When I try to run the defrag I get message "Disk defrag has detected that chkdsk/f is scheduled to run on C drive. When I click on it, it does not run the disk defrag program. What does chkdsk/f mean? How do I get rid of it so I can defrag my C drive? Thanks.3 people need an answerI do too

If you restart the computer, does chkdsk try to run? What is the output of the following command when run at a command prompt (start->run->cmd.exe->OK)? fsutil dirty query c:

"wonderland007" wrote in message news:74a60525-4515-46ae-ae41-0db30a8ac9e3... > When I try to run the defrag I get message "Disk defrag has detected that > chkdsk/f is scheduled to run on C drive. When I click on it, it does not > run the disk defrag program. What does chkdsk/f mean? How do I get rid > of it so I can defrag my C drive? Thanks. CHKDSK is the disk checking utility in Windows - Do you get a message at boot time saying that it wants to run the disk checker? (do you let it run? if not, then you'll always get this error.) Reboot and let the CHKDSK run - it may take considerable time if you have a large drive! reboot again immediately - does the disk checker try to run? - if so, then you may have problems with your hard drive, and should test it using the manufacturer's utility. -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Try this article: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/02/23/disable-or-stop-auto-chkdsk-during-windows-startup/

I saw your response to an earlier question that was very similar...my response to the fsutil dirty query c: was Volume - c: is Dirty I followed what you suggested until you said to check the registry for BootExecute, and that didn't exist in my registry...what can I do? All I want to do is defrag my computer!! HELP!!!

Create the BootExecute value in HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager as a REG_MULTI_SZ. The data for the value should be : autocheck autochk * Then restart and see if chkdsk runs.