Bob said:
I am running WindowsXP, SP2 and my disk analyzing tool as well as Norton
indicate that there is a problem with the NTFS files system, specifically
the indexing. Norton however cannot fix this under Windows. What can I use
to fix a bad file system under windows?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Use the command line utility called "Chkdsk."
Start > Run > Cmd > Chkdsk.exe /? for the correct syntax and
available options.
Alternatively, double-click My Computer > right-click the desired
hard drive > Properties > Tools > Error-checking/Check Now. This will
run Chkdsk, normally on the next reboot.
Also, you'd be well-advised to remove that Norton "tool" before it
causes any irreparable damage. Once a useful utility suite, back in the
days of MS-DOS, when Peter Norton was more than a picture on the box,
Norton Utilities have been becoming increasingly useless and redundant
over the years. There's little offered by NU that WinXP cannot already
do natively. And some of Systemworks's features, like CrashGuard and
CleanSweep (if they're still included) cause far more problems then they
prevent.
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