DOCUMENT:Q161801  21-FEB-2002  [winnt]
TITLE   :Chkdsk Reports an Erroneous Event ID 41
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER::4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbtool

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run "chkdsk <drive_letter>: /f" (without the quotation marks),
you may receive the following event in the system event log:

   Event ID: 41
   Source: Disk
   Description: The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable.
   Please run the chkdsk utility on the device Device\Harddiskx\Partitionx with
   label "xxxx".

NOTE: The "xxxx" is the volume label of the partition.

CAUSE
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Chkdsk reports the wrong text message in the event log. The message should
read:

   "Autochk will be run on this volume because user has selected it."

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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