Scan Disk Issues!

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Hi,

Boot with the WinXP CD (if you have one) and load the Recovery Console, then
run chkdsk from there. If prompted for autochk.exe, indicate
C:\Windows\system32. If you don't have a WinXP CD, use the boot floppy set.

Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot%20floppy

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Sickoo" <Sickoo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10BA7B6D-754A-48AB-87B1-F6044203B66B@microsoft.com...
> Before windows commences, scan disk shows a message 'Cannot open volume
> for
> direct access'. Therefore, scan disk does not work on my computer. I'm
> using
> a IBM Thinkpad T41. I have obviously tried to run scan disk from the my
> computer-properties option.
>
> Kindly advise a solution.