Scan disk

[Lynne]

I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
it. Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which I
finally found through a bunch of totally obscure terms)?

[Ken Blake]

In ,
Lynne > typed:

> I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
> it.


Many people at first hate things that are new to them. Give it a
chance; in my view it's far and away the best and most stable
version of Windows ever.


> Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
> disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which I
> finally found through a bunch of totally obscure terms)?


The XP equivalent of Scandisk is called chkdisk.

--
Ken Blake
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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

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"Lynne" > wrote in message
...
> I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
> it. Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
> disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which I
> finally found through a bunch of totally obscure terms)?

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

You're using a new operating system that is based upon NT. It used to be
considered a "professional O/S. Of course things will be different. Do you
want to be stuck with ME the rest of your life, or do you want to learn and
grow?

"Lynne" > wrote in message
...
> I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
> it. Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
> disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which I
> finally found through a bunch of totally obscure terms)?

[Mike Hall]

It may help you to navigate around XP if you set the look of XP to
"classic".. right click on the START button and select properties.. then
click on CLASSIC..

"Lynne" > wrote in message
...
> I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
> it. Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
> disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which I
> finally found through a bunch of totally obscure terms)?

[Lynne]

Thank you for all who responded to my question. However,
what I asked was if XP had a "thorough" Scan Disk (Check
Disk which I have already found and run, although it
interrupted itself when almost done and therefore was
never completed) vs. a surface disk scan. I assumed
because of the time of the "check disk" that it was a
surface scan. So might someone be able to answer that
queston for me?

>-----Original Message-----
>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:
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
ever count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
>"Lynne" > wrote in message
...
>> I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
>> it. Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
>> disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which
I
>> finally found through a bunch of totally obscure
terms)?
>
>
>.
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Chkdsk _is_ thorough, much more so than Win9x's Scandisk was ever
designed to be. What, exactly, are you trying to do/learn with
Chkdsk?

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Lynne" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you for all who responded to my question. However,
> what I asked was if XP had a "thorough" Scan Disk (Check
> Disk which I have already found and run, although it
> interrupted itself when almost done and therefore was
> never completed) vs. a surface disk scan. I assumed
> because of the time of the "check disk" that it was a
> surface scan. So might someone be able to answer that
> queston for me?
>

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Run chkdsk with the /r switch. It performs a thorough surface scan. It works
upon a reboot. It can take hours on a huge drive. It is not hung up.

"Lynne" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you for all who responded to my question. However,
> what I asked was if XP had a "thorough" Scan Disk (Check
> Disk which I have already found and run, although it
> interrupted itself when almost done and therefore was
> never completed) vs. a surface disk scan. I assumed
> because of the time of the "check disk" that it was a
> surface scan. So might someone be able to answer that
> queston for me?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >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:
> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
> ever count on
> >having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> >"Lynne" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
> >> it. Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
> >> disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which
> I
> >> finally found through a bunch of totally obscure
> terms)?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Richard]

Windows XP is the best Microsoft has ever did. after being a user of windows
98 an Me for 4 years XP tops them all you just have to play around with it.
But thats just a point of veiw. everyone has there own.
"Lynne" > wrote in message
...
> I just upgraded to Windows XP and have learned to hate
> it. Anyway, is there any way to run a thorough scan
> disk, as in Windwos ME, or only a surface scan, (which I
> finally found through a bunch of totally obscure terms)?