Re: Scan Disk

From: Papa (bikingis_at_my.fun)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:59:26 -0400

You missed my point, which is this: Windows XP does not include Scandisk,
but uses Chkdsk instead. My intent was to help prevent others from searching
for something that is not there. Next time I will use a different adjective.

"cquirke (MVP Win9x)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:1ib2e05ii1obn375qg195srs09n3d1gv67@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:00:23 -0400, "Papa" <bikingis@my.fun> wrote:
>
> >Actually Chkdsk, which is the replacement for Scandisk in the Windows XP
> >operating systems.
>
> ChkDsk isn't a replacement, it's a throwback. It pre-dates DOS 6, and
> if you run it in Win9x, the response you get (basically "use Scandisk,
> it sucks less") says it all. Unfortunately, NT peeled off as a new OS
> before DOS 6 and took the darkness of older DOS forward as the new
> standard. A ***-kicking is looong overdue there.
>
>
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