Scan Disk

Hi, i am currently using Windows 98. When i am using Scan
Disk to scan my hard drive for errors, i get the following
message:

ScanDisk has now restarted 10 times because windows or
another program has been writing to this drive.

How do i solve this problem?

This happens when i select "THROUGH" type of test.

Can anyone guide me.

regards

iqbal. (is this a charge to this service? - never noted
any)

There are detailed instructions for using Scandisk, including how to deal
with the problem you are seeing, available he
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/scandisk.html
TROUBLESHOOTING SCANDISK PROBLEMS
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Iqbal" wrote in message
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Hi, i am currently using Windows 98. When i am using Scan
Disk to scan my hard drive for errors, i get the following
message:

ScanDisk has now restarted 10 times because windows or
another program has been writing to this drive.

How do i solve this problem?

This happens when i select "THROUGH" type of test.

Can anyone guide me.

regards

iqbal. (is this a charge to this service? - never noted
any)

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:08:05 -0700, "Iqbal"
wrote:

Hi, i am currently using Windows 98. When i am using Scan
Disk to scan my hard drive for errors, i get the following
message:

ScanDisk has now restarted 10 times because windows or
another program has been writing to this drive.

How do i solve this problem?

This happens when i select "THROUGH" type of test.

Can anyone guide me.

regards

iqbal. (is this a charge to this service? - never noted
any)


The easiest/best way to ensure success, besides turning
off/stopping all applications is to boot to safe mode,
either get TweakUi from Microsoft and on the Boot tab check
the box that says always show boot menu, or reboot and hold
the CTRL key. Then make sure your screensaver is turned
off.

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Sincerely, | (©) (©)
| ------ooo--(_)--ooo------
Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\
d(-_-)b |

HI
WHEN YOUR USING SCANDISK ARE YOU USING ANY OTHER
PROGRAMS AT THE SAME TIME??I'VE HAD SAME MESSAGE BUT DONT
GET IT IF NO OTHER PROGRAM IS IN USE, I THINK YOUR NOT
MENT TO BE DOING ANYTHING ELSE WHEN USING SCANDISK
-----Original Message-----
Hi, i am currently using Windows 98. When i am using Scan
Disk to scan my hard drive for errors, i get the
following
message:

ScanDisk has now restarted 10 times because windows or
another program has been writing to this drive.

How do i solve this problem?

This happens when i select "THROUGH" type of test.

Can anyone guide me.

regards

iqbal. (is this a charge to this service? - never noted
any)
.

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:08:05 -0700, "Iqbal"
wrote:

Hi, i am currently using Windows 98. When i am using Scan
Disk to scan my hard drive for errors, i get the following
message:

ScanDisk has now restarted 10 times because windows or
another program has been writing to this drive.

How do i solve this problem?

This happens when i select "THROUGH" type of test.

Go to Control Panel and look at a program called "Fast Find".

For a long time I thought my computer had a virus, because of the amount of
disk activity with not apparent cause.

I asked about it, and people advised me to reformat my hard drive and all
kinds of things, until after receiving much misleading advice, someone
identified the culprit.


--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

As Jeff posted, have a look here, by MS MVP Ron Badour:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/scandisk.html
and
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/defrag.html


Here is a little utility to automate it for you:
GEODisk by MS MVP George Gedye
http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm
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Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


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