Disk Error Checking... log?

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Kenneth

Howdy,

If I examine a disk using Disk | Properties | Tools | Error Checking
does Windows generate a log? If so, where is it to be found?

Does it display the log only if errors are found?

I ask because I just ran a check on an 8 gig external disk. Windows
cranked away for nearly an hour, and then, pffft, nothing. No log, no
summary, no news.

Thanks for the help,
 
Hi Kenneth,

Look in Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) > Application Log

Type: Information
Source: Winlogon
Event: 1001

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Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "Kenneth" <[email protected]>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 04:30 PM
: Howdy,
:
: If I examine a disk using Disk | Properties | Tools | Error Checking
: does Windows generate a log? If so, where is it to be found?
:
: Does it display the log only if errors are found?
:
: I ask because I just ran a check on an 8 gig external disk. Windows
: cranked away for nearly an hour, and then, pffft, nothing. No log, no
: summary, no news.
:
: Thanks for the help,
:
: --
: Kenneth
:
: If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
 
Hi Kenneth,

Look in Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) > Application Log

Type: Information
Source: Winlogon
Event: 1001
Click to expand...

Hi Carrie,

Thanks for your suggestion, but I do have a question:

Is there a way for me to clean out that log list?

I took a look, and it has thousands (!) of identical entries
(identical except for time) from Norton AV. Can I clean 'em out?

Thanks again,
 
Kenneth said:
Hi Carrie,

Thanks for your suggestion, but I do have a question:

Is there a way for me to clean out that log list?

I took a look, and it has thousands (!) of identical entries
(identical except for time) from Norton AV. Can I clean 'em out?

Thanks again,
Click to expand...

Hi again Carrie,

I followed your suggestion, but the log is not there. I just ran the
error-checking for a second time, looked in the location you pointed
me to, but, alas, no log...

Any other thoughts?

Thanks again,
 
Hi Kenneth,

Q1 - Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 09:27 AM: "Is there a way for me to clean out that
log list?"

A1: Yes. Try searching Event Viewer Help for the following topic: "To clear an
event log"

Q2 - Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 02:03 PM: "no log... Any other thoughts?"

A1: Perhaps clearing out your Application Event Log would help. On my machine,
where I clear the event log approximately every month, my error-checks are logged as
I indicated in my Friday, August 15, 2003 06:32 AM message.

--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- c x g

: "Kenneth" <google AT soleassociates DOT com>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 02:03 PM
:
: I followed your suggestion, but the log is not there. I just ran the
: error-checking for a second time, looked in the location you pointed
: me to, but, alas, no log... Any other thoughts?

: > Kenneth <[email protected]>
: > Wrote in message : > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 09:27 AM
: >
: > Thanks for your suggestion, but I do have a question:
: >
: > Is there a way for me to clean out that log list?
: >
: > I took a look, and it has thousands (!) of identical entries
: > (identical except for time) from Norton AV. Can I clean 'em out?

: > > "Carrie Garth (MVP)"
: > > Wrote in message : > > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 06:32 AM
: > > Look in Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) > Application Log
: > >
: > > Type: Information
: > > Source: Winlogon
: > > Event: 1001

: : > > "Kenneth" <[email protected]>
: : > > Wrote in message : : > > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 04:30 PM
: : > >
: : > > If I examine a disk using Disk | Properties | Tools | Error Checking
: : > > does Windows generate a log? If so, where is it to be found?
: : > >
: : > > Does it display the log only if errors are found?
: : > >
: : > > I ask because I just ran a check on an 8 gig external disk. Windows
: : > > cranked away for nearly an hour, and then, pffft, nothing. No log, no
: : > > summary, no news.
 
Kenneth wrote in
Hi again Carrie,

I followed your suggestion, but the log is not there. I just ran
the error-checking for a second time, looked in the location you
pointed me to, but, alas, no log...
Click to expand...

You mean you ran the "Check Now" button and the popup said "Disk
check complete" and then there is no Event Log entry? If so then you
ran a check without "Fix Errors" and/or the disk was clean. Is that
what you mean?

Suggest you check that box for Fix Errors and accept to schedule the
CHKDSK function on reboot. Then reboot.
Now?
 
