Defragmenter Restarting

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Dale - 02 Jan 2006 23:43 GMT

Hi:
I am using Windows Me (the same thing happens with Windows 95 on my laptop).

Under the Start menu, I select Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools ->
Disk Defragmenter.

It starts fine. Then after a little while, it starts over with the %
defrrgamented
reset to zero, and it continues to defragment (but a little faster), then
restarts again... Eventually, it finishes.
Can anyone tell me why it gets reset and starts over ?
It says that it has detected a change to the hard drive, and thus, starts
over.
I have turned-off the virus protection, screen-saver etc., so that any
"background processes" wouldn't be interferring, yet it continues to restart.
Is there away to set things so that the defragmenter doesn't keep restarting ?

Thank you

DaleB

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Mart - 03 Jan 2006 00:51 GMT

Either try running Defrag in Safe Mode and/or download and run ScanDefrag v
5.2a.

This is a FREE utility, written by several well respected contributors to
these News Groups and has been designed to run several original MS utilities
through a 'filter' which eliminates the usual junk which stops Defrag (and
Scandisk) from running properly in Normal Mode - as you are already
experiencing <g>

You can get ScanDefrag at either of the two sites below - and be sure to
read the associated notes for setting it up:
http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/scandefrag/main.htm
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html

For a further detailed description as to why this happens, see:-
"Drive's Contents Have Changed: Restarting..." Message When You Use the Disk
Defragmenter Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186978/en-us

HTH and good luck

Mart

> Hi:
> I am using Windows Me (the same thing happens with Windows 95 on my
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> DaleB

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