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problems with defrag
problems with defragging my system disk. program runs endlessly. trying to
enter safe mode to defrag from there but no luck. wont enter safe mode. i used to have a dual boot system (win98 SE and Windows XP Professional) and have removed the the disk with XP OS. the boot.ini from the dualboot still remains in the root directory of the system disk: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn C:\="Microsoft Windows" i have not edited it. maybe that's what is causing the problem. any thoughts on this? -- ----------------------------------------------------- øivind reinemo |
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No, Boot.ini isn't the problem.
To enter Safe Mode: StartRunMSCONFIGenter. Click on Advanced button at lower right. Put a check mark in "Enable Startup Menu". OK your way out, restart. After restarting, the Startup Menu should appear, whence you can choose Safe Mode. Usually takes a long time to load, so be patient. If you encounter errors or the boot gets stuck, then that's something else to focus on. As for running Defrag, see my article, "Clean Boot -- What it is and why you need it." www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "ØR" wrote in message ... problems with defragging my system disk. program runs endlessly. trying to enter safe mode to defrag from there but no luck. wont enter safe mode. i used to have a dual boot system (win98 SE and Windows XP Professional) and have removed the the disk with XP OS. the boot.ini from the dualboot still remains in the root directory of the system disk: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn C:\="Microsoft Windows" i have not edited it. maybe that's what is causing the problem. any thoughts on this? -- ----------------------------------------------------- øivind reinemo |
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