July 17, 2001 05:17 PM

Chkdsk Update

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Bob Chronister
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Does Windows 2000 include an update of the Chkdsk application? I'm tired of needing to reboot to run a true disk scan (i.e., one that fixes problems).

Win2K, Windows NT Service Pack 6 (SP6), and NT SP5 introduced several new NTFS switches for Chkdsk. The /i switch performs a moderate check of index entries, and the /c switch stops checking cycles within the directory structure. I don't recommend using either switch because they circumvent important file checks. The /x switch, ...

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I can't get CHKDSK to work from the C:/ prompt although it was working fine for two years.
Nothing has been deleted or changed in the system files.
So wot is wrong?
Advise requested through my email address

Gregory Bakersfield 5/16/2003 3:38:15 PM

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