BootExecute

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HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_BINARY

Command or executable program

autocheck autochk *

Description

Specifies the applications, services, and commands executed during startup.

For example, if Convert.exe has been used to convert the file system on a hard disk drive, you can add the following command to BootExecute to convert the file system when Windows 2000 is restarted:

BootExecute = autocheck autoconv \DosDevices\x: /FS:NTFS

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Do not delete the default value, autocheck autochk *, from the value of BootExecute. To prevent Autochk.exe from running on specific volumes or from running at all, use Chkntfs.exe.

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For more information on Autochk,Chkntfs, and Convert, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base link on the Web Resources page. Search the Knowledge Base using the keywords Autochk,Chkntfs, and Convert.