Prevent CHKDSK running on boot in Windows XP

After a while, when booting Windows XP, CHKDSK seems to run even when there doesn't seem to be any errors on your drive. To prevent CHKDSK from running, follow these simple steps:

Go to Start > Run and type CMD

At the prompt type FSUTIL DIRTY QUERY D:
You will most likely be told that the drive is dirty.

Next type CHKNTFS /X D:
The /X tells Windows to NOT check that particular drive on the next reboot.

Next manually reboot your computer and CHKDSK should not have run.

Once Windows has rebooted, again go to Start > Run and type CMD

At the prompt type CHKDSK /F /R D:
This will clean the dirty bit from your drive.

Finally, type FSUTIL DIRTY QUERY D: and Windows will confirm that the dirty bit is cleared from your drive.

That's it you're done!

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