Hi, One of my HDDs (Quantum 1.2GB) has a bad controller. Is it possible to use a controller from another Quantum HDD so I can recover data? Thanks in advance, Brad Before you type your password, credit card number, etc., be sure there is no active key logger (spyware) in your PC.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It's getting a bit tiresome seeing one misguided American after another with their cutsie little yellow or red-white-blue ribbons on their outsized SUVs. Yeah, I guess it's the thing to do; maybe part of that whole soccer-mom culture. Unfortunately,...

98SE - 4gig HD - 2gig used. Ran scan disk utility (full scan). Defrag starts normally and runs to 100%, but the 100% comes before it has finished the disk. Ran it again and the disk appears to have not been defragged completely - including the beginning. It runs to 100% and stops in the same place...

Disk defrag does not run. Program opens and animated icon shows that defrag is running but the percentage defragmentation completed does not increase. Pleas help!!

Defrag fails "Windows cannot defragment this drive because it contains errors that must first be repaired. Click Help, carry out the instructions for repairing the errors, and then try defragmenting the drive again." (DEFRAG004) I follow instructions on repairing the error - scandisk - which...

I have disabled the screen saver and the antivirus software. When defragging my Windows 98 machine it gets to 1% and then endlessly sticks in a cycle of 0%-1%. Help.

While running a disk defrag the screensaver popped up and froze the computer. (This happened at some point while I was away from the computer asleep. I won't defrag without watching again!) The only recourse was to restart the computer. That failed to happen as Windows would not load up. I...

I have a brand new 60GB 7200RPM Maxtor hard drive, running on a motherboard that supports ATA100 max, Does any of you know whether a defrag is needed? TIA, jkb

When I try and do a defrag, after a very short time - it says: "Drive contents changed, restarting". I tried closing down everything except Explorer, Systray, and Defrag. So nothing's running, did a spyware scan - cleared out the 4 tracking cookies. Still the same thing keeps happening. Thanx, jkb

Have been trying to defrag my C drive. Status tells me that Windows is checking for errors but the details screen is completely blank and % completed remains 0. Remained that way all night. I've run the disk clean up. Any ideas?

My computer has been running slow and I have been trying to perform a defrag to speed up the most used applications. When it get to about 12% in scanning, I get a message 'detecting a change in the drive, restarting'. This goes on forever. I have performed a virus scan with the most updated McAfee...

I'm trying to defrag a drive but can't. When defrag checks the drive at 4 % it comes back with error message that the drive had errors. I've run scandisk and it reported no errors. I've deleted the applog folder. I've run disk clean-up. The only thing running is explorer and systray. Still...

Hi, I have 98SE with a 4GB disk (C:). I have run defrag several times, and it gets to about 26% after about 3 hours, and then seems to get stuck. I have run it in safe mode, and windows mode (with all apps, including AV and firewall shut down) with same result. What is going on here? thanks bill

The task schduler tried to start defrag last night. I think it tried all night but didn't run fully but the hard drive was clicking furiously all night and this morning. Now when you reboot, it runs scan disk and boots to the start screen (seemingly normal) but then the computer locks up after it...

Is there a way to Defrag from the C prompt on Win 98? My brother is having a problem with his puter. He cannot get it to even operate in Safe Mode. It will only go into DOS when you say "operate in Safe Mode" I'm in the East, he's in the West. Just had him skndsk in DOS, but now I want to defrag....

when I try to defragement, computer goes to 2% then quits.

Problem Microsoft Defragmatation Program freezes at 10% complete when approaching a black cluster which the Defrag Legend defines as belonging at the end of the drive. The only way out of the freeze state is to power off and power on. How can you help me so I can completely defrag my entire...

Problem Microsoft Defragmatation Program freezes at 10% complete when approaching a black cluster which the Defrag Legend defines as belonging at the end of the drive. The only way out of the freeze state is to power off and power on. How can you help me so I can completely defrag my entire...

Hi all, I am having problems with my defragment. I used to be able to defragment before I had to reboot and re-download recovery disk. Since then unable to defrag. I keep getting the message...error in c drive.Please use skan disk to correct etc... I do this and scan disk runs through and...

I have my computer scheduled to run once a week to defragment drive C but it never goes past 0%. What is causing this?