Re: Error Check

message from Carey Frisch [MVP] on 6 Jun 2004
Do you have ZoneAlarm installed and did you recently upgrade it to
version 5.0? It has been reported that ZoneAlarm 5.0 may be the root cause
of your problem.

Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access" Error Message When Chkdsk Runs at Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823439&Product=winxp

Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter. Then type in:
chkntfs /x c: , and hit enter. Reboot your computer.

[This disables CHKDSK from running on drive C:]

CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963

Chkdsk in Read-Only Mode Does Not Detect Corruption on NTFS Volume
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q283340

Also see:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd
 
=?Utf-8?B?dG9tbWll?= replied to Carey Frisch [MVP] on 6 Jun 2004
Thanks, uninstalling Zone Alarm V resolved problem
 

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