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Can't scan disk and can't get defragment to run.
I've tried everything I know to get Disk scan to run
properly and then run defragment and I'm unable to get niether to scan or defrag. Can anyone help me? I'm at the end of my road. |
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Can't scan disk and can't get defragment to run.
"Easy" wrote in message ...
I've tried everything I know to get Disk scan to run properly and then run defragment and I'm unable to get niether to scan or defrag. Can anyone help me? I'm at the end of my road. Do you mean they start and but can not finish because the drive is being accessed ? If so, reboot in SafeMode ( press the 'F8' key during the reboot and select Safe Mode from the menu ). Then try running either scandisk or defrag. I hope that helps. Dig |
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Can't scan disk and can't get defragment to run.
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I've tried everything I know to get Disk scan to run properly and then run defragment and I'm unable to get niether to scan or defrag. Can anyone help me? I'm at the end of my road. What happens when you try to run them? Do the programs just shut down and exit? Or is there an error message of some kind? If there is an error message then the actual text of the message would be very useful in trying to identify the cause of your problem. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." |
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Can't scan disk and can't get defragment to run.
-----Original Message----- I've tried everything I know to get Disk scan to run properly and then run defragment and I'm unable to get niether to scan or defrag. Can anyone help me? I'm at the end of my road. . I have the same problem right now, except I did the scan disk in DOS before Windows loaded. It was the only way I could get it to run. Still can't defrag.........it ways that something keeps writing to the disk. I've run 3 different virus scans, with clean results. I think I see you at the end of the road......I'm almost there. HELP! |
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Can't scan disk and can't get defragment to run.
I have a cable modem, have to unplug the power cord, then scandisk and dfrag
work from windows wrote in message ... -----Original Message----- I've tried everything I know to get Disk scan to run properly and then run defragment and I'm unable to get niether to scan or defrag. Can anyone help me? I'm at the end of my road. . I have the same problem right now, except I did the scan disk in DOS before Windows loaded. It was the only way I could get it to run. Still can't defrag.........it ways that something keeps writing to the disk. I've run 3 different virus scans, with clean results. I think I see you at the end of the road......I'm almost there. HELP! |
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Can't scan disk and can't get defragment to run.
I'm having the a similar problem. Defrag will not move
beyond the 0 percent mark even though I have tried to let it work through the night. I'd also be interested in any suggestions people may have. -----Original Message----- I've tried everything I know to get Disk scan to run properly and then run defragment and I'm unable to get niether to scan or defrag. Can anyone help me? I'm at the end of my road. . |
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Can't scan disk and can't get defragment to run.
Hello again,
I just found this in the Microsoft knowledge base: DEFRAG.INF - DEFRAGMENT ALL DRIVES ON SUBSEQUENT WINDOWS STARTUP The Disk Defragmenter for Windows 98 (DEFRAG.EXE) may start and not complete its task. If repeated attempts to defragment the drive are unsuccessful, it may be because an application is writing to the disk. The Disk Defragementer cannot share access to a drive with other tasks. An application loading automatically at startup may interfere with DEFRAG. Run DEFRAG before applications load at startup by adding a value for DEFRAG.EXE /ALL to the RunServicesOnce key in the registry. NOTE: You can use your computer while Disk Defragmenter is running, however, Disk Defragmenter restarts if the contents of the drive you are defragmenting change. To add a value for DEFRAG.EXE /ALL to the RunServicesOnce key: Select DEFRAG.INF found in the \Tools\MTSutil folder on the Windows 98 CD. Right-Click DEFRAG.INF. -or- Hold down the SHIFT key and press the function key, F10. Choose INSTALL to add the value for DEFRAG.EXE /ALL. ....... I have not tried it yet, but will let you know if it seems to work. -----Original Message----- I've tried everything I know to get Disk scan to run properly and then run defragment and I'm unable to get niether to scan or defrag. Can anyone help me? I'm at the end of my road. . |
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