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How do I run Scan Disk with XP Pro? When I use the Win 98 method: start,
all programs, accessories, and system tools, there is a defragment but no
scan disk.

 

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In news:uz0ang3HFHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
George Mabry <george.mabry@comcast.net> typed:

> How do I run Scan Disk with XP Pro? When I use the Win 98
> method:
> start, all programs, accessories, and system tools, there is a
> defragment but no scan disk.


Neither Windows XP nor any other version of Windows NT has
scandisk. The XP equivalent is called chkdsk.

Enter chkdsk at the Start | Run line.


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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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"George Mabry" wrote:

| How do I run Scan Disk with XP Pro? When I use the Win 98 method: start,
| all programs, accessories, and system tools, there is a defragment but no
| scan disk.

 

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George Mabry wrote:
> How do I run Scan Disk with XP Pro? When I use the Win 98 method: start,
> all programs, accessories, and system tools, there is a defragment but no
> scan disk.
>
>


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.


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