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I remember in windows 98 you could check your memory for errors by running
scandisk. Is there a way to check your memory in XP?
 
Kelly

Did scandisk check memory?


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Kelly said:
Hi Paul,

Right click your C: drive/Properties/Tools

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Barstoolprofet said:
I remember in windows 98 you could check your memory for errors by running
scandisk. Is there a way to check your memory in XP?
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Scandisk did not check Memory (RAM) it checked the hard disk. Please do
not confuse them

Scandisk is not in XP. Instead use CHKDSK. Do a Start - All Programs -
Accessories - Command Prompt and give

CHKDSK /F C:

Reply Y to two complaining messages, then reboot for the check to be
carried out
 
Barstoolprofet said:
I remember in windows 98 you could check your memory for errors by running
scandisk. Is there a way to check your memory in XP?
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Win98's Scandisk had absolutely nothing to do with checking a
computer's memory. What it checked was the integrity of the hard
drive's file system and the data stored thereon.

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.

Unless you are actually experiencing a specific problem related to
your hard drive's file system, there's no real need to run Chkdsk.
There's certainly no need to do so prior to installing a game.
(Although periodically defragging a partition is good advice.)

To check your computer's memory, as you've asked, you can use Memtest86
from http://www.memtest86.com/


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That was his mistake in wording, I was sending him to Check Disk, Gerry. In
case he had the terms confused as per his subject line.
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Gerry Cornell said:
Kelly

Did scandisk check memory?


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Regards.

Gerry

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Enquire, plan and execute.
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Sorry I forgot the ,-). I am not very good with emoticons so I leave
them out usually.



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Regards.

Gerry

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Enquire, plan and execute.
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