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defrag problem
I am running Windows 98SE. I am not able to defrag! This
has been going on for many months and my computer is getting slower and slower. When I start the defrag procedure, I get as far as the window showing the drive I want to defrag, I click "start" and then everything freezes. I have to crash the computer and re-start it. Sometimes I get a blue scan screen since it was "not shut down" properly. Sometimes it starts without this scan. Please help me! |
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-----Original Message----- I am running Windows 98SE. I am not able to defrag! This has been going on for many months and my computer is getting slower and slower. When I start the defrag procedure, I get as far as the window showing the drive I want to defrag, I click "start" and then everything freezes. I have to crash the computer and re-start it. Sometimes I get a blue scan screen since it was "not shut down" properly. Sometimes it starts without this scan. Please help me! . Try to defrag in Safe Mode. I know this is the only way I can defrag. |
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You need to get scandisk to work to have any chance with Disk =
Defragmenter. I suggest that you remove Temporary Internet Files ( including Offline = Content ) and History. Start Settings, Control Panel, Internet Options, = General, Temporary Internet Files, Delete Files, check Offline Content = and click on OK. Also empty your Recycle Bin. This helps remove a = potential problem when running Scandisk and Disk Defragmenter. Another precaution. Delete the contents of the applog folder ( the = content not the folder! ). See link below (disregard the references to = the error messages ) for the procedure. Defrag Error Message: ID NoEFRAG00205 (Q238165) http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q238165 I would then run a "thorough" Scandisk again in Safe Mode. For Options = see that System & Data areas is selected. Then click on Advanced and see = that you have selected: 1. Display Summary -Always. 2. Log file -Append to Log 3. Check files for -Check all three options. 4. Report Ms-Dos Mode name length errors There is an option to Automatically fix errors which I would check but = many computer buffs do not preferring to investigate the error using the = log before attempting to fix the problem. When you have successfully run Scandisk run Disk Defragmenter in Safe = Mode.=20 To start Windows in safe mode Click Start, and then click Shut down. = Click Restart, click OK, and then press and hold the CTRL key until the = Microsoft Windows 98 Start-up Menu appears. For some machines, you can = use F8 instead of CTRL to bring up the Microsoft Windows 98 Start-up = Menu. Enter the number for Safe mode, and then press ENTER.=20 Notes In safe mode, Windows uses default settings (VGA monitor, no = network, Microsoft mouse driver, and the minimum device drivers required = to start Windows). You will not have access to CD-ROM drives, printers, = or other devices.=20 Disk Defragmenter Hangs After Choosing Disk to Defragment http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;218160 Please let the group know how you get on whether you succeed or not. If = it fails please give some information about your hard disk, it's size = and whether it has been partitioned. --=20 Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FCA Stourport, Worcs, England Enquire, plan and execute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please tell the newsgroup how any=20 suggested solution worked for you. http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "eshine" wrote in message = ... I am running Windows 98SE. I am not able to defrag! This=20 has been going on for many months and my computer is=20 getting slower and slower. =20 When I start the defrag procedure, I get as far as the=20 window showing the drive I want to defrag, I click "start"=20 and then everything freezes. =20 I have to crash the computer and re-start it. Sometimes I=20 get a blue scan screen since it was "not shut down"=20 properly. Sometimes it starts without this scan. =20 Please help me! |
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I HAVE FOUND AN ANSWER.
When I was reading all the messages in this newsgroup, there was one that mentioned "disable virus scan". This reminded me of the help Canon gave me when I was having printer problems. They said 1-Disable virus scan 2-Go into "End Task" (Control, Alt, Delete) and remove everything except "Explorer and Systray". I did this and the scandisk worked and then the defrag worked. (It was so long since I had been able to do this, it took 161/2 hours to defrag). Also, there is a free 15 day download on www.execsoft.co.uk I ran this after my Windows defrag and it found "1338 excess fragments" before it run and "there was 1 excess fragment." I hope this helps. I appreciate knowing that I am not the only one having scan and defrag problems. Thanks for your help. -----Original Message----- I am running Windows 98SE. I am not able to defrag! This has been going on for many months and my computer is getting slower and slower. When I start the defrag procedure, I get as far as the window showing the drive I want to defrag, I click "start" and then everything freezes. I have to crash the computer and re-start it. Sometimes I get a blue scan screen since it was "not shut down" properly. Sometimes it starts without this scan. Please help me! . |
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Thanks for the feedback.=20
You probably would have got the same result running both programmes in = safe mode or scandisk in ms-dos. 16.5 hours to defrag is a long time! = Scandisk will take a long time if it is a large hard disk for the = Windows 98 era but Disk Defragmenter, if run regularly, should not take = so long. It would not take so long if you turn off the optimise = function.=20 ~~~~~~ Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FCA Stourport, Worcs, England Enquire, plan and execute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please tell the newsgroup how any=20 suggested solution worked for you. http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "eshine" wrote in message = ... I HAVE FOUND AN ANSWER. =20 When I was reading all the messages in this newsgroup,=20 there was one that mentioned "disable virus scan". This=20 reminded me of the help Canon gave me when I was having=20 printer problems. They said 1-Disable virus scan 2-Go into "End Task" (Control, Alt, Delete) and=20 remove everything except "Explorer and Systray". I did=20 this and the scandisk worked and then the defrag worked. =20 (It was so long since I had been able to do this, it took=20 161/2 hours to defrag). =20 Also, there is a free 15 day download on=20 www.execsoft.co.uk I ran this after my Windows defrag=20 and it found "1338 excess fragments" before it run=20 and "there was 1 excess fragment." =20 I hope this helps. I appreciate knowing that I am not the=20 only one having scan and defrag problems. =20 Thanks for your help. =20 -----Original Message----- I am running Windows 98SE. I am not able to defrag! =20 This=20 has been going on for many months and my computer is=20 getting slower and slower. When I start the defrag procedure, I get as far as the=20 window showing the drive I want to defrag, I=20 click "start"=20 and then everything freezes. I have to crash the computer and re-start it. Sometimes=20 I=20 get a blue scan screen since it was "not shut down"=20 properly. Sometimes it starts without this scan. Please help me! . |
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