Where is check-disk in Vista

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How do I run check-disk in Vista? No "RUN" command please as that doesn't
work anymore. Where is it located so I can run it?
 
I.C. Greenfields wrote:
:: How do I run check-disk in Vista? No "RUN" command please as that
:: doesn't work anymore. Where is it located so I can run it?


Check Disk
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C




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Hi,

Right click a volume in Windows Explorer, choose properties. The drive
integrity check is on the tools tab.

Why doesn't "run" work for you? It could be a symptom of a bigger problem.
To run a disk check in Vista, you should use an elevated command prompt.
Click start, type CMD and right click the start menu entry, choose 'run as
administrator'. Click continue at the uac prompt, then run chkdsk from the
resulting command prompt.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
I.C. Greenfields said:
How do I run check-disk in Vista? No "RUN" command please as that doesn't
work anymore. Where is it located so I can run it?
Click to expand...

Just to add to the good advice you already got from Rick and TaurArian, I
think part of your confusion is that the Run shortcut is no longer in the
Start Menu by default. You can add it by right-clicking on the Start Orb
and then on the Start Menu tab. Choose "Customize" for lots of options.

However, it really isn't necessary to have the Run shortcut there because
you can run everything from the Search box (see Rick's answer). I think
perhaps you just didn't realize that.

Malke
 
Rick Rogers said:
Hi,

Right click a volume in Windows Explorer, choose properties. The drive
integrity check is on the tools tab.

Why doesn't "run" work for you?
Click to expand...

Run works, scf /scannow doesn't work.

It could be a symptom of a bigger problem.
To run a disk check in Vista, you should use an elevated command prompt.
Click start, type CMD and right click the start menu entry, choose 'run as
administrator'. Click continue at the uac prompt, then run chkdsk from the
resulting command prompt.
Click to expand...

I says I don't have "sufficient privileges" to do that. How do I get the
privileges? I wasn't given the choice to run as administrator.
 
TaurArian said:
I.C. Greenfields wrote:
:: How do I run check-disk in Vista? No "RUN" command please as that
:: doesn't work anymore. Where is it located so I can run it?
Click to expand...
Check Disk
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
Click to expand...

I'll try doing it from within Vista again. The last time it only ran about 5
minutes which doesn't seem like time enough to do my HD. Can it do a large
HD that fast? Also.. where in Vista do I find the exact size of my HD? The
lousy grandkids lost the paper all the info was written on.
 
I.C. Greenfields said:
I says I don't have "sufficient privileges" to do that. How do I get the
privileges? I wasn't given the choice to run as administrator.
Click to expand...

The lousy grandkid just turned off User Accounts so I can have control of
the PC.
 
Malke said:
Just to add to the good advice you already got from Rick and TaurArian, I
think part of your confusion is that the Run shortcut is no longer in the
Start Menu by default. You can add it by right-clicking on the Start Orb
and then on the Start Menu tab. Choose "Customize" for lots of options.

However, it really isn't necessary to have the Run shortcut there because
you can run everything from the Search box (see Rick's answer). I think
perhaps you just didn't realize that.
Click to expand...

I have Vista Home Premium. I don't have a "customize" on the Start Menu tab.
How can it get that choice on the tab? I also miss "Favorites" on the start
tab. How do I get them there?
 
I.C. Greenfields said:
I have Vista Home Premium. I don't have a "customize" on the Start Menu
tab. How can it get that choice on the tab? I also miss "Favorites" on the
start tab. How do I get them there?
Click to expand...

Right-click on the Start button and choose Properties.
 
Wrong way to fix it. To run sfc and other administrative functions, right
click the cmd link and choose 'run as administrator'. Disabling user account
control exposes the machine to infection by malware, etc. as it allows any
executable to run and alter system files without making the user aware.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
I have Vista Home Premium. I don't have a "customize" on the Start Menu
tab. How can it get that choice on the tab? I also miss "Favorites" on the
start tab. How do I get them there?
Click to expand...

Right click any empty space in the lower toolbar, click properties, click
start menu, click customize.

Cheri
 
Rick said:
Wrong way to fix it. To run sfc and other administrative functions,
right click the cmd link and choose 'run as administrator'. Disabling
user account control exposes the machine to infection by malware, etc.
as it allows any executable to run and alter system files without making
the user aware.
Click to expand...
Give us a break, Rick. With a decent A/V program and firewall, UAC isn't
needed. I turned it off on my new laptop back in August and haven't had
any problems.

Bill
 
Problem there, Bill, is many do not keep those protection programs updated.
A virus in the wild this week may not be prevented by two month old av
definitions, but uac will stop it from executing unless the user ok's it. A
firewall will not prevent a bit of malware embedded in a web page from
executing when an unsuspecting user opens a page linked from email or
another page.

A diligent user can probably run safely without it, but the vast majority
don't fall into that category. I keep it on, and do not experience any
interference from it while running software installed to any of my systems.
In fact, the only time it comes up is when I specifically invoke and expect
it - generally when trying to replicate something encountered while
supporting users in this and other groups.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
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