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Scandisk & defragmenter fail after Windows Update
This is a recurring problem that I have experienced on several machines
running Win98se and WinME. Both the scandisk and defragmenter programs fail because one of the updates installed keeps changing the disk drive contents, causing the program to start over again. The older and slower the machine, the worse the problem is. This is similar to the problem caused by WinAmp installations on Win9x. This is with a clean install of Win9x with no other applications on a freshly formatted hard drive. The task scheduler program was disabled to prevent it from interfering. This has been happening for the last two years or so and I have been unable to figure out which update is causing this or how to disable it while the drive is defragmented. This happens each and every time, so I suspect many others must have experienced the same problem. Can anyone help me out here? It's probably something simple that I just don't know about, but it's really starting to bug me. Changing over to the NTFS is not a viable option here. Thanks. |
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Why do you think it has to be an update ?
Try runnng them in safe mode. "skrymir" wrote in message ... This is a recurring problem that I have experienced on several machines running Win98se and WinME. Both the scandisk and defragmenter programs fail because one of the updates installed keeps changing the disk drive contents, causing the program to start over again. The older and slower the machine, the worse the problem is. This is similar to the problem caused by WinAmp installations on Win9x. This is with a clean install of Win9x with no other applications on a freshly formatted hard drive. The task scheduler program was disabled to prevent it from interfering. This has been happening for the last two years or so and I have been unable to figure out which update is causing this or how to disable it while the drive is defragmented. This happens each and every time, so I suspect many others must have experienced the same problem. Can anyone help me out here? It's probably something simple that I just don't know about, but it's really starting to bug me. Changing over to the NTFS is not a viable option here. Thanks. |
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Hi Skrymir,
I am not aware of an update that would cause defrag to keep restarting, but here are a few tips to consider when running Scandisk and Defrag. 1. Restart to the Command Prompt and do a thorough Scandisk on the drive first and repair any errors. Restart the computer. Hold down the CTRL key while the system is booting. This will take you to the Boot Menu then select Command Prompt Only. Run Scandisk on the drive from there by typing SCANDISK then press enter and let it perform a surface scan. 2. Close all running programs using Close Programs (Ctrl + Alt + Del) except Explorer. 3. Turn off screen savers and any power management 4. Delete Temp files and Temporary Internet Files 5. Empty the Recycle Bin 6. Do a virus scan with up to date virus software Free offer: eTrust EZ Armor Security Suite from Computer Associates http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm 7. Disable PC-Cillin if installed 8. Turn off and disconnect DSL/Cable Modem 9. Run Ad-aware to remove any possible spyware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Note: Defragging in Safe Mode is another option. And you are correct, NTFS is not a viable option sense Win98 will not run on such a partition. Win98 can be fooled into reading a NTFS partition using 3ed party software such as: Sysinternals Freeware - NTFS for Windows 98: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...tfswin98.shtml -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ "skrymir" wrote This is a recurring problem that I have experienced on several machines running Win98se and WinME. Both the scandisk and defragmenter programs fail because one of the updates installed keeps changing the disk drive contents, causing the program to start over again. The older and slower the machine, the worse the problem is. This is similar to the problem caused by WinAmp installations on Win9x. This is with a clean install of Win9x with no other applications on a freshly formatted hard drive. The task scheduler program was disabled to prevent it from interfering. This has been happening for the last two years or so and I have been unable to figure out which update is causing this or how to disable it while the drive is defragmented. This happens each and every time, so I suspect many others must have experienced the same problem. Can anyone help me out here? It's probably something simple that I just don't know about, but it's really starting to bug me. Changing over to the NTFS is not a viable option here. Thanks. |
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