Microsoft KB Archive/156571

= How to Perform Scandisk in Windows =

Article ID: 156571

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q156571



For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 315265.



SUMMARY
After you install Windows, the scandisk command is not displayed in the System tools folder.



WORKAROUND
To check the hard disk drive integrity in Windows:
 * 1) Double-click My Computer, and then right-click the hard disk drive you want to check.
 * 2) Click Properties, and then click Tools.
 * 3) In Error-checking, click Check Now.

Additional query words: prodnt check disk chkdsk

Keywords: kbhowto KB156571

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