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mark
Is there anyway to change the countdown time on a scheduled disk check to a
more manageable unit without simply running chkntfs from the command prompt?

Thanks
mark



Wesley Vogel
Set the AutoChkTimeOut to 0.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
Value Name: AutoChkTimeOut
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0

[[The value in units of seconds (for example, a value of 60 equals 1
minute)]]

[[If the entry is not found, the default count down of 10 seconds will be
used.
If it is set to 0 second, there will not be any count down.
If it is set to more than 3 days (259,200 seconds), the default value will
be used. ]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:e%23kT91vEFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
mark hunted and pecked:
> Is there anyway to change the countdown time on a scheduled disk
> check to a more manageable unit without simply running chkntfs from
> the command prompt?
>
> Thanks
> mark


Walter Clayton
Or just use chkntfs:

chkntfs /t:x

where x is the number of seconds.
In a command prompt type
chkntfs /?
for more information.

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Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:e8DrBAxEFHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Set the AutoChkTimeOut to 0.
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
> Value Name: AutoChkTimeOut
> Value Type: REG_DWORD
> Value Data: 0
>
> [[The value in units of seconds (for example, a value of 60 equals 1
> minute)]]
>
> [[If the entry is not found, the default count down of 10 seconds will be
> used.
> If it is set to 0 second, there will not be any count down.
> If it is set to more than 3 days (259,200 seconds), the default value will
> be used. ]]
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:e%23kT91vEFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> mark hunted and pecked:
>> Is there anyway to change the countdown time on a scheduled disk
>> check to a more manageable unit without simply running chkntfs from
>> the command prompt?
>>
>> Thanks
>> mark
>



mark
Thanks for the replies. The registry hack is what I was looking for.
Worked flawlessly.

mark

"mark" wrote in message
news:e%23kT91vEFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Is there anyway to change the countdown time on a scheduled disk check to
> a more manageable unit without simply running chkntfs from the command
> prompt?
>
> Thanks
> mark
>