Scan disk located at in Windows XP? I cannot find it anywhere.

Asked By kingstone 0 points N/A Posted on - 10/15/2011

My question is that I have windows XP professional edition.  I want to scan my computer to get rid form the error and different other issues but when I want to search the scan disk option of the computer then I cannot access to it where is it. I find every where scan disk option but I cannot find it. Please help me in finding is issue so that can possible the I scan my computer errors and my computer will work properly.
Thanks

• Status: Open
• Question Views: 918
• Answer Count: 2
• Vote Up 0 Vote Down

• Answer Accepted: Yes
• Question Category: Windows XP

Best Answer by hazzz0000

Go To Solution

Best Answer

Best Answer

Answered By hazzz0000 0 points N/A #92448

Scan disk located at in Windows XP? I cannot find it anywhere.

SCANDSIK on Windows XP

This utility is used to scan for find errors and attempt to fix them. To scan your computer disk follow the steps below:

1. Click on Start Menu and select  My Computer.

2. Right click on the disk drive you want to scan and select Properties.

3. Click on Tools. You will find Disk Defragment, Check Now etc.

4. Click on Check Now in the Error Checking Section. Check the boxes Automatically Fix  and Attempt Recovery of bad sectors.

5. Click Start. Scandisk takes a very long time to run.

Reply ( suggestions/ feedbacks)

 

 

 

About hazzz0000

Questions
0

Answers
2

Best Answers
1

• Vote Up 0 Vote Down

• Posted on - 10/15/2011
• Question Category: Windows XP

Answered By Castroll 0 points N/A #92449

Scan disk located at in Windows XP? I cannot find it anywhere.

 Hello Kingstone,

As an XP user you can’t really find the Scan disk word unlike Windows 95/98/ME that you can locate easily because Scan Disk in XP now is called Check Disk or ( Scan Disk = Check Disk in XP). I hope you may not wonder that there is big difference now in performing that task because it needs to restart after Check Disk display summary of its activities. Here are following guide of Check Disk.

1. Locate My Computer on your desktop or in start menu.

2. Right click on the hard disk drive you want to have Check Disk and choose Properties then click Tools Tab.

3. Under a Tools tab find the error checking and click check now.

4. Another box appears the Check disk just check both box then click start.

5. A message appear that disk check utility need exclusive access to some Windows file on the disk just try to restart your system to be able to proceed Check Disk.

6. You may see check disk screen after system restarted and process will take a long time just finish it to have a successful scan of your disk and to know file system status.

About Castroll

Questions
0

Answers
2

Best Answers
0

• Vote Up 0 Vote Down

• Posted on - 10/16/2011
• Question Category: Windows XP