If you boot from the XP CD-ROM, you are given the choice of Setup (S) or Recovery Console (R) at bootup. Select (R), enter your administrative password and run chkdsk from there. Common switches are chkdsk c: /p /r where c: is the drive you want to check and /p checks for bad sectors /r repairs the sectors. I have had to use this on an unbootable machine, then entering either fixboot c: or fixmbr c: to fix the boot record. Hope this helps. Larry A. Kaduce This is sort of a pain under NT (includes XP). Since chkdsk can't access some of the files that are part of the system, it must do so during the bootup process. One way to get around this is to install the Recovery Console - this is a stripped down version of NT that does not have a GUI but rather looks like DOS. From this console mode, you can launch and view the process of chkdsk. My own preference would be to have a bootable CDROM with the Recovery Console on it. However, I have not yet been able to produce such a disk with the drivers needed for my own RAID system. If someone has found a way to do this, I would like to hear about it. Hope this helps. Peter ----------------------------------------------- The NoSpin Group [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- I have an XPPro NTFS computer which I am trying to get familiar with before it becomes my primary computer. At present I'm trying to do a scandisk or chkdsk. When I attempt to do this via C: properties/tools, it informs me it must reboot because it needs exclusive access to some Windows files. When I restart, a "disk check" chkdsk does run. The results flash on the screen and go away very quickly so I don't know the results of the chkdsk. Is there a way to slow that down or otherwise read the report? Any suggestions pertaining to scandisk/chkdsk in XPPro NTFS would be welcome. Thank you. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech support at our newest website: http://freepctech.com