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Cannot run Scandisk or Defrag
Name: Midnight Date: February 3, 2005 at 17:48:16 Pacific OS: Win ME CPU/Ram: 950CPU-128 MgRam
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OS Windows ME..... Cannot run Scandisk or Defrag. When trying to run Scandisk or Defrag, each will complete appox 10% then start over. I have shutdown running programs and tried running each within windows. Also, I have tried running each in Safe Mode with the same results of each starting over and never completing. What can I do to correct the problem?
Name: Tec2go Date: February 3, 2005 at 19:01:40 Pacific
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Midnight...can you get to the configuration utility? If you can then try disabling everything but the most necessary components. Then reboot and try again.. Sounds as though something is accessing your drive at regular intervals. Do you have av software running? This may cause some problems.
Frank
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Response Number 2
Name: Midnight Date: February 3, 2005 at 19:46:42 Pacific
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Thanks for the reply. I have tried to run scandisk & Defrag with everything turned off except IExplorer and Systray. Have removed quciklaunch items and items from the toolbar. The computer restarts during Scandisk & Defrag and will not complete.
Midnight
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Response Number 3
Name: JackG Date: February 3, 2005 at 22:55:39 Pacific
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Try booting with a Windows ME Startup diskette and running the WinDOS version of SCANDISK C:.
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Response Number 4
Name: Socrates Date: February 4, 2005 at 06:04:06 Pacific
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Make sure your screensaver is off before attempting either.
Socrates
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Response Number 5
Name: Midnight Date: February 5, 2005 at 07:27:10 Pacific
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Thanks for all the help and info. After booting with a Win ME Floppy, I was able to run Scandisk from C:\>prompt. Thanks again, Midnight
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Response Number 6
Name: Trev Date: February 6, 2005 at 10:53:45 Pacific
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Now, go the homepage link on this response and if you follow the tips there you won;t have trouble with this issue again.
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Response Number 7
Name: Ole Schooler Date: February 7, 2005 at 20:50:03 Pacific
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Midnight,
Try booting to safe mode and you will usually be able to run Scandisk and Defrag when it will not in normal windows.
Get to safe mode by hitting F8 on boot up, before the Windows boot logo appears.
Cheers
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