Thank you for that information. Sometimes, it is worth checking an option to have a program perform a more thorough analysis of your system just in case it finds a problem that would be skipped if you had the program perform a quick scan of your computer system. Sincerely: Dave Durber On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:26:51 -0600, you wrote: >I remember chkdsk fondly. I think "error checking" in XP replaced scan >disk. To access it, enter >"my computer", hit alt enter on the hard drive to be checked, control >tab once to tools where you will find error checking. After you enter on >that, there are two automatic fix options. If you check those, it will >take longer. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 11:51 AM >Subject: Re: Check disk > > >Check Disk, did not replace Scan disk. > >Check Disk has been a program built into all Microsoft operating >systems since the first release of MS-DOS. > >As for Scan Disk, many of its functions have been integrated as an >integral part of Windows XP, That is why it is not included as a >program in Windows XP nome and professional. > >Sincerely: > >Dave Durber > >On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 04:44:08 -0700, you wrote: > >>Do any of you run "check disk" which replaces "scan disk" in Windows >>XP? >>Does JAWS handle this OKAY? >>Is there anything that I should be aware of before I attempt this? >>Dick >>I am running Windows XP Home edition, JFW 6.2, Pentium 4 2.6 GHz. > >-- >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > >If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or >the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather >contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx