Re: Windows XP disk check

From: James M. Fisher (xrayjames_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/01/03 

Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 22:32:13 -0500

Did you check "Automatically Fix File System Errors"? This is what will
prompt the disk check on the next reboot. 

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James M. Fisher
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"MagicJS" <magicjsh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:m4yyb.64$t87.28@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...
> Hi, I'm running XP Home Ed in NTFS partitioned into two
> drives. I've recently moved and wanted to do a scan for
> bad sectors. The D: partition scanned fine, but I can only
> scan through phase 2 on the C:. At the end of the second
> phase it gives me "Windows was unable to complete the disk
> check". The tutorial said it was supposed to ask me to
> scan after rebooting, but it never does that. Please
> advise. Thanks.
>
>

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