Scandisk

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In XP Scandisk has been replaced with Checkdisk. You can
get to it by highlighting your C: drive in My Computer and
selecting Properties/Tools.

Hope this helpsl,
Milt
 
Are there any "rules of thumb" for running chkdsk? Ie.. should you run in
safe mode? Should you shut down everything before running? Only run after
startup? ETC

Tnx, Bill
 
When you try to run Chkdsk, it will tell you that the
computer must be restarted in order for it to run. Just
restart and it will do it's thing!

Hope this helps,
Milt
 
Thanks..

Milt said:
When you try to run Chkdsk, it will tell you that the
computer must be restarted in order for it to run. Just
restart and it will do it's thing!

Hope this helps,
Milt
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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 > 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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