Scandisk&Defrag XP

[P.A.T.]

My grandson has an XP and asked me to contact you people
to ask about Scandisk and Defrag on XP.
I Understand Scandisk is called: Disk Error Checking in
XP; and found MKB article 315265, however when its used in
Win ME, there are other steps to be taken, i.e. remove
any programs that may be active in the background:
Antivirus, Firewall, auto-protect, scheduled Tests, etc.
I'm wondering if this aplies to XP ??
Now Defrag. On Win ME I use the "Clean boot the Computor"
method and I read MKB article 310541 and wondering if
there are
something else as well. Tks for your help.
P.A.T.

[Nicholas]

Scandisk is now known as Check Disk:

Open the Command Prompt and type: CHKDSK /F , and hit enter.
Answer "yes" and reboot your computer.

1. Open XP's "Help and Support".
2. Look under "Pick a Help topic".
3. Click on "Performance and Maintenance"


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Nicholas

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"P.A.T." > wrote in message:
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| My grandson has an XP and asked me to contact you people=20
| to ask about Scandisk and Defrag on XP.=20
| I Understand Scandisk is called: Disk Error Checking in=20
| XP; and found MKB article 315265, however when its used in=20
| Win ME, there are other steps to be taken, i.e. remove=20
| any programs that may be active in the background:=20
| Antivirus, Firewall, auto-protect, scheduled Tests, etc. =20
| I'm wondering if this aplies to XP ??=20
| Now Defrag. On Win ME I use the "Clean boot the Computor"
| method and I read MKB article 310541 and wondering if=20
| there are
| something else as well. Tks for your help.
| P.A.T.
|

[Gerry Cornell]

Pat

Chkdsk and Disk Defragmenter are less prone to interruptions by other =
programmes in Windows XP so you can probably disregard this as an issue.

Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and =
use it to remove parasites.

How good is your housekeeping?

1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.

2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.

3. Run Disk Cleanup. Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk =
Cleanup.

Do these before running Disk Defragmenter.
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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"P.A.T." > wrote in message =
...
> My grandson has an XP and asked me to contact you people=20
> to ask about Scandisk and Defrag on XP.=20
> I Understand Scandisk is called: Disk Error Checking in=20
> XP; and found MKB article 315265, however when its used in=20
> Win ME, there are other steps to be taken, i.e. remove=20
> any programs that may be active in the background:=20
> Antivirus, Firewall, auto-protect, scheduled Tests, etc. =20
> I'm wondering if this aplies to XP ??=20
> Now Defrag. On Win ME I use the "Clean boot the Computor"
> method and I read MKB article 310541 and wondering if=20
> there are
> something else as well. Tks for your help.
> P.A.T.
>

[P.A..T.]

>-----Original Message-----
>Pat
>
>Chkdsk and Disk Defragmenter are less prone to
interruptions by other programmes in Windows XP so you can
probably disregard this as an issue.
>
>Download Adaware from
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and use it to
remove parasites.
>
>How good is your housekeeping?
>
>1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.
>
>2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All
whilst OFFLINE.
>
>3. Run Disk Cleanup. Start, Programs, Accessories, System
Tools, Disk Cleanup.
>
>Do these before running Disk Defragmenter.
>
>
>~~~~~~
>
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Gerry
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>FCA

>Stourport, Worcs, England
>Enquire, plan and execute.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Please tell the newsgroup how any
>suggested solution worked for you.
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>"P.A.T." > wrote in message
...
>> My grandson has an XP and asked me to contact you
people
>> to ask about Scandisk and Defrag on XP.
>> I Understand Scandisk is called: Disk Error Checking
in
>> XP; and found MKB article 315265, however when its used
in
>> Win ME, there are other steps to be taken, i.e. remove
>> any programs that may be active in the background:
>> Antivirus, Firewall, auto-protect, scheduled Tests,
etc.
>> I'm wondering if this aplies to XP ??
>> Now Defrag. On Win ME I use the "Clean boot the
Computor"
>> method and I read MKB article 310541 and wondering if
>> there are
>> something else as well. Tks for your help.
>> P.A.T.
>>
>.
>
This is P.A.T. for his grandson: he wishes to thank Gerry
Connell for his prompt reply. All's well - works like a
charm. Tks to all.
P.A.T.

[P.A.T.]

This should have read: Cornell. I forgot Nicholas
Tks to all
P.A.T.

[Gerry Cornell]

You're welcome.=20

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Regards.

Gerry

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Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
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"P.A..T." > wrote in message =
...
>=20
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Pat
> >
> >Chkdsk and Disk Defragmenter are less prone to=20
> interruptions by other programmes in Windows XP so you can=20
> probably disregard this as an issue.
> >
> >Download Adaware from=20
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and use it to=20
> remove parasites.
> >
> >How good is your housekeeping?
> >
> >1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.
> >
> >2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All=20
> whilst OFFLINE.
> >
> >3. Run Disk Cleanup. Start, Programs, Accessories, System=20
> Tools, Disk Cleanup.
> >
> >Do these before running Disk Defragmenter.
> >=20
> >
> >~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >
> >Gerry
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >FCA
>
> >Stourport, Worcs, England
> >Enquire, plan and execute.
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Please tell the newsgroup how any=20
> >suggested solution worked for you.
> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >"P.A.T." > wrote in message=20
> ...
> >> My grandson has an XP and asked me to contact you=20
> people=20
> >> to ask about Scandisk and Defrag on XP.=20
> >> I Understand Scandisk is called: Disk Error Checking=20
> in=20
> >> XP; and found MKB article 315265, however when its used=20
> in=20
> >> Win ME, there are other steps to be taken, i.e. remove=20
> >> any programs that may be active in the background:=20
> >> Antivirus, Firewall, auto-protect, scheduled Tests,=20
> etc. =20
> >> I'm wondering if this aplies to XP ??=20
> >> Now Defrag. On Win ME I use the "Clean boot the=20
> Computor"
> >> method and I read MKB article 310541 and wondering if=20
> >> there are
> >> something else as well. Tks for your help.
> >> P.A.T.
> >>=20
> >.
> >
> This is P.A.T. for his grandson: he wishes to thank Gerry
> Connell for his prompt reply. All's well - works like a
> charm. Tks to all.
> P.A.T.