Hi again Kenneth,

To add to what Mark V wrote, and if I am interpreting the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article KB218461 correctly, from further research it appears that you
will only find an eventvwr.msc > Application Log: Winlogon 1001 event if you schedule
error-checking (chkdsk) to run at boot time against a volume. So...

Perhaps the reason you are not getting a log is because you are performing the
error-checking immediately such as happens when you error-check a partition that has
no open file handles (or you force a volume dismount). For more information, see the
following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article:

KB218461 - Description of Enhanced Chkdsk, Autochk, and Chkntfs Tools in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=218461

--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- c x g

: "Kenneth" <google AT soleassociates DOT com>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 02:03 PM
:
: I followed your suggestion, but the log is not there. I just ran the
: error-checking for a second time, looked in the location you pointed
: me to, but, alas, no log... Any other thoughts?
 
Hi Kenneth,

Q1 - Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 09:27 AM: "Is there a way for me to clean out that
log list?"

A1: Yes. Try searching Event Viewer Help for the following topic: "To clear an
event log"

Q2 - Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 02:03 PM: "no log... Any other thoughts?"

A1: Perhaps clearing out your Application Event Log would help. On my machine,
where I clear the event log approximately every month, my error-checks are logged as
I indicated in my Friday, August 15, 2003 06:32 AM message.
Click to expand...

Hi Carrie,

I emptied the log, ran CHKDSK, and no new log was written.

This is no tragedy, but it is confusing...

Thanks for any comments,
 
Hi again Kenneth,

To add to what Mark V wrote on Sunday, August 17, 2003 08:11 AM, and if I am
interpreting the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article KB218461 correctly, from
further research it appears that you will only find an eventvwr.msc > Application
Log: Winlogon 1001 event if you schedule error-checking (chkdsk) to run at boot time
against a volume. So...

Perhaps the reason you are not getting a log is because you are performing the
error-checking immediately such as happens when you error-check a partition that has
no open file handles (or you force a volume dismount). For more information, see the
following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article:

KB218461 - Description of Enhanced Chkdsk, Autochk, and Chkntfs Tools in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=218461

--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- c x g

: "Kenneth" <[email protected]>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:04 PM
:
: I emptied the log, ran CHKDSK, and no new log was written.
:
: This is no tragedy, but it is confusing...
:
: Thanks for any comments,

:| "Carrie Garth (MVP)"
:| Wrote in message :| Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 07:16 AM
:|
:| Q1 - Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 09:27 AM: "Is there a way for me to clean out
:| that log list?"
:|
:| A1: Yes. Try searching Event Viewer Help for the following topic: "To clear an
:| event log"
:|
:| Q2 - Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 02:03 PM: "no log... Any other thoughts?"
:|
:| A1: Perhaps clearing out your Application Event Log would help. On my machine,
:| where I clear the event log approximately every month, my error-checks are logged
:| as I indicated in my Friday, August 15, 2003 06:32 AM message.

:|: "Kenneth" <google AT soleassociates DOT com>
:|: Wrote in message :|: Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 02:03 PM
:|:
:|: I followed your suggestion, but the log is not there. I just ran the
:|: error-checking for a second time, looked in the location you pointed
:|: me to, but, alas, no log... Any other thoughts?

:|:| Kenneth <[email protected]>
:|:| Wrote in message :|:| Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 09:27 AM
:|:|
:|:| Thanks for your suggestion, but I do have a question:
:|:|
:|:| Is there a way for me to clean out that log list?
:|:|
:|:| I took a look, and it has thousands (!) of identical entries
:|:| (identical except for time) from Norton AV. Can I clean 'em out?

:|:|: "Carrie Garth (MVP)"
:|:|: Wrote in message :|:|: Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 06:32 AM
:|:|: Look in Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) > Application Log
:|:|:
:|:|: Type: Information
:|:|: Source: Winlogon
:|:|: Event: 1001

:|:|:| "Kenneth" <[email protected]>
:|:|:| Wrote in message :|:|:| Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 04:30 PM
:|:|:|
:|:|:| If I examine a disk using Disk | Properties | Tools | Error Checking
:|:|:| does Windows generate a log? If so, where is it to be found?
:|:|:|
:|:|:| Does it display the log only if errors are found?
:|:|:|
:|:|:| I ask because I just ran a check on an 8 gig external disk. Windows
:|:|:| cranked away for nearly an hour, and then, pffft, nothing. No log, no
:|:|:| summary, no news.
 
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