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Name: Stuart Mundye
Date: August 6, 2005 at 11:37:58 Pacific
OS: Win Me
CPU/Ram: AMD 1GHz 672MB
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Hi folks

For the last 3 years my computer has run Defrag for me at 03:30 every Saturday morning. No probs.

This morning it was still running when I awoke at around 08:30 (day off for a change!)

Not only was it still running, it hadn't really got going at all. I put "Details" on and found it was only doing the "Checking for errors" bit which reset every time it got to 3%.

So I did a Scandisk - No errors.

Then did a restart but with that old StandBy the "Start Up Disk" in and started a full Scandisk with surface check (and then went down the Pub!! Well it is a bit like watching paint dry, isn't it?)

On return, I found no errors; apart from the 3 bad sectors that have been there since time immemorial.

Restarted in Safe Mode and tried Defrag again.

Same result.

With the time it takes to do a surface scan I'm sure you realize that I have spent most of the day on this but am no further forward.

Anyone out there with a suggestion as to my next move? (No! not that; I'm not suicidal yet).

Regards

Stuart



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Response Number 1
Name: benthegoodman
Date: August 6, 2005 at 15:34:14 Pacific
Reply:

I have the same problem my defrag won't get past the checking for errors part but skandisk found no errors.

This problem has to be fixed some how.
I wish i had some answers. :(

I hope i have helped You.
Please send feed back to:
benthegoodman@netscape.net


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Response Number 2
Name: Stuart Mundye
Date: August 7, 2005 at 13:35:21 Pacific
Reply:

Did the problem also just appear out of the blue for you, or have you always had it?

Regards

Stuart



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Response Number 3
Name: capt
Date: August 7, 2005 at 16:00:59 Pacific
Reply:

Have you run scan disk while in the safe mode?


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Response Number 4
Name: Stuart Mundye
Date: August 8, 2005 at 11:05:53 Pacific
Reply:

Of course

Regards

Stuart


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Response Number 5
Name: capt
Date: August 8, 2005 at 17:46:43 Pacific
Reply:

Stuart go to http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-09-11.htm and scan down the page for the latest reader's suggestions and go to item 5. Use the link to get diskeeperlite. It is a more comprehensive program by the people that do the defrag program for Microsoft. It is a full and complete program, only thing missing is that you have to manually run it. You also do not have to worry about screensavers or other programs interrupting the defrag of your drive. HTH.


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Response Number 6
Name: sniper10193
Date: August 10, 2005 at 15:14:58 Pacific
Reply:

well i am a lil late but i also cant defrag!!! and then when i go to scandisk it it always comes up with an error saying that it has restarted 10 times now and to close any open programs which i did b4 i even started Scandisk. but i have let it come up with that message 100's of times to no avail!
I want to defrag but if my scandisk wont work to find the errors that are stopping my defrag I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. YES i AM VERY CLOSE TO SUICIDE lol jk thx


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Response Number 7
Name: Stuart Mundye
Date: August 11, 2005 at 11:43:45 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Capt

Thank you so much for that link to DiskKeeperLite. It works a treat.

I hoped that after it had defragged my drive (three times actually to get it properly packed; that probably reflect the state it had got into!) the original MS Defrag would run.

No such luck; it still resets every time it gets to 3% of "Checking for errors".

So whilst I haven't actually resolved my problem, (I still won't be able to use the AutoRun early every Saturday morning) or found out what is causing it, you have given me an excellent "Work Around" which I recommend to BenTheGoodman


Thanks again for that.


Regards

Stuart


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Response Number 8
Name: bob boucher
Date: August 19, 2005 at 03:27:46 Pacific
Reply:

turn off all running programs including screensavers and walloaper
bob


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Response Number 9
Name: Stuart Mundye
Date: August 20, 2005 at 10:13:39 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Bob, but as per original post, it won't even run in Safe Mode.

I'm getting on fine with DiskKeeperLite. It's far more effective (on PC Pitstop report) and quicker than the MS defrag.

It also has a fast scan mode to let you see exactly how much fragmentation you have so you can decide when it is desirable to do a defrag run.

I'm a total convert! Even if I do get the MS version to work again I doubt I would ever use it.

Regards

Stuart



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