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irwin
02-11-2001, 06:21 PM
Scandisk never runs... even when I don't shut down correctly.
topane
02-12-2001, 05:55 AM
Do you mean you can't even tell it to run or it just doesn't run at startup?
ChIcKeN_HaWk
02-12-2001, 06:15 AM
I think we need a little more information than it just not running. What does scandisk tell you when it doesn't finish? Does it error out? Have you tried in safe mode? What kind of hard drive do you have? Do they have any kind of utility to check the condition of your drive?
irwin
02-12-2001, 10:15 AM
I can TELL it to run?! :P No, seriously, I didn't know that.

Chicken- Scandisk never runs, therefore it never finishes. Safe mode makes no difference. I have a 13gb ibm deskstar or something. I don't know if they have a utility...
topane
02-12-2001, 01:03 PM
You may need to change the autoscan setting in your msdos.sys file to have scandisk run. Looky here: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q118/5/79.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=msdos.sys&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98SE

Or, maybe someone deleted the scandisk.exe file. Or, your msdos.sys file is corrupt. Or, you should install Linux :P j/k