Defrag gets stopped. How do I turn off these programs?

The defragmenter in the maintenance wizard is stopped when the disk drive
contents change. This happens when programs access the disk. I found some
ZoneLabs programs doing this, so I turn that off when I want to defrag. I
thought some McAfee programs were doing it too so I stopped that. But I
find that two McAfee programs still do it. They a

MCTSKSHD.EXE
MCUPDATE.EXE

Plus, two other programs also access it:

MSGSRV32.EXE
QTTASK.EXE

How do I turn all these off until after I've run the defrag.?

Phil

Phil James wrote:
The defragmenter in the maintenance wizard is stopped when the disk drive
contents change. This happens when programs access the disk. I found some
ZoneLabs programs doing this, so I turn that off when I want to defrag. I
thought some McAfee programs were doing it too so I stopped that. But I
find that two McAfee programs still do it. They a

MCTSKSHD.EXE
MCUPDATE.EXE

Plus, two other programs also access it:

MSGSRV32.EXE
QTTASK.EXE

How do I turn all these off until after I've run the defrag.?

Phil


Run Scandisk and Defrag in safe mode.

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

The simplest thing is to run it in Safe Mode.

To start in Safe Mode:
- Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98 Startup menu
(boot menu) appears.
OR
- Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot menu.
- Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.

Also, see:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...01052409420406
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Phil James" wrote in message
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The defragmenter in the maintenance wizard is stopped when the disk drive
contents change. This happens when programs access the disk. I found some
ZoneLabs programs doing this, so I turn that off when I want to defrag. I
thought some McAfee programs were doing it too so I stopped that. But I
find that two McAfee programs still do it. They a

MCTSKSHD.EXE
MCUPDATE.EXE

Plus, two other programs also access it:

MSGSRV32.EXE
QTTASK.EXE

How do I turn all these off until after I've run the defrag.?

Phil

Many thanks to you both! That does seem the simplest idea.

Phil

"glee" wrote in message
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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

The simplest thing is to run it in Safe Mode.

To start in Safe Mode:
- Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98
Startup menu
(boot menu) appears.
OR
- Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot
menu.
- Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.

Also, see:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...01052409420406
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Phil James" wrote in message
...

The defragmenter in the maintenance wizard is stopped when the disk
drive
contents change. This happens when programs access the disk. I found
some
ZoneLabs programs doing this, so I turn that off when I want to defrag.
I
thought some McAfee programs were doing it too so I stopped that. But I
find that two McAfee programs still do it. They a

MCTSKSHD.EXE
MCUPDATE.EXE

Plus, two other programs also access it:

MSGSRV32.EXE
QTTASK.EXE

How do I turn all these off until after I've run the defrag.?

Phil

It is the simplest only if the other things do not work--you have to reboot
to get to safe mode :-)

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Phil James" wrote in message
...

Many thanks to you both! That does seem the simplest idea.

Phil

"glee" wrote in message
...
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

The simplest thing is to run it in Safe Mode.

To start in Safe Mode:
- Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98
Startup menu
(boot menu) appears.
OR
- Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot
menu.
- Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.

Also, see:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...01052409420406
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Phil James" wrote in message
...

The defragmenter in the maintenance wizard is stopped when the disk
drive
contents change. This happens when programs access the disk. I found
some
ZoneLabs programs doing this, so I turn that off when I want to defrag.
I
thought some McAfee programs were doing it too so I stopped that. But
I
find that two McAfee programs still do it. They a

MCTSKSHD.EXE
MCUPDATE.EXE

Plus, two other programs also access it:

MSGSRV32.EXE
QTTASK.EXE

How do I turn all these off until after I've run the defrag.?

Phil

R-Clk the McAfee shield icon in the Tray to see whether your version allows you to shut off it's components. Definitely, shut down it's auto-System Scan, BEFORE attempting to Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing) & Defrag! ALSO, do at least items 1-3 in the list below. That may be all you need, really, to get it going w/o the constant restarts. OTHERWISE, do the whole thing, top to bottom...!...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q287914
Articles about Scandisk
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q286263
Articles about Defrag

I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
great one to do...
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's front
screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If it sounds
truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
"C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either. (When
running Scandisk in DOS, there won't be such a box to uncheck. You must
"Scandisk /Checkonly", instead. It will write to the same .log. The
Auto-Scandisk that runs from DOS after a crash must be set to "Prompt"
the bad ones in C:\Windows\Command\Scandisk.ini.) REALLY, in light of
all THAT, the BEST thing to do is to have a full system backup to run
to! Would you like my list of backup apps?

1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen Saver--
None)
2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management-- Always
On,Never,Never,Never)
3. Suspend Task Scheduler
4. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2" from
PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what is
unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire Startup
Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...". Reboot.
Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
(a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt Delete
all offline content, OK, OK"
(b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you. This
will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a fresh boot,
unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this install".
7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all three
items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box". If you
want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix errors"
on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log" afterwards.)
8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags the
unmovables.

The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn off the Virus
Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and certainly
after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or when
this says so:
http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp, by Gregory A. Wolking & Bob Flanders.
Also, take DiskAction, to determine what is constantly writing to the
HDD, which causes the restarts. Take BHOCop & StartupCop too.

"DiskAction" reports the last 12 processes that access any partition. It
discovered the Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification tool was
accessing my HDD every five minutes. It can be uninstalled in "Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs". Then, occasionally, "START, Windows Update"
on your own.

"BHOCop" found a Browser Helper Object called Wavehelper Class, created
by "Wavetop", that was building a monstrosity of an error log called
"Logit.txt" in here. "START, Find, F/F, Logit.txt"-- see one?

Now, my hard drive is quieter than my mouse. (Of course, I now also have
384 MB RAM, up from an initial 64, eliminating Swap File activity.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Phil James" wrote in message ...
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| The defragmenter in the maintenance wizard is stopped when the disk drive
| contents change. This happens when programs access the disk. I found some
| ZoneLabs programs doing this, so I turn that off when I want to defrag. I
| thought some McAfee programs were doing it too so I stopped that. But I
| find that two McAfee programs still do it. They a
|
| MCTSKSHD.EXE
| MCUPDATE.EXE
|
| Plus, two other programs also access it:
|
| MSGSRV32.EXE
| QTTASK.EXE
|
| How do I turn all these off until after I've run the defrag.?
|
| Phil
|
|