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Are the Scandisk and Checkdisk applications in Windows 98 available in XP?
How do I access them? I don't see them in the accessory or system tools menus.
 
JJ said:
Are the Scandisk and Checkdisk applications in Windows 98 available in XP?
How do I access them? I don't see them in the accessory or system tools
menus.
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Windows XP has the CHKDSK command (check disk).

Open a Command Prompt and type:

chkdsk /?

for syntax and usage notes.

I generally use:

chkdsk c: /f

To scan and repair any errors found.
If the drive you want to scan is a system drive (and therefore in use) then
you'll be asked if you want to schedule the scan to run next time your PC
reboots - answer Y and next time you reboot obviously it'll then perform the
scan and do any repairs necessary.

Any reports from the chkdsk scan can be found in the Control Panel > Admin
Tools > Event Viewer.

Martin.
 
JJ said:
Are the Scandisk and Checkdisk applications in Windows 98 available in XP?
How do I access them? I don't see them in the accessory or system tools menus.
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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.

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.


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Are the Scandisk and Checkdisk applications in Windows 98 available in XP?
How do I access them? I don't see them in the accessory or system tools
menus.
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Make sure you have a full and complete backup before doing a chkdsk. It can
cause data corruption.
 
Don't you mean "Data Loss" ? - Don't believe I've ever encountered
a situation where running Chkdsk itself has "Caused" disk inconsistencies.
But you are correct - NEVER run Chkdsk with repair qualifiers unless
the disk/volume is backed up.
 
Don't you mean "Data Loss" ? - Don't believe I've ever encountered
a situation where running Chkdsk itself has "Caused" disk inconsistencies.
But you are correct - NEVER run Chkdsk with repair qualifiers unless
the disk/volume is backed up.

"Rock" wrote
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Semantics? Ok, another way to say it is if there are problems it can make
matters worse.
 
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