Cannot open volume for direct access. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support () When trying error checking, a message appears cannot open volume for direct access. Using the newsgroups suggestions ie - to use command prompt does...

Cannot open volume for direct access. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support () When booting up from cold, and the error checking tool is active, a message appears saying that error checking cannot open volume for direct access....

application event log for details. If you get an error something to the effect "cannot open volume for direct access" There is some system/boot start device that is reading/writing to the drive before chkdsk can get a lock on the drive. Some anti-virus...

windows it says that it needs exclusive access and do I want to run it on re-boot. On reboot it says cannot open volume for direct access. I've tried doing chkdsk /f and chkdsk /c from cmd and it lists loads of faults but can't fix them because it's...

for direct access. pc then booted to my desktop. pc slow & again wouldn't boot up a couple days later; I again today did a system recovery; again,upon clicking error check at startup I receive the same message-cannot open volume for direct access. I went...

cannot open volume for direct access" error message. I am using Windows XP Pro. Any ideas? Thanks for your help. Jim. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics () Hi, When I try to use Scandisk I get the error message "cannot open volume...

chkdsk is scheduled to run on volume C:, then it said to run chkdsk /f...I ran chkdsk /f and it says the utility needs exclusive access, and to restart... On restart it starts to run it, but then it says, cannot open volume for direct access... I went...

do it in windows it says that it needs exclusive access and do I want to run it on re-boot. On reboot it says cannot open volume for direct access. I've tried doing chkdsk /f and chkdsk /c from cmd and it lists loads of faults but can't fix them because...

Open Volume for Direct Access", then this is a well-known problem. For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: KB823439 - "Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access" Error Message When Chkdsk Runs at Startup To quote Jerold...

will be checked the next time the system restarts. >> Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain () If you get an error something to the effect "cannot open volume for direct access" There is some system/boot start device that is...