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12-26-2003 12:22 PM
Mike B
Scandisk malfunction
Run scandisk in the Safe Mode. Reboot and when Windows
first start press F8 (be quick). If you do it fast enough
you will get a menu, select Safe Mode.
>-----Original Message-----
>When I try to run scandisk from the "tools"menu, I get
the
>following message: 'the disk check could not be performed
>because the disk check utility needs exclusive access to
>some Windows files on the disk. These files can only be
>accessed by restarting Windows.'
>What causes this message? Is there a conflict between
>programs. I have disabled Norton Anti-Virus.
>Please reply to desrat@theriver.com. Thanks
>.
>
12-25-2003 07:15 PM
JAX
Re: Scandisk malfunction
That is what it is supposed to do. To run "check disk" you must restart your
computer.

LOL, JAX

"Wil Von Mayr" <desrat@theriver.com> wrote in message
news:013101c3cb23$21dc5e90$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> When I try to run scandisk from the "tools"menu, I get the
> following message: 'the disk check could not be performed
> because the disk check utility needs exclusive access to
> some Windows files on the disk. These files can only be
> accessed by restarting Windows.'
> What causes this message? Is there a conflict between
> programs. I have disabled Norton Anti-Virus.
> Please reply to desrat@theriver.com. Thanks

12-25-2003 07:10 PM
Wil Von Mayr
Scandisk malfunction
When I try to run scandisk from the "tools"menu, I get the
following message: 'the disk check could not be performed
because the disk check utility needs exclusive access to
some Windows files on the disk. These files can only be
accessed by restarting Windows.'
What causes this message? Is there a conflict between
programs. I have disabled Norton Anti-Virus.
Please reply to desrat@theriver.com. Thanks

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