Is there a "scandisk" that can be added to Windows XP Pro??

Can it be imported from either 98 or ME??????????

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-- Martin L

Scandisk from Win9x was replaced by chkdsk in NT OSes. Run chkdsk /? from a command line to get options on how to use it.

23:23:48.74 Sun 02/19/2006 C:\>chkdsk /?
Checks a disk and displays a status report.

CHKDSK [volume[[path]filename]]] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[:size]]

volume		Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
					mount point, or volume name.

filename	  FAT/FAT32 only: Specifies the files to check for fragmentation.

/F			  Fixes errors on the disk.

/V			  On FAT/FAT32: Displays the full path and name of every file
				  on the disk.
				  On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages if any.

/R			  Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information
				  (implies /F).

/L:size		 NTFS only:  Changes the log file size to the specified number
				  of kilobytes.  If size is not specified, displays current
				  size.

/X			  Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary.
				  All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid
				  (implies /F).

/I			  NTFS only: Performs a less vigorous check of index entries.

/C			  NTFS only: Skips checking of cycles within the folder
				  structure.

The /I or /C switch reduces the amount of time required to run Chkdsk by
skipping certain checks of the volume.

Edited February 20, 200620 yr by cluberti

Thanks for that.

I have tried chkdsk & it tells me that I am using fat 32 which is correct,but, it will not rectify on my hard drive.

That is why I wondered & thought that scandisk would be better!!

/f must be used to apply fixes...

I cannot use chkdsk /f because my drive is fat 32 and it cannot lock the drive

Yes, you can, the problem is not that it is FAT32, but that is the boot volume or you have files in use:

READ these:

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:bFNOP4...kd_tro_xudm.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...-us/chkdsk.mspx

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_defrag.htm

http://www.ss64.com/nt/chkdsk.html

jaclaz

Edited February 20, 200620 yr by jaclaz