glee wrote:
Start Programs Accessories System Tools Scheduled Tasks:
Select the Defrag scheduled task, and disable it or delete it.
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That'll solve the immediate problem that a hung Defrag is coming up
overnight, but won't solve the problem that the OP can't defrag because
it hangs.

OP: Have you tried running scandisk? This might reveal what's crashing
Defrag. OTOH it might not....

Stewart.

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