Check Disk / Scan Disk

[Guest]

Windows XP Home Edition: The instructions say to go to my computer, local disk, properties then Tools tab. However, I don't have a tools tab. Consequently, I am unable to then go to error checking, check now, disk scan

Do you know how I can activate scan disk from the menu? P.S. When I turned off the computer via the button and then turned the computer back on, the check disk utility ran. There has to be a better way to activate it. Can anyone help

Also what is the program name? I tried scandskw.exe and the program could not be found.

 

[Darnko]

-----Original Message-----
Windows XP Home Edition: The instructions say to go to

my computer, local disk, properties then Tools tab.
However, I don't have a tools tab. Consequently, I am
unable to then go to error checking, check now, disk scan.

Do you know how I can activate scan disk from the menu?

P.S. When I turned off the computer via the button and
then turned the computer back on, the check disk utility
ran. There has to be a better way to activate it. Can
anyone help?

Also what is the program name? I tried scandskw.exe and

the program could not be found.

.
Go to "Run" and enter chkdsk.exe and it will preform a

check disk also if you go to this link it will give you
some switches, how, when, why, to use them.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/e
n/default.asp?
url=/WINDOWSXP/home/using/productdoc/en/chkdsk.asp

thats all one loooong link