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Griff
I can't locate Scandisk in Windows XP Pro! Can someone
help me?
Griff
help me?
Griff
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mac
Griff said:
start>programs>accessories>system tools.
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
Windows XP has a "Checkdisk" error-checking utility that replaced
the old "Scandisk" utility in previous versions of Windows.
Try the following maintenance suggestions:
Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp
How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp
HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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|I can't locate Scandisk in Windows XP Pro! Can someone
| help me?
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| Griff
the old "Scandisk" utility in previous versions of Windows.
Try the following maintenance suggestions:
Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp
How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp
HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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|I can't locate Scandisk in Windows XP Pro! Can someone
| help me?
|
| Griff
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Ramesh [MVP]
Griff,
315265 - How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265
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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
I can't locate Scandisk in Windows XP Pro! Can someone
help me?
Griff
315265 - How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265
--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
I can't locate Scandisk in Windows XP Pro! Can someone
help me?
Griff
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mac
Ooops 
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Ramesh [MVP]
M
mac
Speed read - not a good idea
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Ken Blake, MVP
In
Windows XP has no scandisk. The XP equivalent is called chkdsk.
Enter chkdsk at the Start | Run line.
Griff said:
Windows XP has no scandisk. The XP equivalent is called chkdsk.
Enter chkdsk at the Start | Run line.
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
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, as it's not burdened with presenting a
pretty picture of moving blocks of color while it's working.
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.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
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, as it's not burdened with presenting a
pretty picture of moving blocks of color while it's working.
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.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
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Tom
Bruce Chambers said:
Um, "Scandisk" never presented this pretty pictures of moving color blocks at all in any Windows OS. You are confusing this with the Defrag utility in ME/98.
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Richard Harris
The old DOS version of scandisk.exe did actually show a graphical
representation of the disks structure and show different colored blocks for
it's progress.
Rich
Um, "Scandisk" never presented this pretty pictures of moving color blocks
at all in any Windows OS. You are confusing this with the Defrag utility in
ME/98.
representation of the disks structure and show different colored blocks for
it's progress.
Rich
Bruce Chambers said:
Um, "Scandisk" never presented this pretty pictures of moving color blocks
at all in any Windows OS. You are confusing this with the Defrag utility in
ME/98.
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Tom
Richard Harris said:
So?
Bruce didnt mention Dos but specified 98/ME , which Scandisk had no graphical image showing colored blocks, other than a progress bar in a small applet when using that program.
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
You apparently never tried the "Detailed View" option.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
So?
Bruce didnt mention Dos but specified 98/ME , which Scandisk had no
graphical image showing colored blocks, other than a progress bar in a
small applet when using that program.
You apparently never tried the "Detailed View" option.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
Richard Harris said:
So?
Bruce didnt mention Dos but specified 98/ME , which Scandisk had no
graphical image showing colored blocks, other than a progress bar in a
small applet when using that program.
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Tom
Bruce Chambers said:
LOL Youre still thinking defrag, which has the option to see details or not. Scandisk does no such thing. I have ME on my other PC here, and it does not do that under Scandisk. Maybe you should be sure of what you say, especially one that is an MVP!
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
I've never even seen, much less used or supported, a computer
running WinMe. I was thinking of Win95 and Win98, but I'll concede
that, as it has been years since I've encountered either one of those,
my memory of Scandisk's display options could be mistaken.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
LOL Youre still thinking defrag, which has the option to see details
or not. Scandisk does no such thing. I have ME on my other PC here,
and it does not do that under Scandisk. Maybe you should be sure of
what you say, especially one that is an MVP!
I've never even seen, much less used or supported, a computer
running WinMe. I was thinking of Win95 and Win98, but I'll concede
that, as it has been years since I've encountered either one of those,
my memory of Scandisk's display options could be mistaken.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
Bruce Chambers said:
LOL Youre still thinking defrag, which has the option to see details
or not. Scandisk does no such thing. I have ME on my other PC here,
and it does not do that under Scandisk. Maybe you should be sure of
what you say, especially one that is an MVP!
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CS
All it takes to get "elected" to MVP status is tote the MS line and be
an apologist for them. Mr. Chambers more than qualifies.....
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mac
Tosser
Elected? Mmmmm that is a new one!
