From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:58:18 GMT, "knuttle" wrote:   
      
   > On 2/24/2011 10:16 AM, Auric__ wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:30:16 GMT, "Grinder" wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/23/2011 9:51 PM, Graeme wrote:   
   >>>> I have two hard drives c:\ and f:\. I am having problems with several   
   >>>> progagrams and need to reinstall XP. My question is will it format   
   >>>> just the c;\ or will it format both drives. Thanks in advance.   
   >>>   
   >>> The "it" in your question is under-specified, but that's being   
   >>> pedantic. Just disconnect the F: drive before your begin the   
   >>> installation, and I can virtually guarantee that it will not be   
   >>> reformatted.   
   >>   
   >> True, but to answer OP's question, the Windows install sequence *should   
   >> not* format hard drives that it's not told to. (No guarantees, though.   
   >> Grinder's right; unplug the drive first and then it's not a worry.)   
   >   
   > As an extension of the format question. When you do a Check and Repair   
   > disk in Windows XP SP3, does it check and repair the physical hard drive   
   > or the only the logic drive that you specify on the physical drive   
   >   
   > OR   
   >   
   > If I have a disk with the operating system on the C: and a logic drive   
   > d: on disk C:  with the Disk check fix both drive C: and the physical   
   > drive C: if I run Check and repair on C:   
      
   Whatever checks you tell it to do are only done to the partition you tell it   
   to check. By default, chkdsk (or Disk Properties -> Tools -> Check Now) looks   
   for file system errors *only*. To check the physical disk, run 'chkdsk /R'   
   (or check "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" in the GUI version).   
      
   Be warned, physical checks usually take a much longer time than jsut checking   
   the file system.   
      
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