diagnostics [Archive]

charmac

February 27th 04, 12:59 AM

I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
Can anyone help.

Charmac

charmac

February 27th 04, 01:06 AM

Many thanks !!
>-----Original Message-----
>Utilize the following Windows XP utility programs, at
least monthly, in this order:
>
>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
>
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
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>
>"charmac" > wrote in
message:
> ...
>
>|I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
>| similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version,
and
>| there seems to be no programme to scan and repair
faults.
>| Can anyone help.
>|
>| Charmac
>.
>

w_tom

February 27th 04, 04:40 AM

Scandisk was a solution to inferiority of FAT filesystems.
Your disk drive should be an NTFS filesystem. You should
verify this. NTFS filesystems are self-healing. If an NTFS
filesystem need be repaired, then XP (a Windows NT based OS)
automatically executes CHKDSK. Those other procedures, for
example, clean up messes left by defective programs, eliminate
excessive files from internet access, and defragment the
disk. You need not Scandisk a properly designed NTFS
filesystem - that existed before even FAT32 was created for
the obsolete Windows 9x based OSes.

charmac wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
> similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
> there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
> Can anyone help.

w_tom

February 27th 04, 04:41 AM

Scandisk was a solution to inferiority of FAT filesystems.
Your disk drive should be an NTFS filesystem. You should
verify this. NTFS filesystems are self-healing. If an NTFS
filesystem need be repaired, then XP (a Windows NT based OS)
automatically executes CHKDSK. Those other procedures, for
example, clean up messes left by defective programs, eliminate
excessive files from internet access, and defragment the
disk. You need not Scandisk a properly designed NTFS
filesystem - that existed before even FAT32 was created for
the obsolete Windows 9x based OSes.

charmac wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
> similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
> there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
> Can anyone help.

w_tom

February 27th 04, 04:53 AM

Scandisk was a solution to inferiority of FAT filesystems.
Your disk drive should be an NTFS filesystem. You should
verify this. NTFS filesystems are self-healing. If an NTFS
filesystem need be repaired, then XP (a Windows NT based OS)
automatically executes CHKDSK. Those other procedures, for
example, clean up messes left by defective programs, eliminate
excessive files from internet access, and defragment the
disk. You need not Scandisk a properly designed NTFS
filesystem - that existed before even FAT32 was created for
the obsolete Windows 9x based OSes.

charmac wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
> similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
> there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
> Can anyone help.

w_tom

February 27th 04, 05:15 AM

Scandisk was a solution to inferiority of FAT filesystems.
Your disk drive should be an NTFS filesystem. You should
verify this. NTFS filesystems are self-healing. If an NTFS
filesystem need be repaired, then XP (a Windows NT based OS)
automatically executes CHKDSK. Those other procedures, for
example, clean up messes left by defective programs, eliminate
excessive files from internet access, and defragment the
disk. You need not Scandisk a properly designed NTFS
filesystem - that existed before even FAT32 was created for
the obsolete Windows 9x based OSes.

charmac wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
> similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
> there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
> Can anyone help.

w_tom

February 27th 04, 05:15 AM

Scandisk was a solution to inferiority of FAT filesystems.
Your disk drive should be an NTFS filesystem. You should
verify this. NTFS filesystems are self-healing. If an NTFS
filesystem need be repaired, then XP (a Windows NT based OS)
automatically executes CHKDSK. Those other procedures, for
example, clean up messes left by defective programs, eliminate
excessive files from internet access, and defragment the
disk. You need not Scandisk a properly designed NTFS
filesystem - that existed before even FAT32 was created for
the obsolete Windows 9x based OSes.

charmac wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
> similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
> there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
> Can anyone help.

w_tom

February 27th 04, 05:26 AM

Scandisk was a solution to inferiority of FAT filesystems.
Your disk drive should be an NTFS filesystem. You should
verify this. NTFS filesystems are self-healing. If an NTFS
filesystem need be repaired, then XP (a Windows NT based OS)
automatically executes CHKDSK. Those other procedures, for
example, clean up messes left by defective programs, eliminate
excessive files from internet access, and defragment the
disk. You need not Scandisk a properly designed NTFS
filesystem - that existed before even FAT32 was created for
the obsolete Windows 9x based OSes.

charmac wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
> similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
> there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
> Can anyone help.

w_tom

February 27th 04, 05:35 AM

Scandisk was a solution to inferiority of FAT filesystems.
Your disk drive should be an NTFS filesystem. You should
verify this. NTFS filesystems are self-healing. If an NTFS
filesystem need be repaired, then XP (a Windows NT based OS)
automatically executes CHKDSK. Those other procedures, for
example, clean up messes left by defective programs, eliminate
excessive files from internet access, and defragment the
disk. You need not Scandisk a properly designed NTFS
filesystem - that existed before even FAT32 was created for
the obsolete Windows 9x based OSes.

charmac wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
> similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
> there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
> Can anyone help.

Carey Frisch [MVP]

February 29th 04, 07:04 AM

Utilize the following Windows XP utility programs, at least monthly, in this order:

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"charmac" > wrote in message:
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|I would like to know if there is a freeware programme,
| similar to scandisk. I have windows XP home version, and
| there seems to be no programme to scan and repair faults.
| Can anyone help.
|
| Charmac