Disk defragment quest..help!

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Registered: 10-12-2010
Disk defragment quest..help!
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Sat, 08-21-2004 - 12:47am
I want to kwow what in the world I'm doing wrong when I TRY to do a disk defragment? I end task on everything except EXPLORE cuz I have McAfee and before it worked when I ended those programs, but now it gets to about 3% and just keeps on restarting.........back to 3%.........etc. I'm at wits end with this and want to do that procedure and cant.......scan disk takes forever, too! Can someone out there help me with this....I have the Windows ME......Thanks a million!

Marie

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 08-21-2004 - 1:28am

I had that problem all the time when I used Windows 98 and Windows ME.

Kathey
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Registered: 10-12-2010
Sat, 08-21-2004 - 6:14pm
Kathey,

Thanks so much for that info! It worked!!!!!! I clicked restart and then the F8 and a screen came up with the option of: Normal, something about reboot and Safe mode. So I just did the safe mode and started the defragmenter! What is the difference between the normal and safe mode? I know that while I was doing the defragmenter, my screen was all different and all the icons were bigger, color all off!!!!!!! Switched back to normal mode and everything was fine! I wonder why you cant do a defragmenter in the reg. mode?HUMMMMMMMMM?????????????? Anyways........thanks a bunch, I was begining to think I've lost my mind!? LOLOLOL Something so simple, too!

Marie

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 10:41am
When you start your computer in safe mode, only the basic drivers are loaded. That's why your desktop was off, the driver wasn't loaded. The reason defrag wouldn't work for you in normal mode was because something was running in the background.

Lynne