SCANDSKW Err Msg: This Program Requires Microsoft Windows (121653)
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This article was previously published under Q121653 SYMPTOMS
If you try to run the Windows 95 ScanDisk Disk Checking and Repair Tool
(SCANDSKW.EXE) from an MS-DOS command prompt with the current drive locked,
you receive the following error message:
This program requires Microsoft Windows.
CAUSE
ScanDisk cannot run on a drive that has been locked in an MS-DOS window.
WORKAROUND
If you unlock the drive, you can run ScanDisk. To do this:
- Use the COMMAND.COM Unlock switch as follows:
- Run SCANDSKW again.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 7/28/2001 |
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Keywords: | kbDiskMemory KB121653 |
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