Re: Scandisk vs. CHKDSK



Scandisk Not currently supported. Use the chkdsk command, which enables you to create and display a status report for a disk based on the file system. Chkdsk also lists and corrects errors on the disk. For more information about the chkdsk command:-
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/chkdsk.mspx


regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Richard Fangnail wrote:

Did CHKDSK basically phase out Scandisk?

XP does not have Scandisk at all.  Did some OSs have both?

Before Windows 2000, didn't Scandisk automatically run if there was an
abnormal shutdown?

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