On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:04:59 +0800, budgie wrote:

The problem is that there is NO PROBLEM FOUND when Windows Scandisk does it's
quickscan and surface scan. No smoking gun.

YOU NEED TO STOP THE IMPROPER SHUTDOWNS!!!

I agree, but until I replace the drive I have needed a way to prevent
redundant/pointless surface scans at inopportune times.

Running Scandisk /fix may remove the flag.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/