How Do you Run the Disk Scan That Shows The Results ?

[cnn7]

Hey I'm trying to figure out how to run the disk surface check. I need to see if the HD has bad clusters. Which I'm sure it dose but still want to run that complete check and see it as it runs. How do you get to that ??

[sm8000]

Which Windows?

[cnn7]

Originally posted by sm8000
Which Windows?


Windows 98SE

[sm8000]

Is this the one you mean?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/usingwindows/maintaining/tips/beginner/scandisk.asp

[cnn7]

I tried that one. but I didn't think that was it. the one I was talking about I beleive has a blueish green screen with all these little boxes. it starts at the left top side and moves very slow 1 box at a time, as it checks each box. the ones with some data are a different color and the full ones again a different color. If you get a bad one it puts a Red or yellow B with black background in that box. you can see all the boxes for the entire hard drive on the screen. I think. Not the Defrag one either. or the scan disk like you had. I'm thinking the through one could be it but it won't show me screen as it runs so I'm not sure. when you seem to have major problems this sometimes comes up to check the drive for damage. Not the Blue screen for shuting down windows wrong either. any ideal ??

[jrobbinson]

hit the f8 key on boot till you get the start menu option then pick dos promt or safemode dos promt and type scandisk.

[kevrob1]

agreed, do it from dos, you'll get a little window which will show you the results when you are done...:t

[cnn7]

Hey thanks, going to try it now. :t