Where are the check disk reports?

Hi,

How can I view the results of a 'ckeck disk' operation on my C drive.

When I run 'check disk' on my D drive a grey box appears at the end of the process giving the results (ie. this is fundamentally because I can run 'check disk' on the D drive without having to restart the netbook. However, when I run 'check disk' on the C drive it is only possible to do so after a restart (ie. a scheduled disk check) and although a report appears on the screen at the end of the process this is only for a brief period of time before it changes to the logon screen. It is therefore not possible to read it in full and it is only viewable if I just so happen to be looking at the screen at the brief moment it appears. I want to be able to look at the results in detail and for as long as it takes to read them after logging on again - can anyone please let me know how to access them (I think that they are kept in the Documents and Settings folder/System Volume information, an area that for some inexplicable "reason" I cannot access, even as the Administrator!).

Thanks,

davidc

Hi David

After the check disk runs and the computer restarts, perform the following.

1. Open Control Panel / Administrative Tools and select the Event Viewer.
2. In the Event Viewer Double Click the Windows Logs in the left side menu to expand.
3. Select the Application log.

Right Click the Application log and select Find.

5. Type wininit in the box and click Find Next.
6. In the center section click the Source/wininit line that is found.

In the lower section, you will see the complete log for the latest Check Disk.

Regards

Hi,

you can read the result of the check disk in Event Viewer, here is how:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/96938-check-disk-chkdsk-read-event-viewer-log.html

If you want to acces to the directory "System Volume Information", you have to add yourself to the permissions to that folder with full-access. Just be sure to remove them when you're done as you don't want anything bad running under your name that can make unwanted changes.

Here is how:

http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-change-filefolder-permissions-in

LC