X61S XP Disk Error Checking Fails

[Sleep Machine]

I have tried to use the Windows XP "Error Checking" function for my C Drive. I get the following message after restart:

"Checking file system on C:
Type of file system is NTFS
Cannot open for direct access
Windows has finished checking the disk."

and it proceeds to open Windows without the disk error check.

I restored to original factory status and still got same message.
I Googled this and tried various supposed solutions, including using command prompt to no avail. I have no other problems (that I am aware of) and worked through all of the drive fitness tests I can think of - PC-Doctor 5, etc.

Any suggestions?

08-02-18 Problem still persists. Now it happens everytime I start up the machine, even though I have not previously set up an error checking.

[ryengineer]

Open command prompt in Windows and type in "chkdsk" on the shell.

Also see if you can gather some related info. from the following thread:

T61p gets stuck in disc check.