[dba-Tech] is ChkDsk not working?

that's very good thanks for the info... I don't want to upgrade the pc
to SP2 if it has bad blocks on it that it has not identified... :)


On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:49:21 -0800, MartyConnelly <martyconnelly at shaw.ca> wrote:
> I usually run chkdsk from safe mode and
> I run chkdsk first
> then chkdsk /F
> 
> Just maybe you have some corrupt system files, so restore from your XP cd
> You could try this "scannow"
> 
> Every thing you wanted to know about but were afraid to ask about scannow
> Read this article first to explain any surprises and how windows xp  dll
> updates are saved and stored.
> 
> http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
> 
> Put WinXp CD in drive so it will be available, then
> 
> Click Start
> click Run
> type
> 
> sfc /scannow
> 
> hit enter
> 
> Still have problems
> One place to check is the XP forums at
> http://www.windowsbbs.com
> 
> Francisco Tapia wrote:
> 
> >I have a Windows XP machine in my hands right now, I did a chkdsk c:
> >/F and while it did go out and scan everthing, when I went to attempt
> >a SP2 update some files could not be backedup when I clicked on the
> >files to manually back them up I received the CRC error message for
> >these files.... I thought ChkDsk is supposed to fix these things... am
> >I wrong?
> >
> >
> 
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