Is Scandisk Still in Windows XP?

[Tom]

I just had a real quick question today when I was
browsing through my PC's System Tools bar and I realized
that Scandisk wasn't there... What happened to the
scandisk program? I haven't read anything about it
recently and I was curious if they imbedded the program
into Windows XP or if they had just done away with it and
why? This may seem like a stupid question but I am
curious.

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Not there. Use chkdsk instead.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

I just had a real quick question today when I was
browsing through my PC's System Tools bar and I realized
that Scandisk wasn't there... What happened to the
scandisk program? I haven't read anything about it
recently and I was curious if they imbedded the program
into Windows XP or if they had just done away with it and
why? This may seem like a stupid question but I am
curious.

Tom

XP uses a program called Check Disk (chkdsk). If you want Check Disk to fix
errors automatically here's the best way to run it:

Click Start/My Computer
Right-click the drive you want to check and click Properties/Tools
Click Check Now
Check "Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan for and
attempt recovery of bad sectors"
Click Start. On the information window, click Yes. Reboot
the computer.

Check Disk can take quite awhile to run. It's best to let this run
overnight.



--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

WinXP does not have a program called "Scandisk," as this was a
Win9x/Me program. Instead, because WinXP is descended from the
WinNT/2K OS family, it has a command line utility called "Chkdsk,"
which performs much better, as it's not burdened with presenting a
pretty picture of moving blocks of color while it's working.

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.


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Papa]

Windows XP uses Chkdsk, not Scandisk.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I just had a real quick question today when I was
browsing through my PC's System Tools bar and I realized
that Scandisk wasn't there... What happened to the
scandisk program?

That was a Wino9x program - for FAT 32 only. XP uses instead the older
CHKDSK - run from All Programs - Accessories - Command prompt. Give
CHKDSK /?
to find out the control switches for it. If you want it run on C to fix
things (/F switch) you will have to say Y to two questions, so as to set
it up to run at next boot - or else run it in Read only mode