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September 13th 04, 04:16 PM
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scandisk and defrag
Each time I try to scandisk and defrag, I get an error
message that a utility has locked the hard drive. Any suggestions on how to locate what utility? 
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September 13th 04, 08:54 PM
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At a DOS prompt, type:
UNLOCK C: and press Enter. Also, have a look here for related info: "ScanDisk Cannot Check This Drive Now Because the Disk ... : http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=280450 "Windows Cannot Defragment This Drive now Because It Has Been Locked by a Disk Utility" When Using Disk Defragmenter: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=286810 -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "nancy" wrote in message ... Each time I try to scandisk and defrag, I get an error message that a utility has locked the hard drive. Any suggestions on how to locate what utility?
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September 13th 04, 08:54 PM
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scandisk and defrag
At a DOS prompt, type:
UNLOCK C: and press Enter. Also, have a look here for related info: "ScanDisk Cannot Check This Drive Now Because the Disk ... : http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=280450 "Windows Cannot Defragment This Drive now Because It Has Been Locked by a Disk Utility" When Using Disk Defragmenter: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=286810 -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "nancy" wrote in message ... Each time I try to scandisk and defrag, I get an error message that a utility has locked the hard drive. Any suggestions on how to locate what utility?
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October 9th 04, 07:37 PM
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Run your defrag in Safe Mode instructions
Refer you to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;180902 -----Original Message----- Each time I try to scandisk and defrag, I get an error message that a utility has locked the hard drive. Any suggestions on how to locate what utility? .
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October 9th 04, 07:37 PM
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Run your defrag in Safe Mode instructions
Run your defrag in Safe Mode instructions
Refer you to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;180902 -----Original Message----- Each time I try to scandisk and defrag, I get an error message that a utility has locked the hard drive. Any suggestions on how to locate what utility? .
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