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ran chkdsk, still can't defrag

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Name: Mykhull
Date: May 7, 2002 at 17:02:31 Pacific
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I'm having problems defragmenting my C drive, i get this message:

"disk defragmentor has detected that chkdsk is scheduled to run the volume: ***** (c:)
please run chkdsk /f."

chkdsk has finished after i've rebooted, and i 've rebooted a few times in a row (just in case)...i still get the same message. Does anyone know what might be wrong, and how i can solve this?

I ran chkdsk off the winxp cd as well...no luck.

This may or may not be related, but i thought i'd mention it. I got an exclamation saying: Windows Corrupt file
the file or directory c:\documents and settings\all users is corrupt and unreadable. Please run chkdsk utility.

Thanks in advance for any advice!



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Response Number 1
Name: mykhull
Date: May 7, 2002 at 17:57:23 Pacific
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would my virtual memory have anything to do with this?


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Response Number 2
Name: Tucka
Date: May 7, 2002 at 18:00:09 Pacific
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Hi MyKhull,

Try running ScanDisk & Defrag in SafeMode

Good luck,

Tucka


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Response Number 3
Name: mykhull
Date: May 7, 2002 at 18:24:54 Pacific
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hey tucka

i have tried that too, wihtout any luck =(

any other ideas?


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Response Number 4
Name: mykhull
Date: May 7, 2002 at 20:05:08 Pacific
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by running chkntfs, i found that by c: is dirty....but i run chkdsk and it finishes and loads win xp pro fine but i still can't defragment (its says that i have a chkdsk scheduled)????

please help!


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Response Number 5
Name: mykhull
Date: May 8, 2002 at 02:35:45 Pacific
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i notice that every time i restart, it scans the volume


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Response Number 6
Name: mykhull
Date: May 8, 2002 at 02:43:40 Pacific
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http://computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/7714.html

this chain was the closest i could find to my problem...but there's no fix


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