> Over the last week, I've run "chkdsk x: /f /v /r" on my C and D drives
> 5 or 6 times.  The output of the chkdsk shows up in the Event Viewer
> Application Log as Winlogon events.  I see that whenever I run chkdsk
> on my C drive, it ALWAYS has a line saying "Cleaning up minor
> inconsistencies on the drive."  The D drive never has that problem.
> Both the C and D drives are NTFS.  This is on Windows 2000 SP4 with
> all the latest updates.
>
> So why is the C drive always getting into an inconsistent state, even
> within 24 hours of the previous chkdsk?
>

> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
> Console then prompts you for the administrator password.  If you do not have
> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
> root, %windir% or %systemroot%
>
> You can also download and run a disk diagnostic utility from the drive
> manufacturer's web site.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> <void.no.spam....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Over the last week, I've run "chkdsk x: /f /v /r" on my C and D drives
> > 5 or 6 times.  The output of the chkdsk shows up in the Event Viewer
> > Application Log as Winlogon events.  I see that whenever I run chkdsk
> > on my C drive, it ALWAYS has a line saying "Cleaning up minor
> > inconsistencies on the drive."  The D drive never has that problem.
> > Both the C and D drives are NTFS.  This is on Windows 2000 SP4 with
> > all the latest updates.
>
> > So why is the C drive always getting into an inconsistent state, even
> > within 24 hours of the previous chkdsk?

> Is running it from the recovery console any different from telling the
> chkdsk to run the next time the system is restarted?  And I did do a
> "chkdsk /f /v /r".  If I do "chkdsk /?" it does not have a /p option.

> Over the last week, I've run "chkdsk x: /f /v /r" on my C and D drives
> 5 or 6 times.  The output of the chkdsk shows up in the Event Viewer
> Application Log as Winlogon events.  I see that whenever I run chkdsk
> on my C drive, it ALWAYS has a line saying "Cleaning up minor
> inconsistencies on the drive."  The D drive never has that problem.
> Both the C and D drives are NTFS.  This is on Windows 2000 SP4 with
> all the latest updates.
>
> So why is the C drive always getting into an inconsistent state, even
> within 24 hours of the previous chkdsk?