Defragmenter

Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on all
night, and it is still o% complete...help!!

anonymous
Tue Feb 17 22:28:21 CST 2004

G'day mate. Sometimes if there are programs running in
the background they can affect defrag and cause it to
restart. To stop this occurrence, Ctrl+Alt+Delete and
remove all necessary programs from the task list and then
your defrag should work.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
>defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on all
>night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
>.
>

Heather
Wed Feb 18 00:34:33 CST 2004

Answered in System Tools........use Safe Mode to scandisk, then defrag.

Heather

"berkeley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1177201c3f5d2$806250d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
> defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on all
> night, and it is still o% complete...help!!

Jan
Wed Feb 18 10:49:42 CST 2004

I Hi! I just posted a message in the Software message
group for the exact same problem! The defragmenter worked
fine until about 2 weeks ago.. now just hangs up at 0%
complete. Hope we get some help!

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
>defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on all
>night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
>.
>

Alias
Wed Feb 18 10:54:54 CST 2004

Try it in Safe Mode.

Alias

"Jan" escribió

> I Hi! I just posted a message in the Software message
> group for the exact same problem! The defragmenter worked
> fine until about 2 weeks ago.. now just hangs up at 0%
> complete. Hope we get some help!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
> >defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on all
> >night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
> >.
> >

JAN
Wed Feb 18 11:18:28 CST 2004

Can't find "SAFE MODE" in System Tools. Is it somewhere=20
else?

>-----Original Message-----
>Try it in Safe Mode.
>
>Alias
>
>"Jan" escribi=F3
>
>> I Hi! I just posted a message in the Software message
>> group for the exact same problem! The defragmenter=20
worked
>> fine until about 2 weeks ago.. now just hangs up at 0%
>> complete. Hope we get some help!
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
>> >defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on=20
all
>> >night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

JAN
Wed Feb 18 11:19:39 CST 2004

Can't find SAFE MODE under System Tools. Can it be
somewhere else?

>-----Original Message-----
>Answered in System Tools........use Safe Mode to
scandisk, then defrag.
>
>Heather
>
>"berkeley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1177201c3f5d2$806250d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
>> defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on
all
>> night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
>
>
>.
>

Alias
Wed Feb 18 11:25:55 CST 2004

Reboot your computer and while it is rebooting, tap on F8 (some computers
prefer the Ctrl key) until a menu comes up with white letters and a black
background. Choose Safe Mode. It will boot into a strange looking Windows
with "safe mode" written in all four corners of your screen. When your scan
disk and defrag is over, go to start, reboot and it will take you back to
Normal Mode. Defrags take longer in Safe Mode but they're, well, *safe* ;-)

Alias

"JAN" escribió

Can't find "SAFE MODE" in System Tools. Is it somewhere
else?

>-----Original Message-----
>Try it in Safe Mode.
>
>Alias
>
>"Jan" escribió
>
>> I Hi! I just posted a message in the Software message
>> group for the exact same problem! The defragmenter
worked
>> fine until about 2 weeks ago.. now just hangs up at 0%
>> complete. Hope we get some help!
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
>> >defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on
all
>> >night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

JAN
Wed Feb 18 17:52:11 CST 2004

Don't know who you are but this worked great for me & was
able to Scan & Defrangment completely. Then I turned off
my PC for several hours. When it rebooted & I tried to
Scan disk again, the same files that I thought I deleted
(using END TASK option) showed up again, preventing the PC
from the scanning & defragmenting. It's like I'm back at
square-one again. Can you help again? Please!

>-----Original Message-----
>G'day mate. Sometimes if there are programs running in
>the background they can affect defrag and cause it to
>restart. To stop this occurrence, Ctrl+Alt+Delete and
>remove all necessary programs from the task list and then
>your defrag should work.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
>>defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on
all
>>night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
>>.
>>
>.
>

Heather
Wed Feb 18 19:50:28 CST 2004

Jan......you are not 'deleting' these files......you are simply shutting
them down so you can do the scandisk and defrag ONLY. You would be a very
sorry lady if they did not reappear!!

