[STEREOMAN]

Running Windows XP Home Edition SP1 and when using the error checking tool,
after double clicking my computer, then right clicking the C drive, then
clicking properties, clicking tools and under clicking the check boxes.
Rebooting the computer a message appears, the volume is locked and error
checking cannot be run. The computer then proceeds to reboot my settings.
How can the volume be unlocked? With it's various problems, Windows XP
Service Pack 2 is not allowed on my computer. Can you help me please?

[peterk]

"error checking" also known as a diskcheck can be run exactly the way you
did.
You must have missed the little message that says it will run the next time
you boot....which is the only way it will run even if you have SP2.........
I have it set to run under Scheduled Tasks on the 1st Monday of every month.
The I have defrag set for the 1st Tues of every month
I just have to look to see if it ran..........so far no problem.
peterk

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"STEREOMAN" <STEREOMAN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4BB903B6-A3DB-4917-9A3E-837A806B4AD6@microsoft.com...
> Running Windows XP Home Edition SP1 and when using the error checking
> tool,
> after double clicking my computer, then right clicking the C drive, then
> clicking properties, clicking tools and under clicking the check boxes.
> Rebooting the computer a message appears, the volume is locked and error
> checking cannot be run. The computer then proceeds to reboot my settings.
> How can the volume be unlocked? With it's various problems, Windows XP
> Service Pack 2 is not allowed on my computer. Can you help me please?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi stereoman,

Try this: Click start/run, type cmd and click ok. Then run these from the
prompt:

chkntfs /d (this will clear the existing dirty bit)
chkdsk c: /r

After this one, you will see the following:

"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)"

Enter "Y" to agree, then exit the cmd prompt and reboot the system.

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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

"STEREOMAN" <STEREOMAN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4BB903B6-A3DB-4917-9A3E-837A806B4AD6@microsoft.com...
> Running Windows XP Home Edition SP1 and when using the error checking
> tool,
> after double clicking my computer, then right clicking the C drive, then
> clicking properties, clicking tools and under clicking the check boxes.
> Rebooting the computer a message appears, the volume is locked and error
> checking cannot be run. The computer then proceeds to reboot my settings.
> How can the volume be unlocked? With it's various problems, Windows XP
> Service Pack 2 is not allowed on my computer. Can you help me please?