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Windows Forum / Windows Me / System Tools / January 2006Log File Exit Code fff9
When I check my Log File of Scheduled Tasks, the entry for Scan Disk indicates the task was completed with an exit code of (fff9). What does this exit code mean and if I have a problem, is there a method of correcting it? I use Windows Me. Thanks, Jerry Jerry, FWIW, try the following Knowledge Base article :- "Unable to Find a Message for Task Exit Code in Schedlog.txt File" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190139/en-us Mart > When I check my Log File of Scheduled Tasks, the entry for Scan Disk > indicates the task was completed with an exit code of (fff9). [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks, > Jerry Mart, I think this then leads us to Scandisk error 249 - "One or more drives could not be checked". Not that this is really any more informative than error fff9. :-)  SignatureMike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com > Jerry, FWIW, try the following Knowledge Base article :- > > "Unable to Find a Message for Task Exit Code in Schedlog.txt File" > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190139/en-us Not sure, but I *think* fff9 is an 'Insufficient memory' error - how big is the hard drive you are trying to Scan?? - has ScanDisk ever worked on that drive?? SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > When I check my Log File of Scheduled Tasks, the entry for Scan Disk > indicates the task was completed with an exit code of (fff9). [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks, > Jerry Mike, Mart and Noel – I had done a Google search and found the Microsoft article mentioned. The article mentioned fff9, but did not provide a definition for it. As I read articles on this, it appears fff9 is a hexadecimal number. It appears fff9 converts to 65529 and f9 converts to 249. So, as Mike (and the article) stated, f9 seems to have a definition of some drives not being checked. However, I have always assumed that since I choose my hard drive C to be scanned, the other drives should not be an issue. So, that leads me to the question if I should interpret the fff9 number as f9. 65529 does not appear to be practical. My hard drive is 20.4 GB and ScanDisk has worked on that drive before. However, I didn’t always check my Log File for confirmation. I merely checked my scheduled tasks menu to confirm ScanDisk had been performed. Jerry > Not sure, but I *think* fff9 is an 'Insufficient memory' error - how big is > the hard drive you are trying to Scan?? - has ScanDisk ever worked on that [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks, > > Jerry Jerry, I must admit that I have never used SAGE (for Scandisk - or Defrag) for years and wonder whether the log *might* refer to an aborted attempt to run Scandisk whilst some other application was 'preventing' access/completion at that time (notorious restarts etc.). In other words, SAGE 'successfully' did its job, - even if scandisk didn't. Just a WAG. BTW - My favourite utility is the Paranoia page in TweakUI <g> Mart > Mike, Mart and Noel - > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> > Thanks, >> > Jerry The code 249 is correct - what the interpretation of it for WinME's scandisk is, I've not been able to discover, but knowing Mike, he's correct with the "One or more drives could not be checked" translation. That being the case - do have more than one drive or partition? - do you have a number of tasks in SAGE that may conflict - is SAGE running fro the Task Scheduler? - are there other scandisk entries for the Task Manager? SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Mike, Mart and Noel - > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> > Thanks, >> > Jerry Error 249 being "One or more drives could not be checked" comes from KB135962 - "Disk Tools Run by System Agent Pause for User Input" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135962). I've seen this problem before when scheduling scandisk with Win98SE and don't ever remember really finding the cause and of course can't remember the solution either. :-) SignatureMike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com > The code 249 is correct - what the interpretation of it for WinME's > scandisk is, I've not been able to discover, but knowing Mike, he's [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > running fro the Task Scheduler? - are there other scandisk entries > for the Task Manager? Yes, I saw that article - but with the specficity of exit codes being what it is, and the fact that the article only refers to Win95, it may all have changed. This one may be related..https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;135958 and this one gives a different interpretation for Win 98... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win98/reskit/part2/wrkc10.mspx Table 10.7 Exit codes after ScanDisk has finished Exit code Description 0x00 - Drive checked, no errors found. 0x01 - Errors found, all fixed. 0xFA - Check could not start - cannot load or find Dskmaint.dll. 0xFB - Check could not start - insufficient memory. 0xFC - Errors found, but at least some were not fixed. 0xFD - At least one drive could not be checked. 0xFE - Check was canceled. 0xFF - Check was terminated because of an error. SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Error 249 being "One or more drives could not be checked" comes from > KB135962 - "Disk Tools Run by System Agent Pause for User Input" [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> running fro the Task Scheduler? - are there other scandisk entries >> for the Task Manager? I'm not sure there is any evidence of an attempt to run two instances of scandisk and Table 10.7 makes no reference to an F9 (or FFF9) exit code and at the same time gives no code for "One or more drives could not be checked" which I still believe to be the meaning of the FFF9 exit code mentioned earlier. SignatureMike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com > Yes, I saw that article - but with the specficity of exit codes being > what it is, and the fact that the article only refers to Win95, it [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 0xFE - Check was canceled. > 0xFF - Check was terminated because of an error. "0xFD - At least one drive could not be checked." SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > I'm not sure there is any evidence of an attempt to run two instances of > scandisk and Table 10.7 makes no reference to an F9 (or FFF9) exit code [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> 0xFE - Check was canceled. >> 0xFF - Check was terminated because of an error. Presumably that could also mean 'the only drive' could not be checked? Although he infers his 20.4 GB HDD, Jerry doesn't actually say how many drives (partitions?) were connected. Mart > "0xFD - At least one drive could not be checked." > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> 0xFE - Check was canceled. >>> 0xFF - Check was terminated because of an error. What's a D and a 9 between friends, especially when one of them (me) can't be bothered to put his specs on. :-) SignatureMike > "0xFD - At least one drive could not be checked." Hehe! - It's not often I get one over on you, Mike - but is it ever sweet when I do!<VBEG> SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > What's a D and a 9 between friends, especially when one of them (me) can't > be bothered to put his specs on. :-) > >> "0xFD - At least one drive could not be checked." LOL. Which reminds me I've got an SR question to ask you when we next chat. More a case of you possibly remembering something that came up a few weeks ago that I've forgotten. :-) SignatureMike > Hehe! - It's not often I get one over on you, Mike - but is it ever > sweet when I do!<VBEG> The term SAGE is new to me, so I am not familiar with its function. When I did a search, I come across the terms System Agent and Scheduled Tasks. However, I did come across a KB for code 249. It is http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135948/en-us Noel asks: 1. How many drives I have? 4 (Hard Drive, DVD, CD, Floppy); no partitions. 2. Do I have tasks in SAGE(?) that may conflict? If you are asking if I have Scheduled Tasks that conflict, no, I do not. 3. Is SAGE running from Task Scheduler? Please define SAGE for me. 4. Are there other Scan Disk entries for Task Manager? If you are asking if I have other Scan Disk entries for Scheduled Tasks, yes, I do. One is for a Standard Scan and the other is for a Thorough Scan (at different times). Jerry > The code 249 is correct - what the interpretation of it for WinME's scandisk > is, I've not been able to discover, but knowing Mike, he's correct with the [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > >> > Thanks, > >> > Jerry Jerry asked :- > ... Please define SAGE for me. SAGE was the Win95 Plus version of Win98/Me Task Scheduler Extract from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193912/en-us para7 "..... such as Task Scheduler (Windows 98 or Windows Me) or System Agent (Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95)......" HTH Mart > The term SAGE is new to me, so I am not familiar with its function. When > I [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] >> >> > Thanks, >> >> > Jerry |
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