> Hi:
>
> Yes - Prior to XP it was Scandisk and with XP it's CHKDSK. No
> systems have both and yes again to your last question about abnormal
> shutdown.
It's not a matter of "Prior to XP." In all versions of Windows NY, including
Windows 2000 and WIndows XP, it's always been chkdsk. It was also chkdsk in
DOS.
In Windows 9X, it was scandisk.
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Ken Blake
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> "Richard Fangnail" <richardfangnail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1130633027.849943.93540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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?
Re: XP SCANDISK ... that shipped in MSDOS prior to DOS 6, and is still found in DOS 6 and ...Scandisk instead, describing Scandisk as "better". ... The reason why NT is still stuck with ChkDsk is because it was first ... When Windows starts again, no further check is ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: WIN2000 ScanDisk wont scan ... called CHKDSK....ScanDisk is a Win9x/Me tool. ... Microsoft MVP - Windows File System... > but that WILL run when I check disk C and check off: ... (microsoft.public.win2000.applications)
Re: XP SCANDISK ... >The reason why NT is still stuck with ChkDsk is because it was first ...>Windows-based Scandisk on that basis, ... >Contrast that crudeness with the detailed control of Scandisk.ini (the ... When Windows starts again, no further check is ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: aarGH was NO ROM BASIC, System halted ... I did, last night while I was on here, I had started the Windows Scandisk... Though you may find that it won't run CHKDSK from within windoze ... That was one of the first things I tried, from the Win98 boot floppy, on the ... (uk.people.silversurfers)
Re: Scandisc ...Scandisk existed on Windows 9x/Me. ... you didnt tell him to type cmd in the run command and then run chkdsk or ... >>> Please reply to the newsgroup... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
