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scan disc?

Name: farsighted
Date: June 23, 2007 at 10:38:41 Pacific
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: Int
Product: HP

Comment:

I recently upgraded from Windows98 to WindowsXP. I'm still working with a Win98 mentality. Thought I'd run a scan disc on the computer but there doesn't seem to be any program function for that. Am I missing something? Are there any programs I should be running to keep the computer working well? I think defrag was still there.

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Response Number 1

Name: Marty525
Date: June 23, 2007 at 10:43:35 Pacific

Reply:

Click on my computer, then right click on the drive and click on properties. The tab labeled tools contains the error checking program (scan disc).

Response Number 2

Name: brighteyes
Date: June 23, 2007 at 10:44:04 Pacific

Reply:

Microsoft On-line Safety Scanner
http://safety.live.com/site/en-gb/d...

Response Number 3

Name: max00
Date: June 23, 2007 at 11:44:18 Pacific

Reply:

They have changed the name with XP, Farsighted. It's now chkdsk.

Response Number 4

Name: Derek
Date: June 23, 2007 at 14:42:24 Pacific

Reply:

Unlike W98 it won't run while Windows is running.
Quickest way is to type this in the Run box:
chkdisk /f
It will then offer to run it on the next boot and will fix any file system errors it finds.
This is the same as right clicking C drive
/Properties/Tools/Check Now button/top option.
Note that the bottom option (recovering bad sectors) can take a heck of a time to run through.
[Re #2. The posted question has nothing to do with the safety scanner]
DerekW

Response Number 5

Name: farsighted
Date: June 23, 2007 at 20:32:23 Pacific

Reply:

Thanks, we will check these out.

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