Question : chkdsk access denied

I use Windows ME on my laptop.  When I had a problem, a technician said to open a DOS window and type chkdsk. He was dumbfounded when DOS responded "access denied"--also when I did it direct from c:\.  I'm not on a network or anything.  Any idea why this is happening and how to cure it?  Thanks!

Answer : chkdsk access denied

Possibly someone has set up a policy on the laptop refusing access.  Chdksk if you run it will recommend running scandisk instead.

Why not try scandisk instead?

One other possibility.  Run a virus scanner over your system.  There is one that flashes up a similar message.  See

http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=951