Re: disk check vs scandisk
From: Leonard F Kiesling (lenny323_at_optonline-removetoreply-.net)
Date: 05/29/04
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Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 15:49:03 -0400
thank you all for this info! i like it when the system makes the decision!
using 80 gig hard drive, using about 17 gig. any idea how long a manual scan
would take?
len
"Carrie Garth" <PostInGroup@invalid.cxg> wrote in message
news:Oz$5uIbREHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> | "Leonard F Kiesling" <lenny323@optonline-removetoreply-.net>
> | wrote news:%23T5KjpZREHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> | using xp home edition, 3.0 gig pent IV, 512mb ram.
> |
> | recently had power loss, (blown circuit breaker in house) with
> | computer on. upon power being restored, no scan disk came on
> | like my 98se does. i researched KB. "check disk" is available
> | thru my computer-properties-tools-error checking.
> |
> | is there a way to set check disk so if a power loss is
> | sustained it will automatically run check disk when power is
> | restored, like it does with scandisk in win98se?
>
> I am not a file system expert, but my guess is that your "xp home
> edition" is installed on a partition that is formatted NTFS. And
> since NTFS is a "recoverable file system" a power outage is not
> going to cause file system corruption like happened with your
> Win98 SE system. Obviously your Win98 SE system is/was not
> installed on a partition that is formatted NTFS. Most likely FAT
> or FAT32. And any little glitch in power supply can cause file
> system corruption on a FAT partition (and thus trigger scandisk).
>
> For probably more information than you ever wanted about chkdsk
> (and autochk) see the following documentation and Microsoft
> Knowledge
> Base Articles.
>
> Microsoft Product Support Services White Paper
> Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
> Windows 2000 Chkdsk Management
>
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/techinfo/administration/fileandprint/chkdsk.asp
>
> KB314835 - An Explanation of the New /C and /I Switches That Are
> Available to Use with Chkdsk.exe
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;314835
>
> Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Documentation
> Part VI | System Troubleshooting
> Troubleshooting Disks and File Systems
> SECTION: Running Autochk When the Computer Restarts
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_gwoj.asp
>
> And if you still have any questions I suggest that you post them
> in a the newsgroup: microsoft.public.windows.file_system
>
> If you read the newsgroups via Microsoft Communities Web Page:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?ICP=GSS3&SLCID=US&Newsgroup=microsoft.public.windows.file_system&sd=GN&id=fh;EN-US;winsvr2003news
>
> If you read newsgroups using a NNTP newsreader, such as Outlook
> Express, and use the msnews.microsoft.com news server:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.file_system
>
>
>
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