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"clean boot" problems
Hi!
In accordance with instruction from the great guru, Gary Terhune, I've been trying to wet up a clean boot environment so I can properly defrag - but have encountered the following problems: 1. Running msconfig, setting "selective startup" without "load startup group items" doesn't work; after repeated attempts, even after deleting (almost - see below) all c:\windows\temp folders and files, it reboots with this item still checked. 2.there are 4 files it won't let me delet (3 .dat and 1 .txt) 3. Scandisk won't complete scanning c: - (gives error message: has repeated 10 times, should it continue?". 4. defrag will not defrag c: - just hangs forever (12 hours??) Any suggestions??? |
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Have you tried in Safe Mode ?
You should try a ScanDisk then Defrag in Safe Mode. Dave "Jon" wrote in message ... | Hi! | | In accordance with instruction from the great guru, Gary | Terhune, I've been trying to wet up a clean boot | environment so I can properly defrag - but have | encountered the following problems: | | 1. Running msconfig, setting "selective startup" | without "load startup group items" doesn't work; after | repeated attempts, even after deleting (almost - see below) | all c:\windows\temp folders and files, it reboots with | this item still checked. | | 2.there are 4 files it won't let me delet (3 .dat and | 1 .txt) | | 3. Scandisk won't complete scanning c: - (gives error | message: has repeated 10 times, should it continue?". | | 4. defrag will not defrag c: - just hangs forever (12 | hours??) | | Any suggestions??? | |
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You mentioned clean boot. As I understand it you selected "Selective startup"
and de-selected "Load startup group items". However did you also de-select the other four items: Config.sys, Autoexec.bat, System.ini & Win.ini. When you do this, click the corresponding tabs at the top to make sure everything has, in fact, been de-selected. Click Apply and then OK. You might also try this BUT DO IT FIRST: Start\Settings\Task Bar & Start Menu and de-select Show clock. When you reboot, there should be nothing showing in the lower right portion of your screen. Also, your desktop image will appear different as a clean boot uses a 16 colour setting. Good luck! Jon wrote: Hi! In accordance with instruction from the great guru, Gary Terhune, I've been trying to wet up a clean boot environment so I can properly defrag - but have encountered the following problems: 1. Running msconfig, setting "selective startup" without "load startup group items" doesn't work; after repeated attempts, even after deleting (almost - see below) all c:\windows\temp folders and files, it reboots with this item still checked. 2.there are 4 files it won't let me delet (3 .dat and 1 .txt) 3. Scandisk won't complete scanning c: - (gives error message: has repeated 10 times, should it continue?". 4. defrag will not defrag c: - just hangs forever (12 hours??) Any suggestions??? |
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Jon
Sounds like you are not in a CleanBoot environment. Try again; Start/Run and type MSCONFIG Check SELECTIVE STARTUP and remove the checkmarks in; Process Config.sys file Process Autoexec.Bat file Load startup group items (leave the checkmarks in System.ini and Win.ini files) Then click APPLY and restart computer. You should now be in a CleanBoot environment and ready to tackle the instructions in Gary's list. "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi! In accordance with instruction from the great guru, Gary Terhune, I've been trying to wet up a clean boot environment so I can properly defrag - but have encountered the following problems: 1. Running msconfig, setting "selective startup" without "load startup group items" doesn't work; after repeated attempts, even after deleting (almost - see below) all c:\windows\temp folders and files, it reboots with this item still checked. 2.there are 4 files it won't let me delet (3 .dat and 1 .txt) 3. Scandisk won't complete scanning c: - (gives error message: has repeated 10 times, should it continue?". 4. defrag will not defrag c: - just hangs forever (12 hours??) Any suggestions??? |
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No need to use the clean-boot method.
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 former MVP George Gedye http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi! In accordance with instruction from the great guru, Gary Terhune, I've been trying to wet up a clean boot environment so I can properly defrag - but have encountered the following problems: 1. Running msconfig, setting "selective startup" without "load startup group items" doesn't work; after repeated attempts, even after deleting (almost - see below) all c:\windows\temp folders and files, it reboots with this item still checked. 2.there are 4 files it won't let me delet (3 .dat and 1 .txt) 3. Scandisk won't complete scanning c: - (gives error message: has repeated 10 times, should it continue?". 4. defrag will not defrag c: - just hangs forever (12 hours??) Any suggestions??? |
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