Scandisk Replacement

[Carolyn]

I used to use Scandisk and then Defrag with older Win versions. What has
replaced Scandisk?

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings

Windows XP includes "chkdsk" and also has a better version of Disk Defrag.

Chkdsk in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...hnet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/chkdsk.asp

How to Defragment Your Disk Drive Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314848

 

[The Unknown P]

Click>start\my computer and then right click on your drive
(usually C and then click properties and then tools. You
can find these in the windows\system32 folder if you want
to create shortcuts for you desktop. The System32 folder
may not show unless you have enabled "show hidden files
and folders" in control panel\folder options\view tab-
hidden files and folders section. There is also a show
super hidden tweak for the registry that you can do. Have
fun.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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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[Daniel L. Belton]

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

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH




What has

It was actually in DOS long before NT.. Then they went to ScanDisk...
Now back to Chkdsk once again... Technology goes in circles