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Windows 98 chkdsk
Name: IronMan Date: October 9, 2006 at 17:01:38 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: Celeron - 64mb Product: HP
Comment:
I'm writing for a friend who has 98 installed on her late '90s PC. (I'm unfamiliar with her OS - I'm running XP - hence the question.)
Is there a chkdsk function in her 98 OS? And if so, how is it initiated?
I suspect she's got some bad sectors on her hard drive and would like to find out before it bites dust. :)
Name: jboy Date: October 9, 2006 at 17:13:31 Pacific
Reply:
Win9x-ME use Scandisk - either in Windows or DOS mode
From DOS, enter:
scandisk c:
(or wherever the target drive is)
From Windows, from the Start Button (& elsewhere)
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock
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Response Number 2
Name: Derek Date: October 9, 2006 at 17:34:00 Pacific
Reply:
If you can't see the Windows one tucked away in the start menus just type scandskw in the Run box.
DerekW
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: October 9, 2006 at 18:12:25 Pacific
Reply:
Scandisk has a simple general test and a 'thorough' (surface test) that will check every sector on the drive. The surface test takes a Loooong time.
Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
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Response Number 4
Name: IronMan Date: October 9, 2006 at 19:09:58 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks, friends. I appreciate the help. :)
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Response Number 5
Name: jboy Date: October 9, 2006 at 19:47:58 Pacific
Reply:
Sure thing. The Windows version can be a little 'sensitive' - that is, easily interrupted by background processes, especially if the target drive is C: (swapfile drive)
You may need to disable AV and other running processes, or scan in Windows Safe Mode (or go to DOS)
Should be good enough, either way - for more serious problems, NDD or Spinrite
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock
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Response Number 6
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: October 9, 2006 at 22:55:09 Pacific
Reply:
Chkdsk is still there for 98. It'll run from either the RUN line in windows or a dos prompt. But as already mentioned, you'd want to use scandisk to check for bad sectors.
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Response Number 7
Name: dosser Date: October 10, 2006 at 03:04:53 Pacific
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