Scandisc

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Ryan

Anyone remember scandisc from windows 98, the one that
scanned the disk for fragmented files, checked to make
sure there was no problems, that kind of thing. Well I
urgently need it now in windows XP but the location seems
to have changed on the new operating system, anyone know
where it is?
 
Right click on the properties of the drive letter you want
to scan. Look under the Tools tab.

dw...
 
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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