To me, it sounds like the hard drive may be failing. I would strongly advise running HDD diagnostics on it to get a definitive answer. A link is available in my signature. Just choose the manufacturer of your hard drive and then download the appropriate diagnostic tool.

Also, have you tried a 3rd party defragger? I've heard some good reviews from Auslogics.
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download/

-Coolfreak

 

thanks Coolfreak,
I've tryed a third party defrag (how i found the issue in first place).

I will try a HDD diagnostic, i doubt my hard drive is failing...
I just cannot get rid of my dirty bit because scndsk will not run as scheduled. scndsk will not run outside of read-only mode.

thanks for the help tho

 

Have you tried running chkdsk in safe mode?

 

yes i've tried running/scanning in safe mode (i've tried everything in safe mode as normal mode)... nothing works.

chkdsk isn't scheduled in the registry or scheduled tasks to run on next reboot, yet the drive still think it is. chkdsk will not auto run at start-up period. even if forced to (chkdsk /x).

I think i'll just have to live with this inconvenience for now lol.
(as mentioned above this isn't effecting my computers performance, its just one of those little annoyances i'd rather not see)

 

Right click My Computer/Properties/Advanced/Performance/Settings/Advanced/Virtual Memory/Change. click the No Paging file radio button and then Set button. Then Go to Start/Run and type CMD. In the Command Prompt type chkdsk /F/R and hit enter. Now type a Y and reboot the computer. Once the Check Disk utility has finished go back to the Virtual Memory and set the Paging File as System Managed Size and reboot. Now Go to Start/Run and type dfrg.msc and hit enter. Then Defrag Now. .

 

Thanks spunk.funk, havent seen anyone mention the above yet it was worth the try! but that didn't work either

chkdsk still doesn't run at startup.

 

Have you tried to run it in Recovery console from the XP disc?

 

I'm trying to track down a XP CD... I cannot track any down at work (work laptop) for whatever reason they dont think its necessary to hold on to software CD's.

 

sfc /scanonce will run on start-up but chkdsk /f will not.
my system still thinks chkdsk is scheduled to run on start-up when in fact its not scheduled at all (doesn't appear in scheduled tasks or regedit)

 

i just thought of something...
could my network settings (work network) be effecting skndsk from running at start up??
just a thought, im not sure how/if these network settings may be effecting skndsk from starting..

 

Try this if you are running NTFS:

In Safe Mode -

1. click start and then run
2. type cmd /k and press enter
3. Next type fsutil dirty query C: and press enter
4. The response will tell you if indeed the volume is 'dirty'
5. Next type "chkdsk C: /f /x" . You will get the message '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)' - Press Y.
6. Type and enter 'exit'.

 

Thanks, but I've tried this numerous times, in safe mode and normal mode

 

Well, I just thought the use of the /x switch might 'free up' whatever seems to be 'stuck'. There was no indication you had used that, or I missed it.

 

Hi

Try going to Start -> run -> type in (or copy and paste)

REG ADD "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" /v BootExecute /t REG_MULTI_SZ /f

then press enter(OK)

Try scheduling a chkdsk now

 

Hi

Try going to Start -> run -> type in (or copy and paste)

REG ADD "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" /v BootExecute /t REG_MULTI_SZ /f

then press enter(OK)

Try scheduling a chkdsk now

chkdsk still doesn't run at start up BUT the screen did appear saying "Please Wait..." then normal login... the please wait was less than 5 sec.

 

Is there an autochk.exe file under c:\windows\system32 ?

Do you perhaps have Spybot's Teatimer installed or another Antivirus/Firewall that might be blocking registry changes?

Could you also go to the command prompt (Start -> Run -> type cmd -> enter)
then type in the following command or copy and paste it, pressing enter after:

REG query "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" /v BootExecute

Please post the reply to the above command.

 

Is there an autochk.exe file under c:\windows\system32 ?

Do you perhaps have Spybot's Teatimer installed or another Antivirus/Firewall that might be blocking registry changes?

Could you also go to the command prompt (Start -> Run -> type cmd -> enter)
then type in the following command or copy and paste it, pressing enter after:

REG query "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" /v BootExecute

Please post the reply to the above command.

Yes autochk.exe is in c:\windows\system32\

I have malwarebytes and bitdefender total security installed (i have both on my desktop as well but no problems)

the reply was " HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" bootexecute REG_MULTI_SZ \0 "

 

Go into regedit and look at that key.

Check permissions.

Sounds like you got locked out.

 

Hi

CCT is correct. If a chkdsk is scheduled then there should be more, namely the autochk command line.
Since there is nothing there then either there is something wrong with your registry (permissions) or as you said in a previous post that the network settings have stopped you from scheduling anything at startup. Therefore you should find out from your company's IT department if there is some kind of network/domain policy that is preventing this.

 

Thanks for the help,
My company has no IT department lol...

thanks again for the help, i know now where to go from here

thanks!