disk defragmenter--need chkdsk f/.---what is that and why and how

[Guest]

"disk defragmenter has determined that chkdsk needs to be run -

please run chkdsk f/."

i dont know what this is-never seen it before....not sure i understand what
i read about it when i look it up------------so......help.....run it --not
run it......how.....what caused it to come up.........get me out of it..and
let me run the defragmenter is what would work for me???------thank you very
much...i couldnt get by without you (e-mail address removed)

 

[Guest]

"disk defragmenter has determined that chkdsk needs to be run -

please run chkdsk f/."

i dont know what this is-never seen it before....not sure i understand what
i read about it when i look it up------------so......help.....run it --not
run it......how.....what caused it to come up.........get me out of it..and
let me run the defragmenter is what would work for me???------thank you very
much...i couldnt get by without you (e-mail address removed)

Windows has detected a problem on your disc, and “offers†a tool to check
the nature of the problem, and even to repair errors when found.

The Knowledge Database article, which may answer your “---what is that and
why and howâ€, is “How to perform disk error checking in Windows XPâ€, ID
315265 and link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us

Regards,
Ka2H

 

[Guest]

THANK YOU......I HAVE PRINTED THAT INFO AND WILL NOW TRY AND STUMBLE THROUGH
IT.....THANKS AGAIN.......

 

[Bob Harris]

All disks eventaully develope some problems with their file systems. These
are software problems, and have nothing to do with the physical integrity of
the disk. Sometimes the cause is obvious, such as a power failure, other
times it just seems to happen.

Modern versions of Windows include a tool to fix most of these problems,
which ussually amount to a small confusion about what is where on the disk.
The tool included with XP is called CHKDSK, or check-disk.

CHKDSK can be run in at least three ways: (1) from windows explorer,
right-click, properties, tools, error-checking, automatically fix file
system errors. This will require a reboot to occur. (2) Open a command
prompt (looks like a DOS prompt) and type CHKDSK C: /F or CHKDSK C: /R /F
for a more thorough scan/repair, hit return, type Y when asked, reboot. (3)
Run the XP recovery console from the XP CDROM, if you have one, or from the
free downloadable floppy set called setup disks. In the recovery console,
run CHKDSK C: /R. Note /R not /F in the recovery console.

Caution: CHKDSK can fix a many problems, but it can not fix all software
problems and it can not fix any hardware problems. It can lock-out bad
sectors, which can avoid future problems, but it can not always recover data
from bad sectors. Note that increasing bad sectors with time is not a good
thing, and generally means that it is time to get a new hard drive.

Bottom-line: CHKDSK can do a lot to help your PC keep running well, but it
is no substitue for backups of personal files, and disk images to restore
the operating system in case of major software problems or in case of a
physical disk crash.