Defrag doesn't want to play

[Jiminuk]

I am able to get the defrag program to run up to the
status/1st screen, but when I click on the "analyse"
or "defragment" buttons nothing happens. I still have
54% free disk space, so it's not that.
I keep windows updated regularly and, until this problem
occurred a few weeks ago, always defragmented before any
program installation.
Any suggestions?
Jim A

[Nicholas]

You may wish to perform a "tune-up" that may help:

1. Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View and place a dot next
to "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and click "apply".

2. Open MY COMPUTER and double-click your drive, the WINDOWS
folder, and then the "PREFETCH" folder. Delete the contents of =
the
PREFETCH folder but not the folder itself.

3. Next, perform a DISK CLEANUP
(Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup)

4. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter. In the Command
Prompt window type: CHKDSK /F , and hit enter, answer "yes" and
reboot your computer.

5. Afterward, perform a DEFRAG while booted into SAFE MODE.


--=20
Nicholas

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"Jiminuk" > wrote in message: =20
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| I am able to get the defrag program to run up to the=20
| status/1st screen, but when I click on the "analyse"=20
| or "defragment" buttons nothing happens. I still have=20
| 54% free disk space, so it's not that.
| I keep windows updated regularly and, until this problem=20
| occurred a few weeks ago, always defragmented before any=20
| program installation.
| Any suggestions?
| Jim A

[Jiminuk]

Tried that Nicholas, but still no success. Defrag still
refuses to analyse the drive or defragment.
Thanks anyway.
My thoughts are that perhaps I have a missing or
corrupted .dll file, which defrag needs to do its clever
bits. If that's the case, how can I find out which one
needs replacing?
Thoughts anyone?
Jim

>-----Original Message-----
>You may wish to perform a "tune-up" that may help:
>
>1. Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View and
place a dot next
> to "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and
click "apply".
>
>2. Open MY COMPUTER and double-click your drive, the
WINDOWS
> folder, and then the "PREFETCH" folder. Delete
the contents of the
> PREFETCH folder but not the folder itself.
>
>3. Next, perform a DISK CLEANUP
> (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
Disk Cleanup)
>
>4. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit
enter. In the Command
> Prompt window type: CHKDSK /F , and hit enter,
answer "yes" and
> reboot your computer.
>
>5. Afterward, perform a DEFRAG while booted into SAFE
MODE.
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
---------------
>
>"Jiminuk" > wrote in message:
...
>
>| I am able to get the defrag program to run up to the
>| status/1st screen, but when I click on the "analyse"
>| or "defragment" buttons nothing happens. I still have
>| 54% free disk space, so it's not that.
>| I keep windows updated regularly and, until this
problem
>| occurred a few weeks ago, always defragmented before
any
>| program installation.
>| Any suggestions?
>| Jim A
>.
>

[steve.uk]

disable anti virus?


"Jiminuk" > wrote in message
...
> Tried that Nicholas, but still no success. Defrag still
> refuses to analyse the drive or defragment.
> Thanks anyway.
> My thoughts are that perhaps I have a missing or
> corrupted .dll file, which defrag needs to do its clever
> bits. If that's the case, how can I find out which one
> needs replacing?
> Thoughts anyone?
> Jim
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You may wish to perform a "tune-up" that may help:
> >
> >1. Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View and
> place a dot next
> > to "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and
> click "apply".
> >
> >2. Open MY COMPUTER and double-click your drive, the
> WINDOWS
> > folder, and then the "PREFETCH" folder. Delete
> the contents of the
> > PREFETCH folder but not the folder itself.
> >
> >3. Next, perform a DISK CLEANUP
> > (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
> Disk Cleanup)
> >
> >4. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit
> enter. In the Command
> > Prompt window type: CHKDSK /F , and hit enter,
> answer "yes" and
> > reboot your computer.
> >
> >5. Afterward, perform a DEFRAG while booted into SAFE
> MODE.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Nicholas
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------
> >
> >"Jiminuk" > wrote in message:
> ...
> >
> >| I am able to get the defrag program to run up to the
> >| status/1st screen, but when I click on the "analyse"
> >| or "defragment" buttons nothing happens. I still have
> >| 54% free disk space, so it's not that.
> >| I keep windows updated regularly and, until this
> problem
> >| occurred a few weeks ago, always defragmented before
> any
> >| program installation.
> >| Any suggestions?
> >| Jim A
> >.
> >

[Jeff Rosenthal]

I ran into a similar problem as I am using Diskeeper. For some reason after
installing some recent sp2 updates winxp pro would not run chkdsk after a
reboot and this blocked the defrag software from running. I looked for a
way to manually change the dirty bit that I set with Diskeeper when setting
it up to do a boot time defrag. I ended up having to install winxp on
another hard drive, I used an old 2GB drive I salvaged from an old computer.
I then made the new installation the master and the other drive a slave
drive. When I rebooted from the newly installed winxp chkdsk was able to
run and it cleared the dirty bit, thus allowing the defrag the ability to
run again. Afterwards, I simply removed the temporary 2GB drive and
rebooted my system. Now the defrag software runs.........I know it sounds
like a hassle but it was the only thing I could come up with.......I hope
this helps!


"steve.uk" > wrote in message
...
> disable anti virus?
>
>
> "Jiminuk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Tried that Nicholas, but still no success. Defrag still
> > refuses to analyse the drive or defragment.
> > Thanks anyway.
> > My thoughts are that perhaps I have a missing or
> > corrupted .dll file, which defrag needs to do its clever
> > bits. If that's the case, how can I find out which one
> > needs replacing?
> > Thoughts anyone?
> > Jim
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >You may wish to perform a "tune-up" that may help:
> > >
> > >1. Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View and
> > place a dot next
> > > to "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and
> > click "apply".
> > >
> > >2. Open MY COMPUTER and double-click your drive, the
> > WINDOWS
> > > folder, and then the "PREFETCH" folder. Delete
> > the contents of the
> > > PREFETCH folder but not the folder itself.
> > >
> > >3. Next, perform a DISK CLEANUP
> > > (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
> > Disk Cleanup)
> > >
> > >4. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit
> > enter. In the Command
> > > Prompt window type: CHKDSK /F , and hit enter,
> > answer "yes" and
> > > reboot your computer.
> > >
> > >5. Afterward, perform a DEFRAG while booted into SAFE
> > MODE.
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >Nicholas
> > >
> > >---------------------------------------------------------
> > ---------------
> > >
> > >"Jiminuk" > wrote in message:
> > ...
> > >
> > >| I am able to get the defrag program to run up to the
> > >| status/1st screen, but when I click on the "analyse"
> > >| or "defragment" buttons nothing happens. I still have
> > >| 54% free disk space, so it's not that.
> > >| I keep windows updated regularly and, until this
> > problem
> > >| occurred a few weeks ago, always defragmented before
> > any
> > >| program installation.
> > >| Any suggestions?
> > >| Jim A
> > >.
> > >
>
>