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New to XP. On ME, scandisc was with system tools. It is not with system
tools on XP. Where is it?
 
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:51:17 -0800 from conma
New to XP. On ME, scandisc was with system tools. It is not with system
tools on XP. Where is it?
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It's still there, but renamed chkdsk. You can read about it in
Windows Help.
 
conma said:
New to XP. On ME, scandisc was with system tools. It is not with
system tools on XP. Where is it?
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Scandisk existed on Windows 9x/Me. On all versions of Windows NT (including
XP) as well as in DOS, the equivalent oogram is called chkdsk
 
Scandisk existed on Windows 9x/Me. On all versions of Windows NT
(including XP) as well as in DOS, the equivalent oogram is called
chkdsk
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"Oogram" is not my usual kind of typo. That should be "program," of course.
 
Why dont you JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION the easist way is to dbl clk on my
computer rt clk on the drive you want to check click on properties then click
 
Mike said:
Why dont you JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION the easist way is to dbl clk on
my computer rt clk on the drive you want to check click on properties
then click on the tools tab and then click on error checking check
scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and you'll have to
reboot and it will run scandisk.
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I did answer the question, and correctly (except for my typo). You, on the
other hand, answered it incorrectly.

As I said, there is *no* scandisk in Windows XP. What you suggest is one way
to run *chkdsk*. There's nothing wrong with doing it your way, but it's not
necessarily the easiest. Another way, as I said, is simply to type chdsk at
the start run line,.
 
Read your orginal post you did not answer the question all you said is

Scandisk existed on Windows 9x/Me. On all versions of Windows NT
(including XP) as well as in DOS, the equivalent oogram is called
chkdsk

you didnt tell him to type cmd in the run command and then run chkdsk or
tell him to access it the way i told him how to access it yes it is longer
but some people find that way easier " At least most of my customers find
that way easier "
 
conma said:
New to XP. On ME, scandisc was with system tools. It is not with system
tools on XP. Where is it?
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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.

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.

However, unless you are actually experiencing a specific problem
related to your hard drive's file system, there's no real need to run
Chkdsk. The utility is not designed to be used as part of any period
maintenance plan.



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Mike said:
Why dont you JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION the easist way is to dbl clk on my
computer rt clk on the drive you want to check click on properties then click
on the tools tab and then click on error checking check scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors and you'll have to reboot and it will run scandisk.
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Because that would be a lie. There is no utility or program on WinXP
called "Scan Disk." Ken has a penchant for providing the correct
answer, you see.

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
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Mike said:
Read your orginal post you did not answer the question all you said is

Scandisk existed on Windows 9x/Me. On all versions of Windows NT
(including XP) as well as in DOS, the equivalent oogram is called
chkdsk

you didnt tell him to type cmd in the run command and then run chkdsk or
tell him to access it the way i told him how to access it yes it is longer
but some people find that way easier " At least most of my customers find
that way easier "
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Because that's not what the OP asked. The OP didn't ask "how," he
asked "where." Perhaps *you* should read the original post again.

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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
Bruce said:
Because that's not what the OP asked. The OP didn't ask "how," he
asked "where." Perhaps *you* should read the original post again.
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Thanks, Bruce. I didn't bother replying to him, since he just seemed like
someone who wanted to argue rather than help.
 
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