Re: Shortcut to error-checking

Posted: 09-05-2003, 07:31 AM

Kelly

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Hi Nick,

Start/Run: chkdsk

Shortcut: Right click the Desktop/New/Shortcut: chkdsk

Disable or Enable CheckDisk Upon Boot (Line 82)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

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"Nick Cellino" <mechanic123@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> I use error-checking frequently but find it annoying to load the utility
> with the standard method which involves opening My Computer,
> right-clicking the (C) Drive, opening Properties, etc.
>
> 1. Is there a shortcut to the utility that I can place on the desktop?
>
> 2. Shouldn't Microsoft have placed such a shortcut in Start>All
> Programs>Accessories>System Tools?
>
> 3. Is there a way to run error-checking followed automatically by Defrag
> so that I can run both programs in succession without any intervention?
>

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Nick Cellino

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Re: Shortcut to error-checking

Posted: 09-05-2003, 08:07 AM

Thanks, Kelly.

I'm familiar with chkdsk.exe but it is there a way to modify the command
so Windows will automatically 'fix file system errors' and 'scan for bad
sectors'? When running error-checking the standard way, there are two
boxes which I check to perform these functions.

Kelly wrote:

> Hi Nick,
>
> Start/Run: chkdsk
>
> Shortcut: Right click the Desktop/New/Shortcut: chkdsk
>
> Disable or Enable CheckDisk Upon Boot (Line 82)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
> and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
> right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
>

Kelly

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Re: Shortcut to error-checking

Posted: 09-05-2003, 08:19 AM

Most welcome, Nick. Will check more into this for you and post back some
time tomorrow. Here are the commands for both chkdsk and defrag:

[..\ChkDskPath] - For the disk repair utility (chkdsk)
Default XP: "%SystemRoot%\system32\chkdsk.exe %c:"

[..\DefragPath] - For the disk defragmenter
Default XP: "%systemroot%\system32\dfrg.msc %c:"

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Kelly

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"Nick Cellino" <mechanic123@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:eLsk1x3cDHA.2508@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Thanks, Kelly.
>
> I'm familiar with chkdsk.exe but it is there a way to modify the command
> so Windows will automatically 'fix file system errors' and 'scan for bad
> sectors'? When running error-checking the standard way, there are two
> boxes which I check to perform these functions.
>
> Kelly wrote:
>
> > Hi Nick,
> >
> > Start/Run: chkdsk
> >
> > Shortcut: Right click the Desktop/New/Shortcut: chkdsk
> >
> > Disable or Enable CheckDisk Upon Boot (Line 82)
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >
> > To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click

> > and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad

> > right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
> >
>

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