Disk Defrag will not run even in Safe Mode

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DB - 29 Jul 2003 20:54 GMT

All
finally got Scandisk to run ok. Done.
Now, Disk Defragmenter will not run, even in Safe Mode.
Read a few articles on the subject that seemed written
about Win98 not ME though they were titled "ME", no help.
Used EnditAll to close all programs, in safe mode, and
tried Disk Defrag again, to no avail.

Apparently there is no "DOS MODE" disk defrag option, as
there is with ScanDisk.

Any help???
db

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heirloom - 29 Jul 2003 22:11 GMT

Make sure that your screensaver (if any) is disabled and if you are using a
constant on Net connection, i.e. cable modem or DSL, disable the modem.
(data packets are often sent to 'renew your IP lease' and this will can
interfere with defrag)
Articles regarding defrag, written for Win98, should still be applicable to
Me, BTW.
Heirloom, old and hears the dog barking

> All
> finally got Scandisk to run ok. Done.
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> Any help???
> db

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Koldbear - 29 Jul 2003 22:19 GMT

Get the free ScanDefrag. It is the most advanced disk maintenance
program there is. It runs Disk Cleanup, ScanDisk, and Disk
Defragmenter. It's easy to setup and use, and it can deal with
problems like "drive's contents have changed: restarting...".
Get it and read about all the options it has that you can use.
http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/scandefrag/main.htm
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html

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> All
> finally got Scandisk to run ok. Done.
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Any help???
> db

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