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Name: MTT
Date: July 21, 2002 at 19:48:06 Pacific
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As the subject tag implies I have been attempting to clean up my files etc. Several times in the last few days I have attempted to run degfrag only to have the computer get to about the 10% done point and then the "blue screen of death" appears and says there was an error oe 0028:DC 000000
I'm using windows ME and am a relative novice when it comes to problem fixing.
Any ideas on what I can do?
Thanks!



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Name: TheKid
Date: July 21, 2002 at 19:58:52 Pacific
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Have you tried running them in safe mode?

What kind of programs do you have running in the background when you attempt to run scandisk and defrag in normal mode?


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Name: MTT
Date: July 21, 2002 at 20:18:57 Pacific
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The only programs would be those that are running "automatically" like:

systray
khooker
webtrap
iomon98
and a few others I also have no idea what they are.


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Response Number 3
Name: TheKid
Date: July 21, 2002 at 20:24:02 Pacific
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Response Number 4
Name: TheKid
Date: July 21, 2002 at 20:27:22 Pacific
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Check this out,for example...found it in the third link I gave you above;

khooker


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Response Number 5
Name: Ger
Date: July 21, 2002 at 20:28:17 Pacific
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Make sure to run a THOROUGH scandisk to fix all errors. If defrag moves data into unmarked bad sectors, your computer could become unbootable.
http://www.putergeek.com/scandisk_defrag/


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Response Number 6
Name: TheKid
Date: July 21, 2002 at 20:39:00 Pacific
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What Anti-Virus are you running? I'll take a guess after looking around and say McAfee or PC-Cillin.If it's Mcafee,get rid of it.
PC-cillin is liked by many,cursed by some!

Either way,make sure your AV program is not running when you attempt to run scandisk,defrag.You can easily get away with only explorer&systray running when you attempt to scandisk,defrag.Press Ctrl+Alt+Del see what's running before you run scandisk,defrag.Or simply do it in safe mode.


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Response Number 7
Name: TheKid
Date: July 21, 2002 at 20:42:43 Pacific
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Might as well throw this one in too;

Subject: ** RESOURCE: Scandisk & Defrag


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Response Number 8
Name: MTT
Date: July 21, 2002 at 21:08:17 Pacific
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Thanks for all the input.

I'll give these a try and get back to you.
Really! Very much appreciated.


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Response Number 9
Name: MTT
Date: July 24, 2002 at 20:59:11 Pacific
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Just letting you know that I ran degrag in safe mode and had no problems. I'll work on scandisc when I have more time.
Thanks!


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