scandisk

[Guest]

Hi I used to use scandisk on my old pc but now i have windows xp on my new pc
and i cant seem to find scandisk, i was wondering if they cahnged the name of
the programme and where i could find it? Thanks!

 

[Guest]

this should help you

http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/xp/scandisk.htm

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It's chkdsk in an NT system (of which WinXP is one). To access the tool,
right click the drive in Windows Explorer and select properties. You will
find "error checking" on the tools tab. You can also access it from a
command prompt (start/run cmd), check the parameters by running chkdsk /?.
Note, for some of checkdisk's functions the drive must not be in active use.
Frequently, you will need to reboot for the disk checker to run.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

thanks guys brill! problem solved

Hi,

It's chkdsk in an NT system (of which WinXP is one). To access the tool,
right click the drive in Windows Explorer and select properties. You will
find "error checking" on the tools tab. You can also access it from a
command prompt (start/run cmd), check the parameters by running chkdsk /?.
Note, for some of checkdisk's functions the drive must not be in active use.
Frequently, you will need to reboot for the disk checker to run.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi I used to use scandisk on my old pc but now i have windows xp on my new pc
and i cant seem to find scandisk, i was wondering if they cahnged the name of
the programme and where i could find it? Thanks!

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.

However, unless you are actually experiencing a specific problem
related to your hard drive's file system, there's no real need to run
Chkdsk. The utility is not designed to be used as part of any period
maintenance plan.


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Bruce Chambers

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