Can an XP Pro CD be used to run chkdsk /r on an XP Home installation?

Thanks,

Steve

The CHKDSK /R function does not require a XP CD.
Only the SFC /SCANNOW command requires the XP CD,
which must be the same version as the installed version.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"Steve Nielsen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| Can an XP Pro CD be used to run chkdsk /r on an XP Home installation?
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| Thanks,
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| Steve
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How could you run chkdsk if you couldn't boot into xp?
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The CHKDSK /R function does not require a XP CD.
> Only the SFC /SCANNOW command requires the XP CD,
> which must be the same version as the installed version.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
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> "Steve Nielsen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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> | Can an XP Pro CD be used to run chkdsk /r on an XP Home installation?
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> | Thanks,
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> | Steve
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Thanks for the reply Carey, I understand that but you can't run CHKDSK
from the HDD if it won't boot and the user has no XP Home CD for the
system. So what I am asking is can she boot from an XP Pro CD and run
CHKDSK from that to fix her drive errors? I'm not talking about doing a
repair install, just CHKDSK.

Thanks,
Steve



Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> The CHKDSK /R function does not require a XP CD.
> Only the SFC /SCANNOW command requires the XP CD,
> which must be the same version as the installed version.
>

Ok, we found out by trying. For future reference booting from the XP Pro
CD and entering Recovery Console allowed loggin into XP Home on the
drive and running CHKDSK from C: drive. Problem solved.
Thanks for the replies.

Steve

Steve Nielsen wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Carey, I understand that but you can't run CHKDSK
> from the HDD if it won't boot and the user has no XP Home CD for the
> system. So what I am asking is can she boot from an XP Pro CD and run
> CHKDSK from that to fix her drive errors? I'm not talking about doing a
> repair install, just CHKDSK.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
>
>
> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
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>> The CHKDSK /R function does not require a XP CD.
>> Only the SFC /SCANNOW command requires the XP CD,
>> which must be the same version as the installed version.
>>
>