scandisk

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James;
Error Checking is chkdsk.
From XP Help:
[Detecting and repairing disk errors
You can use the Error-checking tool to check for file system errors and bad sectors on
your hard disk.
Open My Computer, and then select the local disk you want to check.
On the File menu, click Properties.
On the Tools tab, under Error-checking, click Check Now.
Under Check disk options, select the Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors check
box.
Notes
To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
All files must be closed for this process to run. If the volume is currently in use, a
message box will appear prompting you to indicate whether or not you want to reschedule
the disk checking for the next time you restart your system. Then, the next time you
restart your system, disk checking will run. Your volume will not be available to perform
other tasks while this process is running.
If your volume is formatted as NTFS, Windows automatically logs all file transactions,
replaces bad clusters, and stores copies of key information for all files on the NTFS
volume.]
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scandisk is Disk Defragmenter
From XP Help:
[Using Disk Defragmenter
You might need to have a computer administrator account to perform some tasks.
Disk Defragmenter consolidates fragmented files and folders on your computer's hard disk,
so that each occupies a single, contiguous space on the volume. As a result, your system
can gain access to your files and folders and save new ones more efficiently. By
consolidating your files and folders, Disk Defragmenter also consolidates the volume's
free space, making it less likely that new files will be fragmented.
You can also defragment disks from a command line using the defrag command. For more
information, click Related Topics.
Open Disk Defragmenter.
Notes
To open Disk Defragmenter, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to
System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter.]
 
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