Error Message: Correcting Errors in the Uppercase File
Article ID: 195680
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q195680
SYMPTOMS
When you run the Chkdsk.exe tool on a hard disk that is formatted with
the NTFS file system, you may receive the following error message:
Correcting errors in the uppercase file
Note that you can safely ignore this error message.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if you upgrade Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 to Windows
NT 4.0 and your hard disk is formatted using the NTFS file system.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the Chkdsk.exe tool with the /f switch. To do
this, type "chkdsk /f" (without quotation marks) at the command prompt.
Note that when you type "chkdsk /f" you may receive the following prompt:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Cannot lock current drive.
Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)
If you receive this prompt, press Y. The next time you restart your
computer, the Chkdsk.exe tool runs.
Additional query words: checkdisk upcase
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