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CHKDSK Problem Persists After Cloning HDD To SSD

Mar 17, 2018 12:06PM PDT

I had a problem with my HDD in that every time I started up, it wanted to launch CHKDSK. It would get so far with the check, but would get stuck at a certain point. On checking my HDD, there were some bad sectors. I was going to get a SSD anyway, so I did. I did a sector by sector clone of the HDD to the SSD, because this was the only way I could clone the drive, but the problem is still there after I rearranged the disc order in the BIOS! I start up, the Windows 7 start screen appears and then it wants to launch CHKDSK. Is there any way I can sort this? At the moment, I just cancel CHKDSK when it appears.

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Have You Tried Resetting the BootExecute Value in Registry?
Mar 17, 2018 12:41PM PDT

Try the steps below.

First, make a backup of the registry in case you make an edit you don't want to. Open a Run line and type "regedit", then press "Enter". Once that's done, click on "Computer" in the registry editor to highlight it, click on "File" in the upper left, choose "Export", then create a name for the file, like "Backup.reg, then navigate to and save the file to your desktop for easy access.

Next, while in 'regedit', navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
In the right hand pane, double click "BootExecute". The default value of the key is autocheck autochk *. If it does not say that, then change the value so it does.
Now navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
Make sure the value there is the same as above: autocheck autochk *.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/how-to-disable-the-chkdsk-check-disk-on-start-up/35f58c69-7a6c-4e1b-aec3-26d7131ec643

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Well, That Worked :)
Mar 17, 2018 1:57PM PDT

I checked out what you said and then went to the link. I decided shutting down CHKDSK was the only way I was going to get around this. Thank you very much!

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did you add the switches /r /f to it?
Mar 17, 2018 12:38PM PDT
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Already Tried This
Mar 17, 2018 1:58PM PDT

I tried using CHKDSK with the switches, but it didn't help. It said it was fixing the problem and then crashed! I just kept going round and round in circles. Thanks for your answer anyway.

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windows 7
Mar 17, 2018 2:28PM PDT

If you read the wiki link, you'd note that happens sometimes in W7. Maybe it's just time to reinstall windows fresh to the new drive. You can then use it to access the other drive and copy off files you want to save. Remember to install the driver files for that motherboard from the manufacturer soon after installing windows, so everything on the motherboard will work correctly.