Where is scanlog in xp?

[flycatchers]

Hi

In my old Windows ME computer when you ran the scan disk it showed the results at the end and you could also view the log as a text file.

On my XP computer while you can run the scan disk on bootup just before you go into windows it does not show any results. Where can I find the log if there is one?

There was a "serious system error" today and after checking the events log see I have been having a bad block listed every day since mid March! So guess my hard drive is on its way out...

bill

[Phantom]

In Event Viewer (Right click on 'My Computer' and choose Manage), click on APPLICATION. Then look under 'Source' for 'Winlogon' (Event ID 1001).

This is the log your looking for.

col

[jimfoxy]

Bill, might just be a corrupt sector from a power down or some such.

I still sometimes use the old DOS command chkdsk /f for non system drives but you can't use /f to fix the drive your Windows OS is running off (I think).

You seem to be about as lucky with computers as my Pa!

[flycatchers]

Hi

Thanks col for that info.

Yes Jim I seem to have "issues" with anything electrical! In the words of Catweazle "Nothing works!"

This particular issue started a few days back where after coming back to use the computer it would not "wake up" the monitor and I was forced to reboot. Only the monitor is set to go off, the hard drive sleep options are not set. On checking the Event Viewer I found that was a regular list of error disk has a bad block going back to the 19th March. Though until this freeze I was unaware of any problems.

I downloaded and ran the hard drive diagnostic programme and my drive fails on their short drive self test. The next option is to run the long drive test in DOS where it might repair the damage. As it mentions it can over right data will need to ensure there is nothing left to back up and save.

I got this computer from a friend when he upgraded. Its a Dell which has a restore disc- but not from what I can see a full XP program. So if I decided to buy a new hard drive guess I would need to get a XP installation disc?

bill

[Phantom]

One thing to try with a new hard drive is to 'GHOST' the old drive (complete with Operating System, data etc etc) onto it.

Basically it clones the old drive to the new drive AS IS. So you won't need the XP CD because you won't need to do a complete reinstall. You will have everything you have at the moment. Down side COULD be that you will copy the error across from old to new drive - IF it's a system error caused by a back HD block/sector.

There are many programs that do this cloning - both commercial & freeware.

For more info, google 'Norton GHOST', 'Acronis True Image' or 'DriveImage XML'.

col