Cannot lock volume for direct access
Cannot open volume for direct access
Unable to run CHKDSK
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555484
A program called Hitman Pro can cause the problem.
A really old version of ZoneAlarm (a version from 2004) 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 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.
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[[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.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Terry <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Friends, I am having big problems with my OS. I tried to run Check Disk
and received this infor. It gos into its Blue Screen and then says - Ck
Dsk NTFS - cannot open volume for direct access - windows has finished
checking disk. Then it leaves the blue screen and the computer boots up.
I tryed to go in to Safe Mode and when I do the enter key XP Home - it
gos to the black page with all the partition names etc. it then hangs
there and I have to use the power button to leave the set-up. Please
HELP!! Thank you --
Terry C.
