chkdsk won't run on root drive

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even when i logged on to an admin account or as administrator (built in
account) and type "CHKDSK C: /r" it says it can't lock drive (even when
i add the /x directive); and no, i have not yet changed the permissions
on the root drive as i asked in another post.
 
It returns this:

The type of the file system is NTFS.
Cannot lock current drive.

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)

You have to schedule chkdsk to run the next time the computer boots.
Chkdsk cannot work on the drive because Windows is using it, that's how
NT works, it's not like Windows 9x.

John
 
*ProteanThread* said:
even when i logged on to an admin account or as administrator (built in
account) and type "CHKDSK C: /r" it says it can't lock drive (even when
i add the /x directive); and no, i have not yet changed the permissions
on the root drive as i asked in another post.
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It should ask if you want to schedule the check for the next time the system
is rebooted, answer "Y" as directed at the prompt
 
If you get an error something to the effect "cannot open volume for direct
access" There is some system/boot start device that is reading/writing to
the drive before chkdsk can get a lock on the drive. Some anti-virus
applications do this.

After backup you can also run;
chkdsk /r
from the recovery console command line. (/r implies /f and /p)

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %windir% or %systemroot%

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| even when i logged on to an admin account or as administrator (built in
| account) and type "CHKDSK C: /r" it says it can't lock drive (even when
| i add the /x directive); and no, i have not yet changed the permissions
| on the root drive as i asked in another post.
|
 
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