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Windows XP: Inserting an index entry into index $0 of file 174747- Remove hard drive to be checked from original computer. Temporarily install it into a second computer running XP*. Start the second computer. Note the letter of the hard drive to be checked by going to My Computer.
- From a command prompt, run chkdsk as follows:
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chkdsk /i /c /v /r x:
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where <code>x:</code> is the drive letter of the problem hard drive
- After chkdsk finishes, run it again, as follows:
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chkdsk /x /v /r x:
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where <code>x:</code> is the drive letter of the problem hard drive
WARNING!
- WARNING!!! Be careful not to install a hard drive from a Windows 2000 or Windows NT computer into a computer running XP. Windows XP automatically forces an NTFS filesystem from Windows 2000 or Windows NT to be "upgraded", which will probably cause serious issues when reinstalling the drive into its original computer.