Checkdisk (chkdsk.exe) in Windows 2000 and Windows XP is a useful utility for fixing common disk problem as I’ve explained on my previous post on checkdisk utility. Checkdisk or chkdsk.exe also can be run without booting into Windows XP using Windows XP repair console in Windows XP installation disc.

Using checkdisk or chkdsk.exe will prove to useful when Windows XP cannot boot into normal mode because of common disk error in the Windows system file. Usually this common disk error can be fixed using checkdisk or chkdsk.exe.

To use checkdisk or chkdsk.exe using Windows repair console in Windows XP installation CD without booting into Windows:

1. Insert Windows XP installation CD into your media drive.
2. Set the computer to use the media drive as your first boot device in CMOS setting.
3. Boot the computer.
4. A prompt will appear when Windows installation system have finish loading.
5. Choose to repair windows (R).
6. Login using Administrator account.
7. Type checkdisk command in the recovery console.

Refer to this post for a list of checkdisk or chkdsk.exe command list. Usually running checkdisk or chkdsk.exe with argument /R is recommended to thoroughly fixed common disk problem. Checkdisk will run and will take some time according to the level of error on the disk.

Most of time, the problem of cannot boot into Windows in normal caused by common disk problem will be solved after running checkdisk or chkdsk.exe in Windows XP repair console without booting into Windows.

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