Microsoft KB Archive/158869

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ScanDisk May Not Fix the Media Descriptor Byte

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Q158869

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.22

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SUMMARY
ScanDisk may not fix the media descriptor byte when it says that it will.

MORE INFORMATION
There are two structures that are labeled "media descriptor." One is located in the boot sector and the other is located in the FAT entry for cluster 0. ScanDisk and ScanDisk for Windows check only the media descriptor located in the FAT entry, not the media descriptor located in the boot sector.

Additional query words:

Keywords : osr2 diskmem win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622