14.7.2000
Most undocumented trips and ticks are way too cool to stay hidden for too long. I was happy to see that my buddy (known as AXCEL216) uncovered some secret switches for Windows' Scandisk. To give these a spin, you can either use the command prompt or the Run command line. Click the Start button, select Run, then type: 'SCANDSKW' (sans apostrophes). Don't be too quick to hit ENTER; you may wanna use these switches first. 'SCANDSKW /A' will auto-select your fixed (hard) drives for scanning and possible repairing; 'SCANDSKW /N' will allow you to start rocking and rolling right away, with no prompting or clicking necessary; 'SCANDSKW /P' enables Scandisk's preview mode, which will keep it from making any necessary changes to your system; and 'SCANDSKW /SILENT' will totally cut you off from configuring the session any further (good for using in controlled environments).