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Article #8Re: CHKSDK doesn't fix errors
From: Michael Block
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:00
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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I AM BILL GATES OF BORG STANDARDISATION IS IRRELEVANT USABILITY IS IRRELEVANT CHOICE IS IRRELEVANT PREPARE TO BE ASSIMILATED WE ARE MICROSOFT ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ resistance is not useless, join the Warp alternative, think for yourself! http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/2265/ read about the Microsoft Shared Delusional Disorder.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a752,c70c3064f2dae856 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-Thread: 107fbf,c70c3064f2dae856 X-Google-Attributes: gid107fbf,public From: ih8.spam@dont.try.it (Michael Block) Subject: Re: CHKSDK doesn't fix errors Date: 1998/09/21 Message-ID: <Eptizitgfvun-pn2-iU9R44tdohkC@localhost> X-Deja-AN: 393249704 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit References: <Eptizitgfvun-pn2-rp1r0EMBnq6O@localhost> <906149543snz@jita.demon.co.uk> <6u2102$9cl$1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> X-Trace: 21 Sep 1998 11:25:39 GMT, 202.135.14.234 Organization: IBM.NET X-Notice: should be reported to postmaster@ibm.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.setup,aus.computers.os2 X-Complaints-To: postmaster@ibm.net