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Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by paul43, 2002/12/15.

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  1. 2002/12/15
    paul43

    paul43 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Can someone tell me if Scandisk is still avaible or needed in Win XP & if so how do I find it?

    Someone at a computer shop told me to pull the main electrical plug from the computer then plug it back in and XP would start running Scandisk--didn't sound like a plan to me.
    Thank you
    Paul:confused:
     
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    Zephyr

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    XP uses Checkdisk (chkdsk.exe) instead. One way to access it is to open My Computer > right click the drive you want to check > select properties > Tools > then Check Now > Start. Leave the two boxes blank normally. If it completes, all is fine. It'll not tell you anything unless there is a problem. If there is, you'll be asked to allow it to run on the next reboot. Say Yes, and it'll do that automatically and handle the errors if possible.

    Cheers. :)
     
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    paul43

    paul43 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thank you Zephyr :)
     
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    Arie

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    If I had someone at my computershop tell me that I would declare him incompetent, and would NEVER visit that shop again!
     
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    paul43

    paul43 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Arie, your right I just pulled the plug on that store.
    Thank you, Paul
     
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