Either find an older copy of EndItAll, do the Control-Alt-Delete thing every
time you want to defrag......or do it in Safe Mode.

Those files you shut down are essential ones.

Cheers......Heather

"JAN" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12ae101c3f67a$3a262fd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Don't know who you are but this worked great for me & was
> able to Scan & Defrangment completely. Then I turned off
> my PC for several hours. When it rebooted & I tried to
> Scan disk again, the same files that I thought I deleted
> (using END TASK option) showed up again, preventing the PC
> from the scanning & defragmenting. It's like I'm back at
> square-one again. Can you help again? Please!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >G'day mate. Sometimes if there are programs running in
> >the background they can affect defrag and cause it to
> >restart. To stop this occurrence, Ctrl+Alt+Delete and
> >remove all necessary programs from the task list and then
> >your defrag should work.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
> >>defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on
> all
> >>night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

JAN
Wed Feb 18 22:54:24 CST 2004

Thank you Heather. I think I understand now & really
appreciate your help. I am not very PC knowledgeable &
need all the help I can get.

>-----Original Message-----
>Jan......you are not 'deleting' these files......you are
simply shutting
>them down so you can do the scandisk and defrag ONLY.
You would be a very
>sorry lady if they did not reappear!!
>
>Either find an older copy of EndItAll, do the Control-Alt-
Delete thing every
>time you want to defrag......or do it in Safe Mode.
>
>Those files you shut down are essential ones.
>
>Cheers......Heather
>
>"JAN" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:12ae101c3f67a$3a262fd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Don't know who you are but this worked great for me &
was
>> able to Scan & Defrangment completely. Then I turned
off
>> my PC for several hours. When it rebooted & I tried to
>> Scan disk again, the same files that I thought I deleted
>> (using END TASK option) showed up again, preventing the
PC
>> from the scanning & defragmenting. It's like I'm back
at
>> square-one again. Can you help again? Please!
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >G'day mate. Sometimes if there are programs running in
>> >the background they can affect defrag and cause it to
>> >restart. To stop this occurrence, Ctrl+Alt+Delete and
>> >remove all necessary programs from the task list and
then
>> >your defrag should work.
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
>> >>defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on
>> all
>> >>night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
>> >>.
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Heather
Wed Feb 18 23:06:50 CST 2004

You are most welcome. These Microsoft news groups are where I learned (and
am still learning) all that I know.

Feel free to ask anything.....anytime. I well remember how incomprehensible
most of it was.......and I just kept reading and asking. Best way to learn,
I think. There are a super group of people on here that can help you.

Cheers.....Heather

"JAN" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:129b801c3f6a4$721e3e80$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you Heather. I think I understand now & really
> appreciate your help. I am not very PC knowledgeable &
> need all the help I can get.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Jan......you are not 'deleting' these files......you are
> simply shutting
> >them down so you can do the scandisk and defrag ONLY.
> You would be a very
> >sorry lady if they did not reappear!!
> >
> >Either find an older copy of EndItAll, do the Control-Alt-
> Delete thing every
> >time you want to defrag......or do it in Safe Mode.
> >
> >Those files you shut down are essential ones.
> >
> >Cheers......Heather
> >
> >"JAN" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:12ae101c3f67a$3a262fd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Don't know who you are but this worked great for me &
> was
> >> able to Scan & Defrangment completely. Then I turned
> off
> >> my PC for several hours. When it rebooted & I tried to
> >> Scan disk again, the same files that I thought I deleted
> >> (using END TASK option) showed up again, preventing the
> PC
> >> from the scanning & defragmenting. It's like I'm back
> at
> >> square-one again. Can you help again? Please!
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >G'day mate. Sometimes if there are programs running in
> >> >the background they can affect defrag and cause it to
> >> >restart. To stop this occurrence, Ctrl+Alt+Delete and
> >> >remove all necessary programs from the task list and
> then
> >> >your defrag should work.
> >> >
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
> >> >>defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on
> >> all
> >> >>night, and it is still o% complete...help!!
> >> >>.
> >> >>
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >