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defragmenting hard drive
Name: Leonard Herd Date: January 18, 2004 at 18:21:48 Pacific OS: gateway CPU/Ram: 1.0 / 512 ram
Comment:
When running defragmenting hard drive Computor just stays at 0% all day don't know what to do next Please help
Name: Leroi Date: January 18, 2004 at 18:33:41 Pacific
Reply:
Run scan disk first to fix errors, both can be run effectively from safe mode.
Alternatively, use ctrl+alt+del to end tasks of everything except explorer and systray (may take a few tries with some processes) and then run a standard scan disk and defrag.
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Response Number 2
Name: Bob (by BigBob) Date: January 19, 2004 at 07:02:10 Pacific
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Also DISABLE your Anti-Virus and firewall too and any other programs in your start menu
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Response Number 3
Name: jfbass Date: January 19, 2004 at 09:36:37 Pacific
Reply:
You need to close the screensaver an Anit- virus. Start in Safe Mode(which bypasses startup items), run scandisk, followed by defrag. This could take one to six hours to run.
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