JSI Tip 10242. When you start Windows XP, you receive 'Autocheck program not found'?JSI Tip 10242. When you start Windows XP, you receive 'Autocheck program not found'?

Jerold Schulman

March 7, 2006

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When you start Windows XP, you receive:

Autocheck program not found

This behavior will occur if %SystemRoot%System32Autochk.exe is missing or corrupt.

To workaround this problem:

1. Insert the Windows XP installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP window appears, close it.

2. Open a CMD.EXE window.

3. Type the following command and press Enter:

echo Y|copy i386autochk.exe %WINDIR%system32

4. Remove the Windows XP installation CD-ROM.

5. Shutdown and restart Windows XP.

NOTE: The Chkdsk.exe tool may incorrectly delete security settings on Windows XP unless it has the latest updates. Visit http://update.microsoft.com.



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