a question re maintainence (sp?)

is there any use to chkdsk once in a while? does this help the 'puta' in
anyway?

Yes.

Chkdsk can repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters,
cross-linked files, and directory errors.

From XP HELP:

Detecting and repairing disk errors:
You can use the Error-checking tool to check for file system errors
and bad sectors on your hard disk.

1.. Open My Computer, and then select the local disk you want to check.
2.. On the File menu, click Properties.
3.. On the Tools tab, under Error-checking, click Check Now.
4.. Under Check disk options, select the Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors check box.

Notes
a.. To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
b.. All files must be closed for this process to run. If the volume is
currently in use, a message box will appear prompting you to indicate
whether
or not you want to reschedule the disk checking for the next time you
restart
your system. Then, the next time you restart your system, disk checking will
run. Your volume will not be available to perform other tasks while this
process is running.
c.. If your volume is formatted as NTFS, Windows automatically logs all file
transactions, replaces bad clusters, and stores copies of key information
for
all files on the NTFS volume.


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Quean hunted and pecked:
is there any use to chkdsk once in a while? does this help the 'puta' in
anyway?

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Wesley Vogel wrote:
Yes.

Chkdsk can repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters,
cross-linked files, and directory errors.
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Thanks Wesley. I needed to know that too.

Quean wrote:
is there any use to chkdsk once in a while? does this help the 'puta'
in anyway?

It only helps if there was something to fix. Chkdsk is a utility to fix
problems with the file system. Personally I don't run it unless there is a
problem that it may fix. It is rare but running chkdsk on a marginal hard
drive can sometimes cause data loss by actually corrupting the file system.
Make sure you have a current backup before running it.

Kerry