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gary - 05 May 2004 11:23 GMT

my computer no longer see's drive f or e and i cannot
update without the cd drive. also at the same time i
cannot run disk defrag. my system seems to be running but
after hours it is still at o% coompleted. please help.

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Ron Badour - 06 May 2004 01:23 GMT

1. Do you have Tweak UI installed? If so, go to My Computer tab and put
marks in all drives.

2. Check for a lastdrive statement in the config.sys file and if it exists,
make sure it reads: lastdrive=z

3. Run regedit.exe and open it to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

In the right pane, look for a last drive statement and make sure it reads
"Z"

4. Control panel, system, performance tab: is there any comment about
MSDos compatibility mode?

See the defrag and scandisk troubleshooters located here:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/how_to.html

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> my computer no longer see's drive f or e and i cannot
> update without the cd drive. also at the same time i
> cannot run disk defrag. my system seems to be running but
> after hours it is still at o% coompleted. please help.

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Randy - 08 May 2004 05:39 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>my computer no longer see's drive f or e and i cannot
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>.
>You need to shut down most things running. Ctrl alt del

once will show you what is running. You need some of those
programs, but not audio, video, or all other extras when
you defrag.
Good luck

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