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Mary Ann - 13 Jan 2005 18:39 GMT

Hi -
I get a message that my scandisk has restarted a number of
times and isn't able to proceed with the task.

I've tried shutting down every other program - so that
they don't interfere, I've shut of the anti-virus. I even
downloaded a program called End-it-all to try to make sure
that nothing was running the background. Didn't help.

Once, I restarted in safe mode and tried it that way, it
seemed to be working ok so I left it alone for a while,
when I came back, my computer had shut off completely. Now
I can't restart in safe mode at all.

Help?!
Thanks,
-M

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Justin Thyme - 13 Jan 2005 20:26 GMT

I'm afraid I'm not going to be of much help here (others are much more
knowledgeable on this subject) but let me ask you if you're trying to
Scandisk in "Standard" or "Thorough" mode? If "Thorough," it's going to
take a long time, much longer than for "Standard" and of course it depends
on the size of your hard disk and the number of files it has to scan.

Running Scandisk in Safe Mode is usually the answer to all those restarts.
I don't know why your computer should shut down while doing this.

You said you can't "restart in safe mode at all"; can you restart in the
usual way? Many people here have found a neat application program
ScanDefrag, available here:

http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/

to solve the problem of continuous restarting while scanning or defragging.

Incidentally, I also have EndItAll but almost never use it any more. It
certainly doesn't end enough things to allow Scandisk to run
uninterruptedly.

Ken Bland

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anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com - 13 Jan 2005 21:21 GMT

Ken
Thanks for the tip - I'll try that tool you suggested.
My computer boots normally, I just can't seem to get to
safe mode. I was trying to scan thoroughly - it usually
starts and after a few minutes it tells me it can't carry
out the task.
I tried shutting everything down and using CTRL+ATL+DEL to
end anything else running... it never seemed to work
though. It does make me wonder though what could be
interrupting it... but in any case, I'll try your
suggestion.
Thanks,
-M

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Jack E Martinelli - 13 Jan 2005 22:47 GMT

If your machine will boot to Normal Mode, then the excellent ScanDefrag will
work fine.
Afterwards, attempt to enable Safe Mode, in the usual manner, and also using
the msconfig / Advanced option to enable the boot menu.

If all fails, repost here for additional advice.

I strongly recommend obtaining the fine "process viewer", Process Explorer,
which will permit you to terminate all undesired executing processes prior
to running scandisk and defrag: www.sysinternals.com
Great tool! Others exist, too.

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anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com - 14 Jan 2005 21:55 GMT

It worked! I used ScanDefrag and rebooted in safe mode
without a problem - all appears to be well in the world
again, for now. :)
Thank you both for the advice! :)

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Tim Gavin - 14 Feb 2005 01:07 GMT

Did you ever get a helpful reply? I'm having the same
problems. Thanks, Tim

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