Running Scandisk in Win XP

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Wendy

How do I run Scandisk in Win XP? OR - Is there something
else I do to do the old task of Scandisk/Defrag from Win
98?
Thanks. Wendy
 
Open My computer
Right click a drive letter and select properties
On the tools tab click Check Now

Regards
Mark Dormer
 
right click your hard disc drive icon,there u will c scan disc option .just click on it,make sure your applications r all closed
 
How do I run Scandisk in Win XP? OR - Is there something
else I do to do the old task of Scandisk/Defrag from Win
98?
Thanks. Wendy
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For a more complete check, use the chkdsk from the command prompt.

From MS help center off my computer:

Parameters

none

Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the
current drive.

drive:

Specifies the drive that you want chkdsk to check.

/p

Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for
chkdsk to run. This parameter does not make any changes to the drive.

/r

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. Implies /p.

Note

The chkdsk command requires the file Autochk.exe. If it cannot find it
in the startup directory (\%systemroot%\System32, by default), it will
attempt to locate it on the Windows Installation CD. If you have a
multiboot computer, be sure you are issuing this command from the
drive containing Windows.
 
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