Microsoft ScanDisk
 Text-basedversion of Microsoft ScanDisk running onWindows 98 | |
| Other names | ScanDisk |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release | 1993 |
| Operating system | MS-DOS6.2 andWindows 9x |
| Type | Utility software |
| License | Proprietarycommercial software |
Microsoft ScanDisk(also calledScanDisk) is a diagnostic utility program included inMS-DOSandWindows 9x.It checks and repairsfile systemserrors on a disk drive, while the system starts.
Overview
[edit]The program was first introduced in MS-DOS 6.2[1]and succeeded its simpler predecessor,CHKDSK.It included a more user-friendly interface thanCHKDSK,more configuration options,[2][3]and the ability to detect and (if possible) recover from physical errors on the disk. This replaced and improved upon the limited ability offered by the MS-DOSrecoverutility.[4]UnlikeCHKDSK,ScanDisk would also repair crosslinked files.[5]
InWindows 95onwards, ScanDisk also had agraphical user interface,although thetext-based user interfacecontinued to be available for use in single-tasking ( "DOS" ) mode.[6][7]
However, ScanDisk cannot checkNTFSdisk drives, and therefore it is unavailable for computers that may be runningNT based(includingWindows 2000,Windows XP,etc.) versions of Windows; for the purpose, a newerCHKDSKis provided instead.
OnUnix-likesystems, there are tools likefsck_msdosfs[8]anddosfsckto do the same task.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Wolverton, Van (2003).Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition.Microsoft Press.ISBN0-7356-1812-7.
- ^"ScanDisk command-line options".Microsoft Support.Microsoft Corporation. 2007-01-23.Retrieved24 December2011.
- ^"MS-DOS 6.2 ScanDisk.INI".Microsoft Support.Microsoft Corporation. 2003-10-14.Retrieved24 December2011.
- ^"What Does RECOVER Do? (Revision 3.0)".Microsoft Support.Microsoft Corporation. 25 November 2003.Retrieved24 December2011.
- ^"How to Fix Cross-linked Files (Revision: 2.0)".Microsoft Support.Microsoft Corporation. 10 May 2003.Retrieved24 December2011.
If you are running MS-DOS 6.2 or later, run ScanDisk, instead of [~snip~]
- ^"Windows 95 Documentation".Microsoft TechNet.Microsoft Corporation. 1996-03-03.Retrieved24 December2011.
- ^"Description of ScanDisk for Windows (Scandskw.exe) in Windows 98/Me (Revision: 1.3)".Microsoft Support.Microsoft Corporation. 23 January 2007.Retrieved24 December2011.
- ^"FSCK_MSDOSFS".FreeBSD System Manager's Manual.The FreeBSD Project. 13 August 1995.Retrieved24 December2011.
Further reading
[edit]- Cooper, Jim (2001).Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Third Edition.Que Publishing.ISBN978-0789725738.
- Stinson, Craig (1998). "ch. 16: Optimizing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting".Running Microsoft Windows 98.Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Press.ISBN1-57231-681-0.Retrieved24 December2011.
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