What registry key value and key???
Straight_Man
Geeky, in my own wayNaples, FL Icrontian
I have a fellow tech here with a thron-in-side mess that needs one piece opf knowledge to start with.
CHKDSK or defrag managed to lock the boot system volume for XP from being direct accessed. This almost has to be a root key. subsequent runs of XP's CHKDSK (which are now loop occuring at boot) yield this:
CHKDSK cannot mount volume for direct access
Followed by an automatic restart. IN AN ENDLESS LOOP!
I need to know, actually two things:
1. How does one turn off CHKDSK's autorun so data that is critical to a tech working with this laptop at a school district here can be gotten off the laptop onto backup.
2. What Dword value in what key to I manually reset so I can get a one time run of CHKDSK at need.
I suspect Defrag locked this key, as surface cause of this is this scenario:
Run Defrag, let it get 50% of teh way through defragging, need to go home from work.
Abort defrag and quickly shut down teh laptop. Defrag never had time to clean up and unlock the volume. So, its locking remained.
Now, run chkdsk once home. Becusee of registry entry, CHKDSK decides it cannot CHKDSK the boot volume, therefore cannot RUN, and does an automatic restart on exit. This CHKDSK run attempt now loops. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a Toshiba Satellite, Totally legitimate Toshiba OEM XP Home install with a generic Microsoft XP SP2 trial put on it also-- I am tempted to give friend a tongue lashing, decided to try and help him as well.
CHKDSK or defrag managed to lock the boot system volume for XP from being direct accessed. This almost has to be a root key. subsequent runs of XP's CHKDSK (which are now loop occuring at boot) yield this:
CHKDSK cannot mount volume for direct access
Followed by an automatic restart. IN AN ENDLESS LOOP!
I need to know, actually two things:
1. How does one turn off CHKDSK's autorun so data that is critical to a tech working with this laptop at a school district here can be gotten off the laptop onto backup.
2. What Dword value in what key to I manually reset so I can get a one time run of CHKDSK at need.
I suspect Defrag locked this key, as surface cause of this is this scenario:
Run Defrag, let it get 50% of teh way through defragging, need to go home from work.
Abort defrag and quickly shut down teh laptop. Defrag never had time to clean up and unlock the volume. So, its locking remained.
Now, run chkdsk once home. Becusee of registry entry, CHKDSK decides it cannot CHKDSK the boot volume, therefore cannot RUN, and does an automatic restart on exit. This CHKDSK run attempt now loops. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a Toshiba Satellite, Totally legitimate Toshiba OEM XP Home install with a generic Microsoft XP SP2 trial put on it also-- I am tempted to give friend a tongue lashing, decided to try and help him as well.
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