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Windows Forum / Windows Me / General Topics / February 2005Thorough scandisk problem
I have been trying to do a thorough scandisk for some time now and cannot get it to finish. I don't get the usual restarts, etc....it just gets to approximately the same point every time and locks up. Can't exit, cancel etc. I use the ScanDefrag program and it will work if I use the system area option, but if I select the data area it gets to about 2053 and just stops and locks up. The defrag always works okay if I run it by itself. Any suggestions appreciated. Janice Dell Dimension L733r WinMe with all updates 80 g hd 381 mb ram nVidia Geforce4 mx440 graphics with 64 mb ram You *may* be seeing the early signs of a failing hard drive. Try running Scandisk in Real Mode DOS (N.B. Defrag does not work in this mode) Boot using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and at the A:\> prompt, type: scandisk c: (Note the syntax - space between k and c followed by a colon) Then press return. If it shows errors, do not let it 'fix' them or do a Surface Test until you have backed up your data - you may need professional assistance if you're not sure how to copy or recover your data files. However, if you are prepared to lose data, then let it repair errors and do the surface scan. Hopefully - and with a bit of luck <g> - it may even fix the problem. Good luck Mart >I have been trying to do a thorough scandisk for some time now and > cannot get it to finish. I don't get the usual restarts, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 381 mb ram > nVidia Geforce4 mx440 graphics with 64 mb ram Thanks...I'll give it a try and post back with results. | You *may* be seeing the early signs of a failing hard drive. | [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] | > 381 mb ram | > nVidia Geforce4 mx440 graphics with 64 mb ram Okay...I did as you suggested and it ran for about 5 hours and was still only 58% thru but did not find any errors. I had to stop it and go to bed. I will retry the ScanDefrag program and if I still can't get it to run, I will try the suggestion of Kevin Moore. Thanks very much for your help. | Thanks...I'll give it a try and post back with results. | [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] | | > 381 mb ram | | > nVidia Geforce4 mx440 graphics with 64 mb ram 5 hours does seem 'a rather long time' and *may* even be an indicator, however you MUST let it complete the scandisk to get any meaningful results. But by all means try Kevin's suggestion - my guess is that the ScanDefrag Team will initially point you in the same direction <g> Good luck with it. Mart > Okay...I did as you suggested and it ran for about 5 hours and was > still only 58% thru but did not find any errors. I had to stop it [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > | | > 381 mb ram > | | > nVidia Geforce4 mx440 graphics with 64 mb ram Janice, have you tried this ? ScanDefrag program > Help > Email ScanDefrag Team -- > I have been trying to do a thorough scandisk for some time now and > cannot get it to finish. I don't get the usual restarts, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 381 mb ram > nVidia Geforce4 mx440 graphics with 64 mb ram No I haven't tried it. Thanks for the suggestion. | Janice, have you tried this ? | [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] | > 381 mb ram | > nVidia Geforce4 mx440 graphics with 64 mb ram |
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