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This article was previously published under Q315265
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info r ma tio n, r efer to this M icr o s o ft web s ite: Sup p o r t is end ing fo r s o me ver s io ns o f Wind o ws (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/end-supportwindows-xp-sp2-windows-vista-without-service-packs)
For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 156571 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156571/ ) .
Summary
Chkdsk (Chkdsk.exe) is a command-line tool that checks volumes on your hard disk drive for problems. The tool then tries to repair any problems that it finds. For
example, Chkdsk can repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors. To use Chkdsk, you must log on as an
administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
You can also run Chkdsk from My Computer or from Windows Explorer.
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Article ID: 315265 - Last Review: September 30, 2013 - Revision: 10.0
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