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Bette Siler - 27 Feb 2004 05:47 GMT

I am unable to scan disk and defragment due to s message
that I believe is "writing to disk" during the process. I
would very much appreciate your help in locating whatever
is "writing" and modifying, or are there any other options
for scanning/defragmenting? Our system is extremely slow
and we have multiple crashes. Thanks!! Bette

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CJT - 27 Feb 2004 08:35 GMT

> I am unable to scan disk and defragment due to s message
> that I believe is "writing to disk" during the process. I
> would very much appreciate your help in locating whatever
> is "writing" and modifying, or are there any other options
> for scanning/defragmenting? Our system is extremely slow
> and we have multiple crashes. Thanks!! Bette

run them in "safe" mode

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glee - 27 Feb 2004 15:20 GMT

You should not Defrag an unhealthy system.
If you are getting multiple crashes, post back with the exact error messages, and when they are occurring. If you get an "illegal operation" error message, click the "Details" button, and post back with the exact details word for word, up to but not including the memory registers.

Update your anti-virus app and then run a full-system virus scan.

Read here:
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/CoolWebSearch.html
and
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool, available here:
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

In addition, install Ad-Aware 6 free edition, start it, click its 'Check for Updates' link in the app to install updates, then use it to scan your system, and remove what it finds.
Ad-Aware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Install, update and run SpyBot Search & Destroy, scan your system, and then remove the items in RED only.
SpyBot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download

For info on troubleshooting Defrag and Scandisk, have a look here, by MS MVP Ron Badour:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/scandisk.html
and
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/defrag.html

Here is a little utility to automate it for you:
GEODisk by MS MVP George Gedye
http://www.it-mate.co.uk/downloads/setupGD.exe

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Monique - 28 Feb 2004 02:20 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>I am unable to scan disk and defragment due to s message
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>and we have multiple crashes. Thanks!! Bette
>.

>Make sure you have your virus protection disable while

you do the scan also make sure you don't have screensaver
set up or you monitor on a power managment. Because
windows somehow recognized that as always working

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