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Subject: Re: I never see the CHKDSK results
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Per james@nospam.com:
>CHKDSK seems to run in a DOS prompt, and as soon as it finishes, it
>closes that dos window and I never see the results of the check.

In addition to the advice in the other posts, one more way to see
results is to force them to a text file and, optionally, print the 
text file.

That needs a .BAT file, and is my preferred method for my backup disks
because then I can file the report with the disk.

To Wit:

:* ==================================================
:* PURPOSE: To create a hardcopy record of
:*          a drive's health both just before
:*          the first time it is used and just before
:*          it is rotated out at month's end
:* ==================================================

C:\ 
CD..
CD..
SET OutputFile=\\NAS\Temp\ChkDsk_E.txt
CLS

DATE  /T   > %OutputFile%
TIME  /T  >> %OutputFile%

CHKDSK E: >> %OutPutFile%

ECHO  .   >> %OutputFile%
ECHO  .   >> %OutputFile%
ECHO  .   >> %OutputFile%

DATE  /T  >> %OutputFile%
TIME  /T  >> %OutputFile%

NOTEPAD /P %OutputFile%
:* ======================= End of File =============

-- 
Pete Cresswell
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