Can anyone tell me where to find 'disk error checking' ?

If your operating system is Windows XP, you can use XP Error-Checking tool.
Or you can use some of these freeware utilities
1. Fresh Diagnose
2. PC Diagnose
3. Emsa-DiskCheck

thanks for your quick reply.....did what you said but it says windows was unable to complete the disk check. I have been having alot of this type of thing happen lately. don't know why. been getting alot of errors when trying to do updates for spyware cleaner, etc. any help would be appreciated.

Are you getting any error messages, OR your hard disk is making any strange noise?

Try some of the freeware utilities mentioned above to check your hard disk.

Also make sure you backup all your important data.

hey JUDDAN don't bother yourself friend ... i have the same problem which is my external hard disk sometimes when i want to access or delete some files i got error prompt that saying "" bad secture ...'' or like that.

-i tried the windows tool chkdsk
- i tried the DOS comman chkdsk
- i used some utilties
but nothing solved it...

i saw i post in another forum that saying '' when u format ur storage device , the problem will be solved''

i hope he is right... i will try it and i'll tell ya...
bye