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chkdsk /f after windows startup

Asked by CarlCCTVSI in Windows XP Operating System

Tags: Windows XP, chkdsk

Hi Experts,
I want to run chkdsk /f after windows has started up on my D: drive.  The D: drive is a USB Generic Hub drive and therefore won't be seen until windows is started.  I can initiate the chkdsk by having a piece of VBS code that does the chkdsk /f command that is called from the registry in the run key, however, I always get an error:

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process.........

If I don't run it from the registry, but run in manually I don't get the error.  If I use a delay before running it, of say 30 seconds, I still get the error, but if I don't bother with the delay, but run it manually I don't.

CAn anyone point me in the direction of what I need to do?  To clarify, I need to chkdsk /f my D: drive after windows starts, so that windows has time to see it.  I want it to do it on every boot.

Thanks folks.
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