Chkdsk bug in Windows 7 RTM Build 7600.16385/16399

By RushHour2k5
in The Fast Ring (Insider Previews)

 Share

Recommended Posts

Rookie

fardeen

Posted
Posted

you know the thing that bothers me the most is that i noticed this bug back when windows 7 was RC build 7100 and i did send feedback abt it etc. but they didn't fix it. also there is another bug that hasn't been fixed yet despite all my feedback its when u open task scheduler, and try to start a basic task, the cpu consumption greatly increase it froze my pc for a while then it went normal. i am using x86 version of build 7600 now same problem. they don't even listen to feedback once they product is RC. i guess Microsoft feels pressure to release it as soon as possible for maximum sales. bothers me.

Enthusiast

StarkWiz

Posted
Posted

Yup this issue is true it happens in RC too this problem went unnoticed the memory usage just increases and the chkdsk doesn't continue well. I too have 8 GB the memory consumption was just increasing like anything went above 6GB it just goes on increasing.

post-189156-1249365857_thumb.jpg

post-189156-1249365912_thumb.jpg

Apprentice

RushHour2k5

Posted
  • Author
Posted
confirmed! but i dont get a BSOD it just use a lot of ram & then returned. i think a hotfix must be on its way..

The original user who found the bug stated to me that he had his unit BSOD. I haven't let my chkdsk run long enough to risk a BSOD and cannot confirm if BSODs are true.

Apprentice

RushHour2k5

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Yup this issue is true it happens in RC too this problem went unnoticed the memory usage just increases and the chkdsk doesn't continue well. I too have 8 GB the memory consumption was just increasing like anything went above 6GB it just goes on increasing.

Damn dude! Your mem usage on Task Manager is funky! You have a comma out of place. It looked like u were using 60GB! "chkdsk.exe Admin 00 60,06,612K Check Disk Utility" LOL It should be like this then 6,006,612K.

Rising Star

JOHW

Posted
Posted

It didn't BSOD for me and I finished it, after which all the ram was returned. It stopped increasing in ram usage at 2.7GB on my 4GB machine and maintained till stage 5 was finished.

It might be a feature that it uses as much ram as possible to do the chkdsk (for speed?), and those people with 8GB of ram have chkdsk use up 6+GB because they have that much ram to use.

IMO, it seems like it stops at a certain threshold and shouldn't be a problem.

The original person who experienced a BSOD might have a faulty disk in the 1st place..who knows

Some of us have verified the 'bug', but none of us have had the BSOD yet right?

Mentor

ajua

Posted
Posted (edited)

I don't think it is a bug. Maybe it is by design to speed up the whole checking process. I ran it on my laptop with RTM x86 7600.16385 and left it alone running for about 10 minutes on an external WD 500GB drive. Sure, the RAM usage increased quickly from around 700 MB to 1,701,732 KB in matter of seconds but it stayed there without increasing or decreasing the usage for a few minutes and my computer (again, a laptop) was very responsive.

post-203976-1249372355_thumb.jpg

Specs: Core Duo 1.66 / 4gb RAM / Intel 945GM Graphics

I left the laptop running CHKDSK and tomorrow will see if it BSOD or not. But I'm starting to think that this is not a bug. For the guy that got the BSOD maybe his computer was overclocked or it is a bit unstable...

Will definitively keep an eye on this to see what others say.

Edited by ajua
Grand Master

Chicane-UK Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Just because I don't think anyone has confirmed whether this behaviour is "by design" or not (i.e. was present in Vista too) I'm running a chkdsk /r on a 500GB volume here on a Windows Vista Enterprise x64 SP2 system and memory usage has not gone above 17,204K for the chkdsk process yet.. so it's definitely a fault in Windows 7!

Show stopper?

Is this Tabloid headline season or something.

chkdsk can run automatically if a system was not cleanly rebooted. If you end up where a user is being forced through a chkdsk process, then the system blue screens too then you're potentially into a data loss. The scenario is easy to forsee so I agree when everyone is saying that this is a critical bug which needs fixing and is definitely bordering on being a showstopper.

Grand Master

XerXis

Posted
Posted

Just tried it, uses a lot of ram, computer stays responsive, ram is released when chkdsk finished. I'm not sure this is a bug at all to be honest, and even if it is, definitely not a show stopper.

Maybe the OP got a BSOD because he has a bad RAM module which normally isn't used, do a memtest.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • AMD 9070XT

      By Arceles · Posted

      AMD is supported out of the box in linux because of their open source driver. Nvidia does not. All my systems are amd and all of them work nicely on linux arch without doing anything.
    • Nearly 70% of Steam users now run Windows 11

      By WaltC · Posted

      Never had a problem with TPM and started using that many years ago in Win10. Through several motherboards and OS versions, it just does what it does without complaint. My games library doesn't even know it's there. Secure boot does a lot more than support anti-cheat, as it came along long before anti-cheat software. I've used it religiously since before I started using TPM, and I always liked it for being able to nullify virus contagions that try their best to come in underneath the firmware during boot, so that the OS doesn't see them, etc. That is its purpose, imo. I'll never understand why people who elect to use another OS feel compelled to run down Windows... I guess they need to do that to feel secure about their choices? I run Windows because it supports all the software (including games) natively that I want to buy, and I've never had to run down another OS to make me feel better about it. (Although it's certainly possible to do that, of course...) Win10 is on a ventilator atm, and Win11 is very close to being free, and I finally got to stop running StartAllBack as I moved to the Experimental/Dev channel and my 26300.8553 build supports the moveable taskbar and it's running fine at the top of the screen! Finally, my last major dislike of Win11 is being rectified! So, I'm not at all surprised to see Win11's share of the Steam survey hitting 70%.
    • AMD 9070XT

      By Mindovermaster · Posted

      I can answer about the Linux bit. I only used AMD GPUs. I currently have a 9060XT (8GB) that fits my needs, I'm not a gamer, so I don't need that much GDDR. But lately, NVIDIA has grown a lot in the recent years. Oh, the horrors of NVIDIA drivers not working. But they have been getting better. I know a lot of members onm here that are running cachyOS and other distros, and are fine with a 4090/5090 variants. Really, though, I would stick with AMD variants.
    • Microsoft is making Windows 11's context menus faster, simpler, and configurable

      By spacelordmaster · Posted

      Everything they say you can already do yourself on the registry by changing some things.
    • An actual cosmic "Eye of Sauron" had been looking straight at us all along

      By WaltC · Posted

      Artist's renderings are so much nicer to view than the real thing, don't you think?

  • Recent Achievements

    • Proficient
      Eric Biran went up a rank
      Proficient
    • Dedicated
      Conjor earned a badge
      Dedicated
    • Week One Done
      Windows Guy earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Dedicated
      Mark Spruce earned a badge
      Dedicated
    • Collaborator
      conkir earned a badge
      Collaborator

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      479
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      252
    3. 3
      Steven P.
      71
    4. 4
      +Edouard
      69
    5. 5
      FloatingFatMan
      68
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!