"Restart to repair drive errors" keep showing up after reboot

Anonymous
2012-11-21T08:24:05+00:00

Hi all,

I recently used the error checking tool on my internal hard drive on my laptop. It found errors and told me to reboot. Now everytime I boot my pc a message in the action center pops up saying "Restart to repair drive errors", and no matter how many times I try, it still tells me there are drive errors.

I can't seem to find any more details on the exact errors. I run Windows 8 Pro. Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction?

EDIT: Running Chkdsk from the command promt returns a similar error, albeit a little more wordy: "Chkdsk cannot run because the volume [the C: drive, the one that has errors -RF] in in use by another process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system restarts?" Replying <y> and rebooting, gives the same errors: the action center still tells me to reboot, and Chkdsk returns the same message as before.

I also tried running sfc, just for good measure. The log created (CBS.log) shows several errors at the bottom, seemingly all pertaining to autochk.exe, in some way or another.

I wonder if this may have been caused by running drive optimization and stopping prematurely (in order to reboot for the error checking utility).

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-11-19T17:48:31+00:00

    I run Quicken 2004 on my laptop and I don't think that is the problem - I have been using it since 2004!! I'm pretty sure Quicken is not the problem.

    Thanks for the pointer that AdAware may not be the issue - and more likely Windows updates - which have a checkered history - I'm still having a problem with Windows Live Mail (WLM) update from WLM 2011 to WLM 2012

    Good to hear that the "restart" message has not appeared - lucky you!

    However, let me repeat my recommendation that contributors use the chkdsk /spotfix command to be applied at next reboot. This avoids the interminable wait for the normal chkdsk process

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-19T17:50:41+00:00

    Forgot to add Mozilla - a Program that has been acting up recently forcing me to use Explorer a few times.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-27T16:30:10+00:00

    hardware mfr. (lenovo) says its an os issue pertaining to latest update. I am shocked. SHOCKED.

    Look - the problem is that your software gives people the impression that there is a simple fix to this issue: restarting the computer. However, in most (or nearly all) cases it is not this simple, and the error messages that come up provide no help as far as further troubleshooting.

    Then, on top of that, your official answer is useless to those of us who opted not to be charged extra for a backup DVD. Why would you sell a product that is prone to breakage, and then charge extra for the tool that you specify to fix it? That's just bad customer service, plain and simple.

    If I could cut windows and MSFT out of my life entirely, I would.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-11-27T16:50:06+00:00

    This problem is undoubtedly a problem with  Windows 8 updates. I have a Toshiba with the same problem.

    I have disabled the drive status indicator in the Maintenance section of Action Center and simply ignore the false warning.

    If anyone has doubts, then I would strongly recommend running chkdsk but with the additional command as follows

    Enter command (run as administrator) and type chkdsk /spotfix - this will then tell you this cannot be done as the service is being used but asks if you want to run at next reboot - select "Y". Reboot.

    This command is far quicker than a chkdsk /f and takes advantage of the fact that chkdsk is always running in the background and the spotfix command only addresses the areas of the disk where issues have been identified by background running - AND it has the added advantage of showing the progress of the chkdsk run on the screen.

    That said, come on Microsoft, get this bug fixed once and for all!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-11-27T17:09:15+00:00

    Neither CHKFIX /f nor CHKFIX /spotfix initiate on my laptop when I re-boot. CHKFIX /f and CHKFIX /spotfix both execute when I boot and try to repair from my CD; they both report no errors - yet the 'disk error...reboot' still appears! (Now disabled with no repercussions)I do have one directory that I cannot access, delete or modify on my laptop "The file directory is either corrupt or unreadable". I also do not have access, "Access Denied", on my DESKTOP Folder - even though I am an 'Administrator'. Will eventually re-format and start over.

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