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Q134750: Err Msg: SCANDISK Will Work Only with MS-DOS Versions…

Article: Q134750
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install Windows 95, the MS-DOS version of ScanDisk does not operate.
When you try to start ScanDisk from the DOS directory, you receive one of the
following error messages:

  This version of Microsoft SCANDISK will work only with MS-DOS versions 6.0
  and later.

  This version of Microsoft SCANDISK will work only on MS-DOS versions 6 and
  6.20.

CAUSE
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Setup leaves the MS-DOS version of ScanDisk in the DOS directory for backwards
compatibility, but this version of ScanDisk does not run in Windows 95.

RESOLUTION
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Run ScanDisk from the Windows\Command folder, or run it by clicking the Start
button, pointing to Programs, pointing to Accessories, pointing to System Tools,
and then clicking ScanDisk.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can run the version of ScanDisk in the DOS directory only if you boot your
computer to your previous version of MS-DOS. We do not recommend that you do
this because running the MS-DOS version of ScanDisk from the DOS directory can
damage long filenames.

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