Scandisk & Defrag not running properly

Gradually the performance of these two utilities deminished to the point
that they don't even seem to finish.
What can be done about it?

Harry.

How much freespace do you have on your HD, Harry? Also, do the utilities
function properly in the Safe Mode??
Heirloom, old and could make a difference


"Webster72n" wrote in message
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Gradually the performance of these two utilities deminished to the point
that they don't even seem to finish.
What can be done about it?

Harry.

17.75 GB's on a 20 GB drive, that's plenty, Heirloom.
But I didn't run in Safe Mode yet.
As soon as I figured out how to go about it, I'll let you know.

Harry, old and helpful to accomplish that.



"heirloom" wrote in message
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How much freespace do you have on your HD, Harry? Also, do the utilities
function properly in the Safe Mode??
Heirloom, old and could make a difference


"Webster72n" wrote in message
...
Gradually the performance of these two utilities deminished to the point
that they don't even seem to finish.
What can be done about it?

Harry.

3.5% freespace ain't much, Harry..........not with all the swapping around
that has to be done. I could be mistaken, but, this may be a part of your
'slowdown.'
"As soon as you figured out how to go about it?"..........are you
questioning how to get into Safe Mode?....or how to run the utilities from
Safe Mode??
Heirloom, old and semi-confused

"Webster72n" wrote in message
...

17.75 GB's on a 20 GB drive, that's plenty, Heirloom.
But I didn't run in Safe Mode yet.
As soon as I figured out how to go about it, I'll let you know.

Harry, old and helpful to accomplish that.



"heirloom" wrote in message
...
How much freespace do you have on your HD, Harry? Also, do the
utilities
function properly in the Safe Mode??
Heirloom, old and could make a difference


"Webster72n" wrote in message
...
Gradually the performance of these two utilities deminished to the
point
that they don't even seem to finish.
What can be done about it?

Harry.

Heirloom:

Except for a brief interruption at about 90% completion of defrag
everything went smoothly in 'Safe mode'.
When defrag was near the end, it found a lot of files which belonged
at the beginning of the drive and they were transported there.
Asssumingly this was my problem, besides some sticking points in startup?
Maybe there's more?

Harry.


"heirloom" wrote in message
...
How much freespace do you have on your HD, Harry? Also, do the utilities
function properly in the Safe Mode??
Heirloom, old and could make a difference


"Webster72n" wrote in message
...
Gradually the performance of these two utilities deminished to the point
that they don't even seem to finish.
What can be done about it?

Harry.

Heirloom,
I am going to try and de-confuse you:
17.75% is the free space and only 2.25%+ occupied..
And where Safe mode is concerned, I managed allright.
Hoping now that everything is back to normal.

Harry.


"heirloom" wrote in message
...
3.5% freespace ain't much, Harry..........not with all the swapping around
that has to be done. I could be mistaken, but, this may be a part of your
'slowdown.'
"As soon as you figured out how to go about it?"..........are you
questioning how to get into Safe Mode?....or how to run the utilities from
Safe Mode??
Heirloom, old and semi-confused

"Webster72n" wrote in message
...

17.75 GB's on a 20 GB drive, that's plenty, Heirloom.
But I didn't run in Safe Mode yet.
As soon as I figured out how to go about it, I'll let you know.

Harry, old and helpful to accomplish that.



"heirloom" wrote in message
...
How much freespace do you have on your HD, Harry? Also, do the
utilities
function properly in the Safe Mode??
Heirloom, old and could make a difference


"Webster72n" wrote in message
...
Gradually the performance of these two utilities deminished to the
point
that they don't even seem to finish.
What can be done about it?

Harry.

Your original post freespace faked me out........I was under the
impression you had 17.75G occupied out of the 20G. Freespace is not a prob.
Are you using the Windows defragger or an aftermarket app? Some defrag apps
are a lot more efficient than others at moving files around. I use
Diskeeper 8, which, I believe, is made by the same folks that made the
defragger for XP.