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Tom
CS said:
Well, I honestly don't think Bruce totes anything, that doesn't make him wrong by your definition, he is wrong concerning this one issue. I also think he is an MVP because he helps people, or tries to, as well as the others here that use that in their sigs. I see a lot of great help, and I don't think that any of them are "toting" (per your usage of the word). Remember, these folks do this of their own volition, and giving of their own time, freely, as many who don't carry those initials do here also..
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cquirke (MVP Win9x)
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:13:12 -0600, "Bruce Chambers"
Maybe that's why you missed my point about Scandisk offering superior
control over the file system "repair" process.
When Scandisk finds and error, it stops with a dialog that explaions
what the error is, and what it intends to do about it - e.g. "the
C:\Windows directory appears to be corrupt; Scandisk will truncate the
directory at the last good point, and reclaim any remaining files as
lost cluster chains". You can then back out, or let it carry on.
Clearly in a case such as the above, you may prefer to abort the
Scandisk process and use a more refined tool to repair the situation
(or call in a tech to do this for you). In this example, the cause
may be a single bad directory entry, beyond which lies completely
normal subdir and file pointers that you'd prefer to keep intact.
If you want Scandisk to behave like ChkDsk /F, you can do that by
checboxing "Automatically fix errors". I don't recommend that unless
you are COAB sure of your backups and/or you needed uninterrupted
unattended uptime (else who will click on the dialogs?).
Further, Scandisk for DOS mode has the /Custom option, which allows
you to tailor settings for *specific* errors - e.g. atomatically fix
free space errors, crosslinks and save lost cluster chains while
prompting on corrupted directories, mismatched FAT, etc.
When MS-DOS 6.x, Win95xx or Win98xx detect a "dirty" file system after
a bad exit, the automatic Scandisk applies the settings used by
/Custom, which are stored in Scandisk.ini
WinME offers a more crippled Windows-based automatic Scandisk that
lacks the finesse afforded by Scandisk.ini (the file still exists, but
is ignored). Because Windows is already running, the post-bad-exit
Scandisk may not be able to fix errors before Windows' disk traffic
compounds them - as it is, WinME's auto-Scandisk often has to restart
due to the inevitable write traffic as Windows starts up.
XP's AutoChk is superior to WinME's crippled form of auto-Scandisk
only that it runs before Windows starts, as the auto-Scandisk does
earlier Win9x versions.
But ChkDsk completely lacks the hands-on control Scandisk offers.
in medicine is the Retrospectoscope
Maybe that's why you missed my point about Scandisk offering superior
control over the file system "repair" process.
When Scandisk finds and error, it stops with a dialog that explaions
what the error is, and what it intends to do about it - e.g. "the
C:\Windows directory appears to be corrupt; Scandisk will truncate the
directory at the last good point, and reclaim any remaining files as
lost cluster chains". You can then back out, or let it carry on.
Clearly in a case such as the above, you may prefer to abort the
Scandisk process and use a more refined tool to repair the situation
(or call in a tech to do this for you). In this example, the cause
may be a single bad directory entry, beyond which lies completely
normal subdir and file pointers that you'd prefer to keep intact.
If you want Scandisk to behave like ChkDsk /F, you can do that by
checboxing "Automatically fix errors". I don't recommend that unless
you are COAB sure of your backups and/or you needed uninterrupted
unattended uptime (else who will click on the dialogs?).
Further, Scandisk for DOS mode has the /Custom option, which allows
you to tailor settings for *specific* errors - e.g. atomatically fix
free space errors, crosslinks and save lost cluster chains while
prompting on corrupted directories, mismatched FAT, etc.
When MS-DOS 6.x, Win95xx or Win98xx detect a "dirty" file system after
a bad exit, the automatic Scandisk applies the settings used by
/Custom, which are stored in Scandisk.ini
WinME offers a more crippled Windows-based automatic Scandisk that
lacks the finesse afforded by Scandisk.ini (the file still exists, but
is ignored). Because Windows is already running, the post-bad-exit
Scandisk may not be able to fix errors before Windows' disk traffic
compounds them - as it is, WinME's auto-Scandisk often has to restart
due to the inevitable write traffic as Windows starts up.
XP's AutoChk is superior to WinME's crippled form of auto-Scandisk
only that it runs before Windows starts, as the auto-Scandisk does
earlier Win9x versions.
But ChkDsk completely lacks the hands-on control Scandisk offers.
The most accurate diagnostic instrument
in medicine is the Retrospectoscope