Hi pimpom, the topic "formatting dual os harddisk" has been moved by me here to discuss about the SCANDISK/CHKDSK in details.
Dear pimpom below i give an extract from the Microsoft website.
Dear pimpom chkdsk is not meant for autorunning on your Windows XP computer untill and unless u either have the following conditions true.
You have scheduled the Chkdsk.exe program or the Autochk.exe program to run in Scheduled Tasks.
• A Windows registry setting has been set to run the Autochk.exe program at startup.
• Your hard disk is damaged and must be repaired.
Chkdsk should not run automatically just because your computer was improperly shutdown according to Microsoft. If this behaviour occurs in your computer you must have updated your copy of windows XP from a previous version of Windows ( win 98) during installtion of XP.
This Chkdsk as told by you , does not run on my computer because of the following reasons.
1. My harddisk does not have any corruption/errors.
2. I didnot scheduled it to run manually.
3. I have the entries in the registry (Session Manager ) but it did not run after an improper shutdown because it is not meant to run this way in Window XP, I Windows XP detects any corruption/errors on the harddisk during bootup this utility will run automatically then but not after an improper shutdown in Windows XP.
If this utility is running on your computer after an improper shutdown there is a possibility that you have some corruption / errors on your harddisk already.
To know more about this Microsoft Artical in details please visit
*support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831426
and also
*support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265
Dear pimpom below i give an extract from the Microsoft website.
This issue occurs if any one of the following conditions are true: • You have scheduled the Chkdsk.exe program or the Autochk.exe program to run in Scheduled Tasks.
• A Windows registry setting has been set to run the Autochk.exe program at startup.
• Your hard disk is damaged and must be repaired.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.
Method 1: Remove the Chkdsk.exe or the Autochk.exe program from Scheduled Tasks
Follow these steps to remove the Chkdsk.exe or the Autochk.exe program from the list of scheduled tasks in the Scheduled Tasks feature. 1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
2. Click either Chkdsk or Autochk in the list of scheduled tasks.
3. Under Folder Tasks, click Delete this item.
Method 2: Check the Session Manager registry entry
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor: 1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\BootExecute
3. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
4. Type autocheck autochk *, and then press ENTER.
Dear pimpom chkdsk is not meant for autorunning on your Windows XP computer untill and unless u either have the following conditions true.
You have scheduled the Chkdsk.exe program or the Autochk.exe program to run in Scheduled Tasks.
• A Windows registry setting has been set to run the Autochk.exe program at startup.
• Your hard disk is damaged and must be repaired.
Chkdsk should not run automatically just because your computer was improperly shutdown according to Microsoft. If this behaviour occurs in your computer you must have updated your copy of windows XP from a previous version of Windows ( win 98) during installtion of XP.
This Chkdsk as told by you , does not run on my computer because of the following reasons.
1. My harddisk does not have any corruption/errors.
2. I didnot scheduled it to run manually.
3. I have the entries in the registry (Session Manager ) but it did not run after an improper shutdown because it is not meant to run this way in Window XP, I Windows XP detects any corruption/errors on the harddisk during bootup this utility will run automatically then but not after an improper shutdown in Windows XP.
If this utility is running on your computer after an improper shutdown there is a possibility that you have some corruption / errors on your harddisk already.
To know more about this Microsoft Artical in details please visit
*support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831426
and also
*support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265