. I run it from a bootdisk 
&&&>>> with the /f:2 switch, and it reports that it has corrected errors but 
&&&>>> then it reports that it has corrected the same errors again the next 
&&&>>> time I run it. How can I really correct them?
&&&>
&&&>>AFAIK, the recommended method is to boot either from a maintenance
&&&>>partition or from floppy disks then repeatedly run CHKDSK /F:2 until
&&&>>no errors are reported.  You should then get a clean boot.
&&&>
&&&>There is also a bug in the Warp 4 chkdsk which causes it not to fix
&&&>errors, even when run from a boot disk. The solution is to get the new
&&&>versio of chkdsk (from one of the early fixpacks-- but it is in
&&&>fixpack8 - chkdsk.com, chkdsk.sys,chkdsk32.dll,chkdsk.exe
&&&>disk5 has the dll, disk e the com, and g the other two.
&&&>There used to be a special IBM site where you could get the new chkdsk
&&&>and instructions for installation, but I do not remember where that was.
&&&>Anyway the new chkdsk is faster and actually solves the problems rather
&&&>than just reporting them and then doing nothing.


yes, I've done ALL that and still no correction of reported errors!
Regards

Michael Block

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Subject: Re: CHKSDK doesn't fix errors
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