Check Disk Log

I have WinXP Professional SP-2. Where can you find the results of the chkdsk
/f when I run it? I cannot find any log created & can't find it in the
knowledge base.
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Thank you in advance.

Phil

"Phil Rabichow" <phrabZZ@ZZ.com> wrote in message news:478FC45C.2A19BD@ZZ.com...
>I have WinXP Professional SP-2. Where can you find the results of the chkdsk
> /f when I run it? I cannot find any log created & can't find it in the
> knowledge base.
> --
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Phil
>
>

After chkdsk runs and Windows restarts, go to Start -> Run and
enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box.
Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel ->
Administrative Tools.
In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column.
Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as
the Source and 1001 for the Event ID .
Double click on the entry to see the results.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Thank you so much. The Event Viewer entry also led me to a Help article that says
errors are contained in bootex.log, but it may be that it's only if Windows starts
the chkdsk & there are errors, as I have no such log.
--
Cheers,
Phil

Nepatsfan wrote:

> "Phil Rabichow" <phrabZZ@ZZ.com> wrote in message news:478FC45C.2A19BD@ZZ.com...
> >I have WinXP Professional SP-2. Where can you find the results of the chkdsk
> > /f when I run it? I cannot find any log created & can't find it in the
> > knowledge base.
> > --
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
>
> After chkdsk runs and Windows restarts, go to Start -> Run and
> enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box.
> Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel ->
> Administrative Tools.
> In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column.
> Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as
> the Source and 1001 for the Event ID .
> Double click on the entry to see the results.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan

Here's my understanding of the process.

The bootex.log file is created when chkdsk is run. The information contained
in the file is then recorded as an entry in Event Viewer. When Windows is
restarted after completing chkdsk, the bootex.log file is deleted. This occurs
regardless of the results of the scan.

If you're curious, run chkdsk /R from the Recovery Console which can be started
by booting from your XP installation CD. Once chkdsk is finished, copy
C:\bootex.log to another location such as C:\Windows. Restart the computer.
C:\bootex.log should no longer be present on the system. But if you open
C:\Windows\bootex.log it's contents should match the information you find in the
Winlogon entry in Event Viewer. That's because the contents of C:\bootex.log
were copied there before it was deleted.

For info on starting the XP Recovery Console, take a look here.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_rec.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan


"Phil Rabichow" <phrabZZ@ZZ.com> wrote in message
news:47901F96.459F309E@ZZ.com...
> Thank you so much. The Event Viewer entry also led me to a Help article that
> says
> errors are contained in bootex.log, but it may be that it's only if Windows
> starts
> the chkdsk & there are errors, as I have no such log.
> --
> Cheers,
> Phil
>
> Nepatsfan wrote:
>
>> "Phil Rabichow" <phrabZZ@ZZ.com> wrote in message
>> news:478FC45C.2A19BD@ZZ.com...
>> >I have WinXP Professional SP-2. Where can you find the results of the chkdsk
>> > /f when I run it? I cannot find any log created & can't find it in the
>> > knowledge base.
>> > --
>> > Thank you in advance.
>> >
>> > Phil
>> >
>> >
>>
>> After chkdsk runs and Windows restarts, go to Start -> Run and
>> enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box.
>> Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel ->
>> Administrative Tools.
>> In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column.
>> Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as
>> the Source and 1001 for the Event ID .
>> Double click on the entry to see the results.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>

Thank you again for the information. I will try what you suggest.
--
Phil

Nepatsfan wrote:

> Here's my understanding of the process.
>
> The bootex.log file is created when chkdsk is run. The information contained
> in the file is then recorded as an entry in Event Viewer. When Windows is
> restarted after completing chkdsk, the bootex.log file is deleted. This occurs
> regardless of the results of the scan.
>
> If you're curious, run chkdsk /R from the Recovery Console which can be started
> by booting from your XP installation CD. Once chkdsk is finished, copy
> C:\bootex.log to another location such as C:\Windows. Restart the computer.
> C:\bootex.log should no longer be present on the system. But if you open
> C:\Windows\bootex.log it's contents should match the information you find in the
> Winlogon entry in Event Viewer. That's because the contents of C:\bootex.log
> were copied there before it was deleted.
>
> For info on starting the XP Recovery Console, take a look here.
>
> Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
> Recovery Console in Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_rec.htm
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
> "Phil Rabichow" <phrabZZ@ZZ.com> wrote in message
> news:47901F96.459F309E@ZZ.com...
> > Thank you so much. The Event Viewer entry also led me to a Help article that
> > says
> > errors are contained in bootex.log, but it may be that it's only if Windows
> > starts
> > the chkdsk & there are errors, as I have no such log.
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Phil
> >
> > Nepatsfan wrote:
> >
> >> "Phil Rabichow" <phrabZZ@ZZ.com> wrote in message
> >> news:478FC45C.2A19BD@ZZ.com...
> >> >I have WinXP Professional SP-2. Where can you find the results of the chkdsk
> >> > /f when I run it? I cannot find any log created & can't find it in the
> >> > knowledge base.
> >> > --
> >> > Thank you in advance.
> >> >
> >> > Phil
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> After chkdsk runs and Windows restarts, go to Start -> Run and
> >> enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box.
> >> Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel ->
> >> Administrative Tools.
> >> In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column.
> >> Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as
> >> the Source and 1001 for the Event ID .
> >> Double click on the entry to see the results.
> >>
> >> Good luck
> >>
> >> Nepatsfan
> >