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Old January 7th 10, 01:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Aster
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Default ScanDisk test

I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for a long time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?

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Old January 7th 10, 07:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Don Phillipson[_5_]
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Default ScanDisk test

"Aster" wrote in message ...

I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for along time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?


SCANDISK /? is not self-documenting like other Win98
DOS commands, but refers you to on-line help for details
of parameters etc. (NB: the wording is inexact: overlook
small errors in "quoted" references.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


  #3  
Old January 7th 10, 07:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Don Phillipson[_5_]
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Default ScanDisk test

"Aster" wrote in message ...

I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for along time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?


SCANDISK /? is not self-documenting like other Win98
DOS commands, but refers you to on-line help for details
of parameters etc. (NB: the wording is inexact: overlook
small errors in "quoted" references.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


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Old January 8th 10, 05:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default ScanDisk test

scandisk.exe /all


"Aster" wrote in message
...
I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for a long
time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?

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Old January 8th 10, 05:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
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Default ScanDisk test

scandisk.exe /all


"Aster" wrote in message
...
I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for a long
time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?

  #6  
Old January 9th 10, 04:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Aster
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Default ScanDisk test


"Hot-text" wrote in message
...
scandisk.exe /all


"Aster" wrote in message
...
I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for a long
time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?

--------

Just finished running Thorough test, and it show me ScanDisk did not find
any errors on this drive.
Does this mean my disk (10years old) is just fine, or it only means there is
no errors?




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Old January 9th 10, 04:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Aster
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 58
Default ScanDisk test


"Hot-text" wrote in message
...
scandisk.exe /all


"Aster" wrote in message
...
I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for a long
time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?

--------

Just finished running Thorough test, and it show me ScanDisk did not find
any errors on this drive.
Does this mean my disk (10years old) is just fine, or it only means there is
no errors?




  #8  
Old January 9th 10, 06:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
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Posts: 1,026
Default ScanDisk test

It's just fine with no errors!

Hmm not Bad for !0 year old!



"Aster" wrote in message
...

"Hot-text" wrote in message
...
scandisk.exe /all


"Aster" wrote in message
...
I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for a long
time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?

--------

Just finished running Thorough test, and it show me ScanDisk did not find
any errors on this drive.
Does this mean my disk (10years old) is just fine, or it only means there
is
no errors?




  #9  
Old January 9th 10, 06:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,026
Default ScanDisk test

It's just fine with no errors!

Hmm not Bad for !0 year old!



"Aster" wrote in message
...

"Hot-text" wrote in message
...
scandisk.exe /all


"Aster" wrote in message
...
I want run ScanDisk Thorought test since haven't checked it for a long
time.
Run from DOS.

scandisk /autofix /surface

is this the right syntax?

--------

Just finished running Thorough test, and it show me ScanDisk did not find
any errors on this drive.
Does this mean my disk (10years old) is just fine, or it only means there
is
no errors?




  #10  
Old January 12th 10, 02:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Jeff Richards
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Default ScanDisk test

It means that the file system is just fine. Scandisk does not test the
disk, only the file system. If you included the Thorough option it means
that Scandisk can read and write to all the data areas on the disk. There
may have been errors in the read or write, but Scandisk was able to get
around them, for instance by re-trying the operation.

Scandisk should not be used as a substitute for a good disk diagnostic
program.
--
Jeff Richards
----------------------------------------


"Aster" wrote in message
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Just finished running Thorough test, and it show me ScanDisk did not find
any errors on this drive.
Does this mean my disk (10years old) is just fine, or it only means there
is
no errors?



 




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