im doing a new install on a new Barebone system i can install win98se on the HD fine and firewall/popkiller ect . and everything is runing fine no excalmation marks in device manger/no errors at boot but everytime i go into scandisk it says i have errors i know now from experience that running scandisk to many times with fix errors can end in disaster for your OS.now that im back to a clean install for the 3rd time.How can i fix this problem? If i go into start then shut down and choose restart in DOS command. can useing this method case my files or other things become corrupt or missing. like running it in windows.Pleas help im tired of doing Fdisk/format/install over & over lol

repeated scandisk errors mean that the harddrive is developing problems. get a new harddrive.

DOS's Scandisk can sometimes do better . Toggle F8 ( when , verifying DMI pool message comes on ) or Press Ctrl during bootup , depends on your computer , choose Command prompt only ( NOT Safe mode Command prompt ), then at the C: prompt , type Scandisk /Surface & press Enter . When finished , type win & press Enter . http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/scandisk.htm

Exactly what errors is Scandisk finding?

hello well up to this point i havent looked to see what errors scandisk was fixing ive been useing the fix it option when a scan is done thats were i learned that in windows that can become a night mare at least for me it has been.when scandisk widow is open where do you look for the errors that where found?

Rule number one, always, always find out what Scandisk is fixing. Read Johns link above to find out what damage may have been caused by a "fix". This is why one should always turn off autofix. Knowing after the fact, is a bit late. If you had logging set, then the file is called c:\Scandisk.log If you don't, and since these errors are always happening, run it again.

Ok i ran scan disk with out the fix option and this is waht im getting 1.This drive contains one or more backup copies of the file allocation table {FAT} the copies should be the same but arent Repair/Ignore 2.The allocation chain for VFPODBC.DLL in the C:windows/system folder indicates that part of this file or folder is stored in an invaild loaction your computer uses the allocation chain to track where each of your files and folders is stored Repair/delet/ingore 3.the C:windows/system folder conaains incorrect information about VFPODBC.DLL The file is differnt size than recorded do i wante to change it to right size Repair/delet/ignore any ideals on what to do next & thank you for your help