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shoes12:
Chris, are you saying to set that registry entry back to the default to fix the problem?  Or since the dirty bit is already set, will the registry just get messed up again?  Thanks

chris635:
yes set it to default, restart computer. Then set dirty bit with Shanes program and see if that works.


Chris

chris635:
Also once you restart, try defragging before you set dirty bit to see if the disk will defrag.


Chris

shoes12:
ok.  I changed the registry to the default.  restarted.   Then tried to defrag, but the C volume doesn't show on the list.   Set the dirty bit again and restarted.   It just booted up normally again.   Well, it was worth a try.   Thanks

Shane:
The trick is to get into the windows repair area of Windows and have it dismount the drive when it scans. You cant do this if your running the cmd off the same drive.

I forgot to ask what version of Windows.

If it is 7 boot off the CD and choose repair Windows. From there you can finally run the chkdsk properly :-)

Shane

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