23rd January 2002

They keep saying that Windows XP will run "indefinitely" without requiring a restart, but you can only fix disk errors when you're not inside Windows. To correct discrepancies, you'll need to check for them and then reboot. Either run "CHKDSK /F" from a CMD line or open My Computer, right-click on a drive (AKA volume), select Properties, flip to the Tools tab, and press the "Check Now..." button. Place a checkmark in the "Automatically fix file system errors." It will prompt you to schedule a scan before the next Windows session. Do it, folks. Do it often. If you haven't upgraded your FAT32 volume to the NTFS file system (I know, that's redundant), you can run the command line "CONVERT" utility. Remember, with NTFS in Windows 2000 or XP, you can compress files and folders to save on disk space. Right-click a file or folder, select Properties, flip to the General tab, click Advanced, put a checkmark next to the "Compress contents to save disk space" option, then click OK. Click OK again (to close the Properties dialog). To Confirm Attribute Changes, select the option you desire. Wham! You just saved some space.