The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
SYMPTOMS
When you try to run ScanDisk, you may receive one of the following error
messages:
CAUSE
This symptom can occur for either of the following reasons:
- You run a previously released version of ScanDisk with OEM Service
Release 2 (OSR2). For example, this could occur if you run ScanDisk
from an Emergency Boot Disk created using an earlier version of
Windows 95.
- You run an OSR2 version of ScanDisk in Windows 95. For example,
this could occur if you run ScanDisk from an Emergency Boot Disk
created using OSR2 on a computer running Windows 95.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method:
Running Windows 95 OSR2
The following files are required by the Windows 95 OSR2 version of
ScanDisk:
- Windows\Scandskw.exe 4,896 bytes
- Windows\System\Dskmaint.dll 214,048 bytes
- Windows\Command\Scandisk.exe 142,353 bytes
Restore the appropriate files from the Windows 95 OSR2 CD-ROM using the
following steps:
- Start an MS-DOS prompt in Windows 95.
- Type "cd windows" and then press ENTER.
- Type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:
ren scandskw.exe *.bak
ren system\dskmaint.dll *.bak
ren command\scandisk.exe *.bak
- Insert the Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
- Type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line
extract <drive>:\win95\win95_16.cab scandskw.exe /L %windir%
extract <drive>:\win95\precopy2.cab dskmaint.dll /L %windir%\system
copy <drive>:\win95\scandisk.exe %windir%\command
where <drive> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
Running Windows 95
The following files are required by the Windows 95 version of ScanDisk:
- Windows\Scandskw.exe 4,608 bytes
- Windows\System\Dskmaint.dll 189,456 bytes
- Windows\Command\Scandisk.exe 134,738 bytes
Restore the appropriate files from the Windows 95 CD-ROM or floppy disks
using the following steps:
- Start an MS-DOS prompt in Windows 95.
- Type "cd windows" and then press ENTER.
- Type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:
ren scandskw.exe *.bak
ren system\dskmaint.dll *.bak
ren command\scandisk.exe *.bak
Extract the files using the appropriate method:
Windows 95 CD-ROM:
- Insert the Microsoft Windows 95 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
- Type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line
extract <drive>:\win95\win95_09.cab scandskw.exe /l %windir%
extract <drive>:\win95\precopy2.cab dskmaint.dll /l %windir%\system
copy <drive>:\win95\scandisk.exe %windir%\command
where <drive> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
- Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER to
return to windows.
Windows 95 Floppy disks:
- Type "cd\" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
- Insert disk 9 of the Windows 95 disks into the floppy disk drive.
- Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER
extract /a <drive>:\win95_09.cab scandskw.exe /l %windir%
where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to the floppy disk drive
in which the Windows 95 floppy disk is located.
- Insert disk 2 of the Windows 95 disks into the floppy disk drive.
- Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
extract /a <drive>:\ precopy2.cab dskmaint.dll /l %windir%\system
- Insert disk 1 of the Windows 95 disks into the floppy disk drive.
- Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
copy <drive>:\scandisk.exe %windir%\command
- Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER to
return to windows.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about using the Extract tool, click the Start button,
point to Programs, click MS-DOS prompt, type "extract" (without quotation
marks), and then press ENTER. Or, see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
For more information about Windows 95 OSR2, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q155003
TITLE : Description of Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
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