Check a Volume for errors (VBScript)

This code can be found in Chapter 7 of Windows XP Cookbook

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' From the book, "Windows XP Cookbook"
' ISBN: 0596007256

' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
strComputer = "."
strDrive = "<Drive>" ' e.g. D:
boolFixErrors = True ' True = chkdsk /f, False = chkdsk
' ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
set objWMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
set objDisk = objWMI.Get("Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID='" & strDrive & "'")
intRC = objDisk.ChkDsk(boolFixErrors)
if intRC = 0 then
 WScript.Echo "Chkdsk completed successfully."
elseif intRC = 1 then
 WScript.Echo "Chkdsk scheduled on next reboot."
else
 WScript.Echo "Error running chkdsk: " & intRC
end if

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