> Hey Clarence .... you must have the "Thorough" box ticked (or surface > test). That checks the hard disk for physical problems. Normal scandisk > takes at most 2-3 minutes (unless a problem is found). Untick that puppy > and watch scandisk do it's thing in a hurry. Correct Howard on the monthly scandisk, but on the Drive C Properties Norton Disk Doctor, that only takes 2-3 minutes and yes I also do a "Folders only" every once in awhile which only takes a few minutes! .......clarence....... > >Now I gots a question Chuck! Does this scandisk > >option take 6 hours to run on a 20GB disk as does > >the scandisk in Start/Programs/Accessories/System > >Tools/scandisk? UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk