Re: Error-checking vs. chkdsk

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Absolutely not, my bad. I have no need to test it out, I sit corrected.

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"dobey" <a@xxxxx> wrote in message news:OoQLlqX1HHA.1204@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Are you sure about that?

The default Error check has three phases, like chkdsk in read only mode, and if you use any of the options, such as "Automatically Fix File errors" on a system disk, you are prompted to check the disk at next boot, like chkdsk /f, and if you use the "attempt recovery of bad sectors" option it has 5 phases like chkdisk /r.

Do a test and see what happens after reboot using one of the Error checking options.

It doesn't seem likely MS would use two different programs for the sake of a GUI.

So I am inclined to say, yes, it is chkdsk, except it adds the chkdsk parameters for the user.

"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message news:%23668XzS1HHA.3768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
No, EC checks the integrity of the drive while checkdisk looks for and replaces lost/corrupted files.

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"alice" <alice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1186072029.446082.31240@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is Error-checking, under Tools, under Local Disk (C:) Properties,
which runs while in XP, the same as doing a chkdsk from the command
prompt, which then runs after reboot?




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