No Scandisk after a crash?

[Fan924]

My recent Installation of Win98 never runs Scandisk after a crash.
Ideas?

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"Fan924" > wrote in message
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| My recent Installation of Win98 never runs Scandisk after a crash.
| Ideas?

First - Look at msdos.sys in the *root* of the drive, it must not be hidden,
and check for AutoScan=1, if not there change read only attribute and modify
to include that line. Reset the file to hidden and read only. If you can't
find the file, go to Folder Options > View > and make sure Show All Files is
ticked, and Hide file extension for known file types is not checked.

This isn't a multiple OS system is it?

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[Dan]

Yes,

1. Press Start and run and type msconfig and run the program. You should be
in the general tab and click the advanced properties and see if the box
"Disable Scandisk after bad shutdown" is checked and if it is then uncheck it
and okay and restart when asked and then scandisk should run when you have a
bad shutdown and restart.

"Fan924" wrote:

> My recent Installation of Win98 never runs Scandisk after a crash.
> Ideas?
>

[PCR]

Fan924 wrote:
| My recent Installation of Win98 never runs Scandisk after a crash.
| Ideas?

(1) Do you have a "Scandisk.alt"? Then, Norton took over Scandisk. So,
look inside of it & in Norton menus/Norton FAQs/Norton Readme for an
answer. I do know: When Norton has been uninstalled & Scandisk
auto-Scandisk doesn't work, Glee will say to delete that file! (But
that's when it's been uninstalled.)

(2) As Blanton has said, Scandisk will not necessarily run. It depends
whether a write was pending at the time of the crash. If you do crash,
it is always wise to run your own Scandisk, anyhow, as the auto-Scandisk
is too quick to be doing it all. JUST... don't let yours constantly
restart!

(3) Look in "C:\Scandisk.log" to see what it may say. Colorado was
getting messages in there, even when it seemed the thing was not
running!

(4) Open "C:\Windows\Command\Scandisk.ini" in Notepad, &
change "NumPasses=0" to a positive number. Mine is "=5".
(However, if Norton has taken you over, perhaps look in
"Scandisk.alt" for that.)

(5) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q118579/
Contents of the Windows MSDOS.sys File
Careful with MS-DOS.sys: It is an important file.

(a) "START button, Settings, Folder Options, View tab".
Bolt "Show all files" & UNcheck "Hide file extensions..."
(b) R-Clk "C:\MSDOS.sys" in Explorer, select Properties,
& turn off "Read-Only"
(c) Open "C:\MSDOS.sys" in Notepad.
If it shows "AutoScan=0", change that to "=1".
(The line may be at bottom, after the filler "X's".)
(b) R-Clk "C:\MSDOS.sys" in Explorer, select Properties, & turn
"Read-Only" back on.

This setting probably is equivalent to all that (but it may get
out-of-synch)...
(a) "START button, Run, MSConfig, General tab, Advanced button"
(b) Uncheck "Disable Scandisk after bad shutdown".

(6) As cquirke often has said, "C:\Winboot.ini", if it exists, will
override MSDOS.sys. So, check for a "AutoScan=0" in there as well, as it
has the same format as the other.

(7) Here's an interesting Registry key. Not sure what I'd have you do
with it, though. PROBABLY, you DO want to see "SCANDSKW.EXE" in there.
Also, if all else fails, speak to it by it's friendly name.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\System Agent\SAGE\Scandisk
for Windows]
"Settings"=hex:01
"Program"="SCANDSKW.EXE"
"Friendly Name"="ScanDisk for Windows"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\System Agent\SAGE\Scandisk
for Windows\Result Codes]
"Success"="1"
"0"="No errors found"
"1"="Errors found and all were fixed"
"249"="One or more drives could not be checked"
"250"="Drive could not be checked - could not load or find DSKMAINT.DLL"
"251"="Drive could not be checked - insufficient memory"
"252"="Errors were found and some were not fixed"
"254"="Check was canceled"
"255"="Check was stopped because of an error"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\System Agent\SAGE\Scandisk
for Windows\Set0]
"Settings"=hex:a1,03,40,00
"DrivesToCheck"=hex:04,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\System Agent\SAGE\Scandisk
for Windows\Set1]
"Settings"=hex:a1,03,40,00
"DrivesToCheck"=hex:00,00,00,80


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[Fan924]

Thanks guys. I checked and it was as it should be. Other things
started going south too. Reinstalling windows just seems to **** it
off more. So I am reformatting and starting fresh.

[PCR]

Fan924 wrote:
| Thanks guys. I checked and it was as it should be. Other things
| started going south too. Reinstalling windows just seems to **** it
| off more. So I am reformatting and starting fresh.

Sounds like a DLL-hell situation, if things got worse. I hope you
remembered to jot down your ProductKey. Keep us informed.


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[eva6206213]

thank you for your sharing~


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[PCR]

eva6206213 wrote:
| thank you for your sharing~
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You are welcome. I hope it helps.


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