The scan may take several hours to complete. If Vista is installed on a drive besides the C: drive, you should replace C: with the appropriate drive letter. In order to run checkdisk to repair the hard drive, you should type the following: chkdsk C: /rĪnd press Enter. To run checkdisk, you must click on Command Prompt.Ī black window will appear, as shown below. The System Recovery Options will then appear, as shown below. NOTE: If no operating system is available at this step, there is an issue with your Vista installation that cannot be repaired by running chkdsk.

Select the operating system you wish to repair and click Next as shown below. For most users there will only be one option listed. You must choose the operating system that you would like to repair. If you do not press a key before the message disappears, the computer will not start using the CD or DVD.Īfter your computer has booted from the disc, select your language and then press Next, as shown below.Ĭlick on Repair your computer as shown below. If you are prompted to Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.Insert your Vista installation DVD and then restart the computer. You must boot from the Vista installation or recovery disc that came with your computer.

Running Checkdisk from the Windows Desktop.

Microsoft provides a utility, checkdisk, that can help determine the state of your hard drive.

If Windows will not boot in either normal or safe mode, there may be a problem with the file system on your hard drive, or the hard drive itself.

Running chkdsk