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Disk Error Checking (chkdsk) will not erase the software on your hard disc.
Chkdsk checks your hard disk for logical errors, like cross-linked files and
orphan clusters, and looks for physical damage to the surface of your disk.
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Ted Zieglar
"rlr" <rlr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:64830E72-F12C-425B-9026-4A6E636E1699@microsoft.com...
> I guess I didn't say what I meant. Good points though. I'm actually
> thinking about the chkdsk /p /r that you can do, and select boot from the
> vendor/OS CD. (Finds and fixes errors.) Is it going to wipe out SP2?
Will
> chkdsk even run when it finds CD with XP SP1 in the CD ROM drive?
>
> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
> > If you received a set of recovery CDs, their purpose is to erase your
hard
> > disk and reinstall the software that was on your computer when it left
the
> > factory. Ask your system vendor if their recovery CDs include SP 2.
> >
> > If you received a Windows installation CD and choose to reinstall
Windows,
> > you will need to go to Windows Update and reinstall SP 2, unless your
> > Installation CD already includes SP 2.
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> >
> >
> > "rlr" <rlr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:BA5C00CB-589C-4747-BC1E-FD19FECC9288@microsoft.com...
> > > If I wish to recover XP OS from CD, can or do I just enter the SP2 CD
(I
> > > ordered it instead of downloading.)instead of the "system disk" that
I've
> > > been using (that came with PC)?
> > > --
> > > RLR
> >
> >
> >
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