Not able to run Scandisk. It had been running under schedule.

[Big Ed]

I found I wasn't able to run Scandisk. I went through the
given procedure (from Start). I checked ScandiskExe and
clicked select. It couldn't be found.
I checked in the MSDOS directory, and it was listed. I
clicked on the filename and the msdos screen flashed on
the screen but Scandisk didn't run???
Could downloading an update change the use of Scandisk?

 

[Ted Zieglar aka \Rocky\]

Windows XP does not include scandisk (it has been replaced by chkdsk), nor
does it include scandisk.exe or a folder called MSDOS.

Please post your question in the correct newsgroup for your version of
Windows.

 

[Big Ed]

-----Original Message-----
I found I wasn't able to run Scandisk. I went through the
given procedure (from Start). I checked ScandiskExe and
clicked select. It couldn't be found.
I checked in the MSDOS directory, and it was listed. I
clicked on the filename and the msdos screen flashed on
the screen but Scandisk didn't run???
Could downloading an update change the use of Scandisk?

Rocky,

I found three files listed as chkdsk. I clicked on the
one in the windows folder, and it worked fine.

Thank you!

 

[Ted Zieglar aka \Rocky\]

Glad to be of help. Here's an easier way to run chkdsk:

Open My Computer and right-click on the drive you want to check. From the
context menu select Properties. When the properties sheet opens, select the
Tools tab. Error Checking is the first choice.