I have a softwere problem some help?

Question

I need to check a disk( C:\ ) And the check disk utility does start but it never ends I waited for hour and hours!Any help?

Answer 1

That's because the drive C is currently used by your swap file which constantly changes the FAT of the drive C.

To fix, it depends on the version of Windows you are using. I know that with Windows 2000, you can do the following:

1) Click on Start and select "Run..."
2) Type "cmd" and press "Ok"
3) Enter "chkdsk /f c:"

This will say:
"Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)"

Answer "Yes" and the system will check your drive C: after rebooting while the swap file is offline.

Answer 2

To find Check Disk in Windows XP: click Start, My Computer. Right click the drive you wish to check, and then click Properties. Click the Tools tab. In the Error Checking section, click the Check Now button. Select "Automatically fix file system
errors." Also select "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors."
Click Start.

Run this regularly to keep your computer in tip-top shape.

Check Disk can not only check the hard drive, but can fix errors, too. But Windows cannot be running for Check Disk to do this. Check Disk will prompt you as to whether to let it run the next time you boot up. Click Yes and restart the computer (Check Disk will automatically run). Check Disk is a lengthy program and takes quite a while to run.

What do you do when ScanDisk never finishes?

If ScanDisk will not finish, try running ScanDisk in Safe mode: Turn on the computer. Listen for the Power On Self Test (POST) beep (this usually takes about 10 seconds). After you hear the beep, press the F8 key. You will see the Windows Startup Menu. Select Safe Mode and run ScanDisk.

Answer 3

some pc firewall's stop you doing a disk scan and check disk what you do is go off the internt cut the feed then shut down your firewall
click on mycomputer icon open that
then right click the hard drive
click on the tools tab
then click on the check now tab
tick the 2 box there and click on start tab when the scan & check is done close off and restart your pc then as the pc is loading up re- enable your pc filrewall and internet

Answer 4

If you have a large hard drive, it takes a while...if you have lots of bad sectors, it can take a VERY long time because it tries to read the data off the bad sectors. I would backup ASAP and get a new hard drive if this continues.

Answer 5

dear member

on windows xp

go to start button > Run prompt
type cmd and hit enter
type chkdsk C: /f

that will checkdisk FIX all errors on your drive C under DOS mode when you startup your computer next time.

enjoy,
kind regards,
ben

Answer 6

just open command prompt and type chkdsk or chkntfs

it may be take little time thats up to the file in the particular partition

if still not working just mail me