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From: Quandary on 5 Apr 2006 02:26 As a general check on my system ( XP Pro Service Pack 2 running on Pentium 4 R3.6ghz, 1GBram.) I tried to run chkdsk /f /r. It asked to do it on next start-up and I entered y. On restart the message appeared ..Windows has checked the disk ...unable to directly access the volume... and then proceeded to continue with the reboot. This message and action took only a few seconds, hardly enough time to check anything. What is happening and how can I get chkdsk to do a thorough check ?
From: "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" on 5 Apr 2006 06:21 Hi, You have Norton's installed? See: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/529c2f9adcf33a1088256e22005026f1/52d79c84c363973488256ea600542b5a -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "Quandary" <Quandary(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:02FDE47F-B73A-43AD-B80F-779696AF3EB6(a)microsoft.com... > As a general check on my system ( XP Pro Service Pack 2 running on Pentium > 4 > R3.6ghz, 1GBram.) I tried to run chkdsk /f /r. It asked to do it on next > start-up and I entered y. On restart the message appeared ..Windows has > checked the disk ...unable to directly access the volume... and then > proceeded to continue with the reboot. This message and action took only a > few seconds, hardly enough time to check anything. > What is happening and how can I get chkdsk to do a thorough check ? >
From: Wesley Vogel on 5 Apr 2006 13:30 Cannot lock volume for direct access Cannot open volume for direct access A program called Hitman Pro can cause the problem. A really old version of ZoneAlarm (a version from 2004) can cause the problem. BitDefender Internet Security 9 can cause the problem. Spyware Doctor can also cause the problem. The /x switch doesn't work if Spyware Doctor is installed. Spyware Doctor needs to be uninstalled or you can do this... Quoted from *PCTools*, *Spyware* *Doctor*... 1. Exit from Spyware Doctor (to exit from Spyware Doctor please right click on the Spyware Doctor icon in the notification area (next to the clock on the Windows taskbar) and select Exit from the menu that appears) 2. Delete the file ikhlayer.sys from %windir%\system32\drivers\ or from c:\windows\system32\drivers\ 3. Restart Spyware Doctor Chkdsk, defrag and error-checking should now work. ----- [[There is currently no fix for this problem.]] [[NOTE: You may have success if you schedule Chkdsk to run at startup and use the /X switch, which will force a dismount. ]] from... JSI Tip 7079. You receive 'Cannot open volume for direct access' when Chkdsk runs during Windows XP startup http://www.jsifaq.com/subO/tip7000/rh7079.htm To run chkdsk from a command prompt. Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK | In the command prompt, type: chkdsk C: /x Hit your Enter key. The following error message appears: 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) Type Y, hit Enter and close the command prompt. Reboot. The /x switch: Use with NTFS only. Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary. All open handles to the drive are invalidated. /x also includes the functionality of /f. The /F switch fixes errors on the disk. Unable to run CHKDSK http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555484 -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:02FDE47F-B73A-43AD-B80F-779696AF3EB6(a)microsoft.com, Quandary <Quandary(a)discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > As a general check on my system ( XP Pro Service Pack 2 running on > Pentium 4 R3.6ghz, 1GBram.) I tried to run chkdsk /f /r. It asked to do > it on next start-up and I entered y. On restart the message appeared > ..Windows has checked the disk ...unable to directly access the volume... > and then proceeded to continue with the reboot. This message and action > took only a few seconds, hardly enough time to check anything. > What is happening and how can I get chkdsk to do a thorough check ?
From: ETLCS on 5 Apr 2006 19:21 When you run chkdsk, you must have NO running programs, and you need to leave your computer for awile, or sit and wait for it to complete. If this is still happening, aven after you did the above tip, try restarting in safe mode, and doing it that way (this might work, and it might not, beacse when you start your computer in safe mode, many of the settings and programs do NOT work). "Quandary" wrote: > As a general check on my system ( XP Pro Service Pack 2 running on Pentium 4 > R3.6ghz, 1GBram.) I tried to run chkdsk /f /r. It asked to do it on next > start-up and I entered y. On restart the message appeared ..Windows has > checked the disk ...unable to directly access the volume... and then > proceeded to continue with the reboot. This message and action took only a > few seconds, hardly enough time to check anything. > What is happening and how can I get chkdsk to do a thorough check ? >
From: Quandary on 7 Apr 2006 01:01
Hi Wesley The problem was in Spyware Doctor as outlined. Your instuctions were very clear and easy to follow, the only thing I modified slightly was to find the file directly via the search funtion (including hidden files) and then to drag the file to the recyle bin. This allowed the file to be inactivated during the chkdsk run but reinstalled after afterwards. Thank you for your help. Regards Quandary :) "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > Cannot lock volume for direct access > Cannot open volume for direct access > > A program called Hitman Pro can cause the problem. > > A really old version of ZoneAlarm (a version from 2004) can cause the > problem. > > BitDefender Internet Security 9 can cause the problem. > > Spyware Doctor can also cause the problem. > > The /x switch doesn't work if Spyware Doctor is installed. Spyware Doctor > needs to be uninstalled or you can do this... > > Quoted from *PCTools*, *Spyware* *Doctor*... > 1. Exit from Spyware Doctor (to exit from Spyware > Doctor please right click on the Spyware Doctor icon in > the notification area (next to the clock on the Windows > taskbar) and select Exit from the menu that appears) > > 2. Delete the file > ikhlayer.sys from %windir%\system32\drivers\ > or > from c:\windows\system32\drivers\ > > 3. Restart Spyware Doctor > > Chkdsk, defrag and error-checking should now work. > ----- > > [[There is currently no fix for this problem.]] > [[NOTE: You may have success if you schedule Chkdsk to run at startup and > use the /X switch, which will force a dismount. ]] > from... > JSI Tip 7079. You receive 'Cannot open volume for direct access' when Chkdsk > runs during Windows XP startup > http://www.jsifaq.com/subO/tip7000/rh7079.htm > > To run chkdsk from a command prompt. > > Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK | > In the command prompt, type: > > chkdsk C: /x > > Hit your Enter key. > > The following error message appears: > 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) > > Type Y, hit Enter and close the command prompt. > > Reboot. > > The /x switch: Use with NTFS only. Forces the volume to dismount first, if > necessary. All open handles to the drive are invalidated. /x also includes > the functionality of /f. The /F switch fixes errors on the disk. > > Unable to run CHKDSK > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555484 > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:02FDE47F-B73A-43AD-B80F-779696AF3EB6(a)microsoft.com, > Quandary <Quandary(a)discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > As a general check on my system ( XP Pro Service Pack 2 running on > > Pentium 4 R3.6ghz, 1GBram.) I tried to run chkdsk /f /r. It asked to do > > it on next start-up and I entered y. On restart the message appeared > > ..Windows has checked the disk ...unable to directly access the volume... > > and then proceeded to continue with the reboot. This message and action > > took only a few seconds, hardly enough time to check anything. > > What is happening and how can I get chkdsk to do a thorough check ? > > |