Actual, viable file checking/Scandisk type of programs for XP?

You keep bringing up scandisk. Windows XP doesn't even have scandisk! XP
comes with chkdsk (check disk). Sounds like you really don't have any idea
as to what you are doing! Best get a book, Windows XP for Dummies. I am sure
it exists.

Then you talk about Disk Doctor as if it's part of Windows XP. It is a
component of Norton SystemWorks!

Do you even know how to empty the recycle bin to reclaim the disk space?
Doesn't sound as if you do!


"Phillip Roncoroni" <wocdoog@nospam.verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Right now I have the following two errors:
>
> 1) A file which is zero bytes, which I can't delete, after numerous

reboots

> and attempts to fix it.
> "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk."
>
> 2) The fact that XP seems to be braindead when it comes to deleting huge
> files, and noticing that there's a huge gap in the free versus used disk
> space. I have my 200GB firewire drive which I do weekly backups to, all in
> big 80 to 100 gig RARs. I delete the last backup to make way for the new
> one, and XP won't notice that 80 friggin gigs are free unless I reboot and
> stuff. But for some reason, it's not noticing at all now. I have:
>
> "Free space" *cough* 20.8GB, Total Size: 186GB
> Select all, properties -> 11 files, 6 folders, 84.8GB
>
> Scandisk is useless as always... even with the reboot so the drives aren't
> locked, it isn't fixing either of these problems, and Norton seems to not

be

> able to unlock a drive, and has to reboot also, but then Norton doesn't

even

> run, Scandisk does instead, and again, doesn't notice anything is wrong.
>
> I also turned off the system totally for the first time in about three
> months, and pulled the power on both external HDs, yet Windows is still
> thinking there's "20.8GB" free.
>
> And why do I have some file I can't delete?
>
> What are viable hard drive scanning tools for XP? This seems to be like

OSX

> now, with the "Disk Doctor" program that doesn't seem to do anything.
>
> --
>
> GoodCow =)
>
>

"Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)" <rurbanREMOVETHIS@frontiernet.net> wrote in
message news:uzlDsszRDHA.2240@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

> You keep bringing up scandisk. Windows XP doesn't even have scandisk! XP
> comes with chkdsk (check disk). Sounds like you really don't have any idea
> as to what you are doing! Best get a book, Windows XP for Dummies. I am

sure

> it exists.

Thank you for your candor. I'm aware it's "CHKDSK" but it's much easier to
call it by its age old name, Scandisk, especially since it has the same
icons and whatnot in the GUI version of it.

>
> Then you talk about Disk Doctor as if it's part of Windows XP. It is a
> component of Norton SystemWorks!

Thanks for telling me NORTON Disk Doctor is part of a NORTON utitlity suite.
I didn't know that. I mean, I wondered how the hell it got instealled on my
computer, but now you've cleared up everything for me!

>
> Do you even know how to empty the recycle bin to reclaim the disk space?
> Doesn't sound as if you do!

I was SHIFT/Deleting, bypassing the Recycle Bin altogether, and besides, the
Recycle Bin wouldn't hold files 80 gigs in size, it'd give a message along
the lines of "This is too large to store. Delete right away?"

Thanks for playing, but I've been using Windows since 3.11.

And I've solved "2" because Norton turned the "Protected Recycle Bin" on for
ALL drives. Normally after a fresh install of XP, I immediately disable that
on Drive C, but never knew the setting was individual for all the drives.

I still have that pesky file that won't delete, however.

--

GoodCow =)

Guess what? Even with shift/delete, the Norton Protected Recycle Bin holds
the space. As I said, empty the recycle Bin in TWO different areas, normal
and NORTON!

"Phillip Roncoroni" <wocdoog@nospam.verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)" <rurbanREMOVETHIS@frontiernet.net> wrote in
> message news:uzlDsszRDHA.2240@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

idea

> sure

>
> Thank you for your candor. I'm aware it's "CHKDSK" but it's much easier to
> call it by its age old name, Scandisk, especially since it has the same
> icons and whatnot in the GUI version of it.
>

>
> Thanks for telling me NORTON Disk Doctor is part of a NORTON utitlity

suite.

> I didn't know that. I mean, I wondered how the hell it got instealled on

my

> computer, but now you've cleared up everything for me!
>

>
> I was SHIFT/Deleting, bypassing the Recycle Bin altogether, and besides,

the

> Recycle Bin wouldn't hold files 80 gigs in size, it'd give a message along
> the lines of "This is too large to store. Delete right away?"
>
> Thanks for playing, but I've been using Windows since 3.11.
>
> And I've solved "2" because Norton turned the "Protected Recycle Bin" on

for

> ALL drives. Normally after a fresh install of XP, I immediately disable

that

> on Drive C, but never knew the setting was individual for all the drives.
>
> I still have that pesky file that won't delete, however.
>
> --
>
> GoodCow =)
>
>

"Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)" <rurbanREMOVETHIS@frontiernet.net> wrote in
message news:OzP2bs1RDHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> Guess what? Even with shift/delete, the Norton Protected Recycle Bin holds
> the space. As I said, empty the recycle Bin in TWO different areas, normal
> and NORTON!
>

Thanks for reading the part where I said I solved problem two.

You can't seem to give any insight into problem one though.

--

GoodCow =)

> "Phillip Roncoroni" <wocdoog@nospam.verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:HJnPa.41707$U23.8084@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...

XP

> idea

am

to

> suite.

> my

space?

> the

along

> for

> that

drives.

>
>

Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-), after spending 3 minutes figuring out which end of
the pen to use, wrote:

> You keep bringing up scandisk. Windows XP doesn't even have scandisk! XP
> comes with chkdsk (check disk). Sounds like you really don't have any idea
> as to what you are doing! Best get a book, Windows XP for Dummies. I am sure
> it exists.
>
> Then you talk about Disk Doctor as if it's part of Windows XP. It is a
> component of Norton SystemWorks!
>
> Do you even know how to empty the recycle bin to reclaim the disk space?
> Doesn't sound as if you do!

If you were any more retarded, you'd be classified as an amoeba with legs. Get
your sorry ass back in the septic tank with the rest of the shit eating
bacteria.

John
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