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| Thread ID: 39000 | 2003-10-24 07:13:00 | SCandisk XP prof | olldaddy76 (2539) | Press F1 |
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| 186220 | 2003-10-24 07:13:00 | I now have XP prof but don't know how to Scandisk.......do I need to?? | olldaddy76 (2539) | ||
| 186221 | 2003-10-24 07:20:00 | My Computer, right-click the drive, Properties, Tools, Check Now..., Select Options, Start. You may be prompted to restart Windows before it will run. Do you need to? If you keep on fixing it until it breaks, possibly. I periodically do a defrag and thats all. |
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| 186222 | 2003-10-24 08:27:00 | Thanks Godfather...you are a godsend to many of us and i followed your instruction with interest and about 25 min later my computer with XP had it's first scandisk ever but i note your comment that a defrag should suffice.....now ever hungary for more....what is the difference between..automatically fix file system errors ....and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors........my guess is that the first only applies to the O E...? | olldaddy76 (2539) | ||
| 186223 | 2003-10-24 08:28:00 | Sorry O S... | olldaddy76 (2539) | ||
| 186224 | 2003-10-24 08:37:00 | If any errors are found the option to automatically fix them does just that. Otherwise it will report them only, and you have to repeat it to fix them. These are areas of the HDD where the HDD records that file A starts and finishes, yet it has file A occupying more or less than that, or where file B is recorded as also occupying part of that area as well (cross linked files). This usually only happens when the OS crashes, and since XP rarely does, don't get your hopes up to find a lot. Scanning for, and attempting recovery of bad sectors will only apply if your HDD develops extra bad sectors. Thats areas of the disk that appear to have failed. That usually means its time to buy a new Hard Disk. |
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