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#1 2009-09-16 14:02:18

andrewzorn
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Registered: 2009-08-25
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Windows 7 disk check

I've installed Arch with GRUB on the MBR twice now, and each time Windows 7 wants to do a disk check EVERY TIME it starts.

Wouldn't be so bad, but for some reason, the system stops responding and seems to freeze if it starts.  So usually I'd just cancel... but now I can't even do that!  It freezes if I try to skip.

This has occurred on an RC and now my RTM versions of Win7.  That's two installations of Arch, Win7, AND GRUB.

Here is its GRUB entry

title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

I know it proabably isn't Arch's fault but this is something I have not experienced with other distos, and as of now I can't even get back into Windows.

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#2 2009-09-16 14:40:25

Zack89
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Registered: 2008-09-24
Posts: 170

Re: Windows 7 disk check

This is actually a problem with windows 7... I read up online that with 7 if it does a chkdsk on a secondary drive it will consume ALL available memory and lock up.. apparantly it also does it with secondary partitions on the same drive. Canceling it also causes it to lock up. You may need to disable chkdsk upon boot up (dunno how youd do that) so it wont do it.. ever.


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#3 2009-09-16 14:57:48

andrewzorn
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Re: Windows 7 disk check

wow, did not know it wasn't just me.  did some research.  they say it is a bug with the rtm version.  so i did some more research:

to disable chkdsk from running on a certain drive (c, for this example), do

chkntfs /x c:

i started in safe mode with command prompt to even be able to get this far.

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#4 2009-09-17 02:36:58

Zack89
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Re: Windows 7 disk check

Yup.. i been doing alot of reading on 7.. its failure.. glad i could be of help.


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