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Scan Disk never finishes??!!
I run scan disk in "thorough" mode and when it gets to about 21,470 clusters of 52,030 it suddenly starts from the beginning again. Can anyone help?
rhg
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rmarotta yes repeatedly. Yes I think the same place.
Jhance this raises the question - why is it part of Windows95 if it won't run in Windows? And all programs are closed.
rhg
Jhance this raises the question - why is it part of Windows95 if it won't run in Windows? And all programs are closed.
rhg
SCANDISK can be run in full-up Win95 mode but only on a partition other than the active Win95 boot disk. Even if all of your programs are closed, Win95 is still active and writing stuff to the disk as a result of it's multitasking nature.
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Thank you jhance
Runs fine in dos
[Newbies would scratch their head at a Win95 feature that doesn't work in Win95....]
rhg
Runs fine in dos
[Newbies would scratch their head at a Win95 feature that doesn't work in Win95....]
rhg
Or does it then stop running?
If allowed to continue, will it get past that spot on the next pass?
Ralph