As far as your "sticking points in startup"......you need to be a little
more specific before suggestions can be made, with the exception of
referring you to the following sites:
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html
http://ww2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm
http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm
Note: I haven't used any of the above sites in a while, but, they should
still be good links. Check a number of them, they will tell you what is
NEEDED at startup and what is simple 'fluff' or bad stuff.
Heirloom, old and hope that helps
"Webster72n" wrote in message
...
Heirloom:

Except for a brief interruption at about 90% completion of defrag
everything went smoothly in 'Safe mode'.
When defrag was near the end, it found a lot of files which belonged
at the beginning of the drive and they were transported there.
Asssumingly this was my problem, besides some sticking points in startup?
Maybe there's more?

Harry.

Heirloom:

Startup is bypassed in Safe mode, am I correct? That's the reason for my
remark about "sticking points", because it must have caused the problem with
defrag. Thanks for the links and the tip for Diskeeper 8.
Once I get through with that, I'll let you know the results.

Harry.


"heirloom" wrote in message
...
Your original post freespace faked me out........I was under the
impression you had 17.75G occupied out of the 20G. Freespace is not a
prob.
Are you using the Windows defragger or an aftermarket app? Some defrag
apps
are a lot more efficient than others at moving files around. I use
Diskeeper 8, which, I believe, is made by the same folks that made the
defragger for XP.

As far as your "sticking points in startup"......you need to be a little
more specific before suggestions can be made, with the exception of
referring you to the following sites:
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html
http://ww2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm
http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm
Note: I haven't used any of the above sites in a while, but, they should
still be good links. Check a number of them, they will tell you what is
NEEDED at startup and what is simple 'fluff' or bad stuff.
Heirloom, old and hope that helps
"Webster72n" wrote in message
...
Heirloom:

Except for a brief interruption at about 90% completion of defrag
everything went smoothly in 'Safe mode'.
When defrag was near the end, it found a lot of files which belonged
at the beginning of the drive and they were transported there.
Asssumingly this was my problem, besides some sticking points in
startup?
Maybe there's more?

Harry.

Safe Mode will bypass items in the Start Up axis, loading only the necessary
drivers and such for Windows, hence, an excellent troubleshooting step. The
sites I listed will assist you in narrowing down your 'slowdown' issue if it
is a result of a running process.
Don't take my use of Diskeeper 8 as a tip, it just happens to be what I use.
Since moving to EZ AV from eTrust, I am unable to run this defragger
normally. I have to execute it manually with the AV in the snooze mode or
it will hang. The app put out by the late Koldbear and associates,
ScanDefrag, has had a lot of success, however, I could not get it to work on
my machine. There are a number of good defraggers on the market, in fact, I
am not aware of major drawbacks to the Windows Me defragger.....other than
being slower and that may be entirely due to using the Applog for
arrangement of files.
Heirloom, old and need to get ready


"Webster72n" wrote in message
...

Heirloom:

Startup is bypassed in Safe mode, am I correct? That's the reason for my
remark about "sticking points", because it must have caused the problem
with
defrag. Thanks for the links and the tip for Diskeeper 8.
Once I get through with that, I'll let you know the results.

Harry.

Thanks for the info, Heirloom.
I'll make good use of it.
BTW how are things with your cross?

Harry.


"heirloom" wrote in message
...
Safe Mode will bypass items in the Start Up axis, loading only the
necessary
drivers and such for Windows, hence, an excellent troubleshooting step.
The
sites I listed will assist you in narrowing down your 'slowdown' issue if
it
is a result of a running process.
Don't take my use of Diskeeper 8 as a tip, it just happens to be what I
use.
Since moving to EZ AV from eTrust, I am unable to run this defragger
normally. I have to execute it manually with the AV in the snooze mode or
it will hang. The app put out by the late Koldbear and associates,
ScanDefrag, has had a lot of success, however, I could not get it to work
on
my machine. There are a number of good defraggers on the market, in fact,
I
am not aware of major drawbacks to the Windows Me defragger.....other than
being slower and that may be entirely due to using the Applog for
arrangement of files.
Heirloom, old and need to get ready


"Webster72n" wrote in message
...

Heirloom:

Startup is bypassed in Safe mode, am I correct? That's the reason for my
remark about "sticking points", because it must have caused the problem
with
defrag. Thanks for the links and the tip for Diskeeper 8.
Once I get through with that, I'll let you know the results.

Harry.