CHKNTFS Does Not Exclude FAT Partitions from AUTOCHK on Boot

Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
Article ID: Q164806
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The CHKNTFS /x command does not exclude AUTOCHK from running on FAT partitions.

RESOLUTION

Use the updated Chkntfs.exe from Service Pack 3 to disable AUTOCHK on FAT partitions at restart.

The following command now signifies the partition as being FAT when run against a FAT partition:

   CHKNTFS /x DRIVE:

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

Chkntfs.exe is a utility included in Service Pack 2 that can be used to schedule and stop the running of AUTOCHK on a partition during startup.

The original intent of CHKNTFS was to exclude only the NTFS volumes. (FAT volumes are small and do not take very long to check compared to large NTFS volumes.)


Additional query words: prodnt chkdsk
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 ntfilesys NTSrvWkst kbusage kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbservicepack


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Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
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