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More info?)
Bruce Chambers wrote:
> binkr2 wrote:
>
>> I have version 5.1.2600 service pack 2 Build 2600. I have a new game
>> [Sim City] that says before installing the software I should run
>> ScanDisk followed by Disk Defragmenter. I know where Disk Defragmenter
>> is but my computer says there is no ScanDisk. What program on my
>> computer does the job of ScanDisk? Or do I need to download it? Thanks.
>
>
>
> WinXP does not have a program called "Scandisk," as this was a
> Win9x/Me program. Instead, because WinXP is descended from the WinNT/2K
> OS family, it has a command line utility called "Chkdsk," which performs
> much better.
>
> Start > Run > Cmd > Chkdsk.exe /? for the correct syntax and
> available options.
>
> Alternatively, double-click My Computer > right-click the desired
> hard drive > Properties > Tools > Error-checking/Check Now. This will
> run Chkdsk, normally on the next reboot.
>
> Unless you are actually experiencing a specific problem related to
> your hard drive's file system, there's no real need to run Chkdsk.
> There's certainly no need to do so prior to installing a game.
> (Although periodically defragging a partition is good advice.)
>
>
Bruce, I find chkdsk/r to be a worthwhile program
to use more or less regularly. Somehow, it almost
always finds a broken file, or something to fix.
Maybe my OS isn't badly broke, but I don't mind the
20 minutes it takes to chkdsk (pit stop and all that).
Perhpas there is a version which checks dynamic
performance of the hard drive (read, write, butterfly,
etcetera)? I don't think that either of the Tools I got
from Seagate and Western Digital do that.
Bill Lurie
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