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Defragmenting in Windows ME
Name: Phil Date: November 1, 2002 at 04:47:20 Pacific OS: 4.90.3000 ME CPU/Ram: aptiva 512K RAM
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Get error msg "Cannot finish defragmenting" DEFRAG001285. Tried other posts suggesting deleting APPLOG directory and running defrag from safe mode...got same error. Any ideas anyone ? I also ran scandisk both regular and thorough and it runs clean. PC Doctor disk check also runs clean. I ran out of ideas to try to get past this.
Name: Harry (by Hugger1) Date: November 1, 2002 at 05:15:48 Pacific
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Try running Defrag and Scandisk with only "Explorer" and "Systry" running. Shut everything else down using the Ctrl-Alt-Del, Close Program route. Also shut down your screen saver and any firewall / virus protection software.
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Response Number 3
Name: TheKid Date: November 1, 2002 at 05:24:05 Pacific
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He said he tried in safe mode,so background apps should not be the problem.The link I gave him refers to that exact error message...but only refers to the deletion of the applog file,which he said he tried as well.hmmm...
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Response Number 4
Name: TheKid Date: November 1, 2002 at 05:42:50 Pacific
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Have a look at this one.It says it applies to 98,but could be the same with ME.I'm on my XP partition now,so I can't check for you first.
Try running disk cleanup,as well.And,have you done any partitioning lately?
Only other thing I can tell you is,to do a google search for the error message,under the "Web" tab and the "Groups" tab.There's plenty to read.
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Response Number 5
Name: WhitPhil Date: November 1, 2002 at 06:12:23 Pacific
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The 1285 error message is caused by not having enough free space on the disk that you are defragging.
You will need to delete some files first.
Start with the \windows\temp folder and empty the IE browser cache to start. Also, delete any files in the root directory of the disk of the format FILEnnnn.Chk.
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Response Number 6
Name: Harry (by Hugger1) Date: November 1, 2002 at 06:48:43 Pacific
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You need a minimum of 15% of free HDD space available to do a defrag. Make sure you have at least that amount.
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Response Number 7
Name: Phil Date: November 1, 2002 at 11:24:10 Pacific
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I have over 50% free space available...so that is not the cause
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Response Number 8
Name: WhitPhil Date: November 1, 2002 at 12:23:00 Pacific
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Run a scandisk with Autofix UNselected and see if any errors are detected.
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Response Number 9
Name: Phil Date: November 1, 2002 at 17:25:58 Pacific
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No errors detected after autofix unselected. I am out of ideas...
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Response Number 10
Name: TheKid Date: November 1, 2002 at 22:18:04 Pacific
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Time to format and reinstall...
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Response Number 11
Name: Azim Date: November 2, 2002 at 16:15:17 Pacific
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Go in Bios and change your hard disc detection to AUTO It has helped me several times. Good Luck.
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Response Number 12
Name: www Date: November 2, 2002 at 21:11:02 Pacific
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another option is download diskeeper lite it is the defrag program microsoft bought from executive software for xp, except this version defrags system files also. http://www.executive.com/freeware/freeware.asp this is the freeware version of diskeeper so some of the features are disabled, but it still does a good job.
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