What is the XP equivalent of Scandisk, ie how to do full surface scan ?

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Please re-read step 3.


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Carey Frisch said:
How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

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| How do you test the disk surface, as in the full scandisk option?
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I'm pretty sure thats what "chkdsk /f" option is for...
 
Carey Frisch said:
How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

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| How do you test the disk surface, as in the full scandisk option?
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Sorry, I meant the "chkdsk /r" for repair bad sector errors.
 
Frank said:
As far as I can tell, chkdsk does not have the ability to do a surface
scan; it only checks file system consistency, like the "Standard"
option of the old scandisk. I'm looking for the XP equivalent of the
"Thorough" option of scandisk.
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Chdsk has it. Chkdsk /r
 
Go to Start > Run and type: eventvwr.msc /s , and hit enter.
When Event Viewer opens, click on "Application", then scroll
down to "Winlogon" and double-click on it. This is the log
created after running Checkdisk.

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| Is there a way to obtain a log of the chkdsk operation?
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Carey said:
Go to Start > Run and type: eventvwr.msc /s , and hit enter.
When Event Viewer opens, click on "Application", then scroll
down to "Winlogon" and double-click on it. This is the log
created after running Checkdisk.
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I did that. The only Winlogon event says:
"The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."

There is no mention of chkdsk.

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Carey said:
Go to Start > Run and type: eventvwr.msc /s , and hit enter.
When Event Viewer opens, click on "Application", then scroll
down to "Winlogon" and double-click on it. This is the log
created after running Checkdisk.
Click to expand...

This is fine for running chkdsk on my C-drive. It doesn't run until I
boot. The log is created then.

How about when I run chkdsk on my D-drive or on removable media? Then
it runs upon demand, not on booting. I can't find a log for those cases.

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As far as I can tell, chkdsk does not have the ability to do a surface
scan; it only checks file system consistency, like the "Standard"
option of the old scandisk. I'm looking for the XP equivalent of the
"Thorough" option of scandisk.
Click to expand...

I don't like chkdsk either. Scandisk, like system file checker, both
from Windows 98, were much nicer in that Windows version. For surface
scans, I use the drive manufacturer's software, available from their
web sites.

NT
 
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