XP "regular maintenance" (scandsk, scanreg, defrag, etc)

[Jeff W]

Hi - upgrading from WIN98SE - I'm used to scheduling my daily scandisk,
my weeky defrag, and doing a scanreg /fix /opt once a month. Do I have
to do any of this with XP - if so, how?
/j

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

Hi - upgrading from WIN98SE - I'm used to scheduling my daily scandisk,
my weeky defrag, and doing a scanreg /fix /opt once a month. Do I have
to do any of this with XP - if so, how?

SCANREG is no longer included and also not necessary in Windows XP.
SCANDISK has been replaced by CHKDSK and you can schedule this program
as well as DEFRAG if you like.
Create a Scheduled Task for any application and then open the
Properties. Overwrite the command-line with the proper CHKDSK/DEFRAG
command.
For help with the commands type
DEFRAG /?
CHKDSK /?
at a DOS prompt.

 

[Jeff W]

thanks - is it necessary to run these regularly with XP?
/j

 

[Gary Hendricks]

Hi

It's not critical to have that defrag and scanreg done automatically
by XP. Typically I run a manual defrag (from Start menu) once every 2
weeks or so.

Gary Hendricks
www.baby-product-guide.com

 

[Jeff W]

thanks gary

Hi

It's not critical to have that defrag and scanreg done automatically
by XP. Typically I run a manual defrag (from Start menu) once every 2
weeks or so.

Gary Hendricks
www.baby-product-guide.com

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

thanks - is it necessary to run these regularly with XP?

CHKDSK is not necessary to be run regularly on NTFS drives. But you
should run Defrag from time to time. You can also this from the Start
Menu.

 

[Jeff W]

Sorry - meant to mention -I'm still using FAT32

CHKDSK is not necessary to be run regularly on NTFS drives. But you
should run Defrag from time to time. You can also this from the Start
Menu.

 

[Jeff W]

sorry - should have added I'm on FAT32

 

[Guest]

Could you explain in _detail_ how to perform this?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Utilize the following maintenance programs, in this order:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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