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i would very much like to know how you find and run
scandisk in windows xp - please help - thank you
 
|i would very much like to know how you find and run
|scandisk in windows xp - please help - thank you
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It's not scandisk - it's chkdsk
 
peter said:
i would very much like to know how you find and run
scandisk in windows xp - please help - thank you
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They renamed it to "chkdsk" in Windows XP.

Full instructions in "help" on your computer. Search help for "chkdsk".
 
Hi

Open My Computer, right click C: drive scroll down and select Properties..
Select the Tools tab and click on Check Now button. It (ie Chkdsk) will
run next time you restart.

nanouk
 
Greetings --

WinXP does not have a program called "Scandisk," as this was a
Win9x/Me program. Instead, because WinXP is descended from the
WinNT/2K OS family, it has a command line utility called "Chkdsk,"
which performs much better, as it's not burdened with presenting a
pretty picture of moving blocks of color while it's working.

Start > Run > Cmd > Chkdsk.exe /? for the correct syntax and
available options.

Alternatively, double-click My Computer > right-click the desired
hard drive > Properties > Tools > Error-checking/Check Now. This will
run Chkdsk, normally on the next reboot.


Bruce Chambers

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