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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Remove Dirty Bit Flag

« on: April 19, 2012, 06:07:09 pm »

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

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Remove Dirty Bit Flag

« on: April 19, 2012, 05:37:30 pm »

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

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Remove Dirty Bit Flag

« on: April 19, 2012, 05:28:05 pm »

Shane, below is a screen shot of the cmd line.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\windows\system32>chkdsk c: /f
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) y

This volume will be checked the next time the system restarts.

C:\windows\system32>

Then, when I restarted, it just booted up like normal and bypassed the chkdsk utility.   That's what has been happening regardless of how I initiate the chkdsk utility.   The system file is corrupted.  So unless there is a way to repair or replace that file I don't think it's going to run.  I was hoping that the "repair disc" I referred to in my last reply might be of use.   Thanks

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Remove Dirty Bit Flag

« on: April 19, 2012, 04:23:18 am »

well, i tried to run it from the cmd line but didn't work.   i have some dvd's that i made when i got this pc.  i labeled one of them "repair disc" and another "recovery disc".   do you think the repair disc could help in this situation (corrupt system file)?   thanks

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Remove Dirty Bit Flag

« on: April 16, 2012, 07:07:10 pm »

ok.  i will check the vista club link.    not really sure how to manually run it from recovery console.     went to the console but didn't see an option for that.    thank you shane

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Remove Dirty Bit Flag

« on: April 16, 2012, 04:16:14 pm »

there was no error msg.   whether using tweek to set the dirty bit or using windows"tools" to set up the error check.   upon restart the pc boots up normally, but it doesn't run the error check.  please see the attached results from the "system file checker".   other than doing a reinstall of windows, i'm not sure what else would fix this.   thank you.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Remove Dirty Bit Flag

« on: April 16, 2012, 04:59:25 am »

Before using any of the Tweek programs, I was already having an issue trying to run the "check disk" utility in Windows.  Nothing worked.  I tried running it in safemode, using CMD line options, etc.  So, what the heck, thought I would use your tweek that set the Dirty Bit Flag.   Upon restart, it did not initiate the check disk utility either but I thought it was worth a try.  No harm, no foul.  A few days later I attempted to defrag the drive but noticed that my "C" volume wasn't listed.  I believe this is because of the Dirty Bit Flag.  I may be wrong.  Is there a way to remove the Dirty Bit Flag using one of your tweeks?  Thank You.