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  #1  
Old September 24th 07, 04:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Madx
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Analyze says I should defrag so I do and it gets to 13% compacting and then
says defrag complete. I check analyze and it still says i should defrag.
I've done this numerous times with no better results.

How can i fix disk defragmenter?

TIA


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Old September 24th 07, 04:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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"Madx" wrote in message
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Analyze says I should defrag so I do and it gets to 13% compacting and
then says defrag complete. I check analyze and it still says i should
defrag. I've done this numerous times with no better results.

How can i fix disk defragmenter?

TIA


What percent free space do you have on your hard drive?

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  #3  
Old September 24th 07, 05:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Try running disk cleanup first.
"Madx" wrote in message
...
Analyze says I should defrag so I do and it gets to 13% compacting and
then says defrag complete. I check analyze and it still says i should
defrag. I've done this numerous times with no better results.

How can i fix disk defragmenter?

TIA



  #4  
Old September 24th 07, 09:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Madx
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"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in message
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"Madx" wrote in message
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Analyze says I should defrag so I do and it gets to 13% compacting and
then says defrag complete. I check analyze and it still says i should
defrag. I've done this numerous times with no better results.

How can i fix disk defragmenter?

TIA


What percent free space do you have on your hard drive?

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
I won't answer email.


6 gb used
8gb free

and I have used disk cleanup first


  #5  
Old September 24th 07, 11:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Gerry
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to
find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit Enter,
type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer Y to the
question which appears and exit.. You must restart the system before the
disk scan begins.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Madx wrote:
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in
message ...
"Madx" wrote in message
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Analyze says I should defrag so I do and it gets to 13% compacting
and then says defrag complete. I check analyze and it still says i
should defrag. I've done this numerous times with no better results.

How can i fix disk defragmenter?

TIA


What percent free space do you have on your hard drive?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
I won't answer email.


6 gb used
8gb free

and I have used disk cleanup first




  #6  
Old September 25th 07, 12:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Madx
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Default my defragmenter is broken


"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to
find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit Enter,
type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer Y to the
question which appears and exit.. You must restart the system before the
disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter that
doesn't work. See first post.


  #7  
Old September 25th 07, 01:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Gerry
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Scandisk is a utility for checking drives formatted as FAT32 and was
provided by Microsoft for use with Windows 98 / Windows ME. It is not
provided for use with Windows XP. I am well aware that it's Disk
Defragmenter that doesn't work properly. One reason it sometimes doesn't
work properly is that there can be problems with the disk. Running
chkdsk will reveal whether there are problems.

Another problem could be that Disk Defragmenter is being interupted. You
might try running Disk Defragmenter in Safe Mode.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Madx wrote:
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to
find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit Enter,
type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer Y to the
question which appears and exit.. You must restart the system before
the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter that
doesn't work. See first post.



  #8  
Old September 25th 07, 04:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Unknown
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Try using msconfig. Delete all items in startup. Reboot and run defrag. This
will have the effect of not loading any program which can interrupt defrag.
While defrag is running or before starting you may want to use task manager
to see what may be happening.
"Madx" wrote in message
...

"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to
find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit Enter,
type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer Y to the
question which appears and exit.. You must restart the system before the
disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter that
doesn't work. See first post.



  #9  
Old September 25th 07, 04:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Gerry
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Not good advice. Rather like chopping off your hand to remove a splinter
in your finger.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Unknown wrote:
Try using msconfig. Delete all items in startup. Reboot and run
defrag. This will have the effect of not loading any program which
can interrupt defrag. While defrag is running or before starting you
may want to use task manager to see what may be happening.
"Madx" wrote in message
...

"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to
find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit Enter,
type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer Y to the
question which appears and exit.. You must restart the system
before the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter that
doesn't work. See first post.



  #10  
Old September 25th 07, 06:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Unknown
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Default my defragmenter is broken

This is a diagnostic technique. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Would you care to post your concerns?
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Not good advice. Rather like chopping off your hand to remove a splinter
in your finger.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Unknown wrote:
Try using msconfig. Delete all items in startup. Reboot and run
defrag. This will have the effect of not loading any program which
can interrupt defrag. While defrag is running or before starting you
may want to use task manager to see what may be happening.
"Madx" wrote in message
...

"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to
find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit Enter,
type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer Y to the
question which appears and exit.. You must restart the system
before the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter that
doesn't work. See first post.





  #11  
Old September 25th 07, 07:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Gerry
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Hardly diagnostic when you say "Delete all items in startup." Far
simpler to run Disk Defragmenter in Safe Mode to achieve the same
objective and not be so destructive. In any event there are far better
ways to disable items in Start if you need to.


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Unknown wrote:
This is a diagnostic technique. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with it. Would you care to post your concerns?
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Not good advice. Rather like chopping off your hand to remove a
splinter in your finger.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Unknown wrote:
Try using msconfig. Delete all items in startup. Reboot and run
defrag. This will have the effect of not loading any program which
can interrupt defrag. While defrag is running or before starting you
may want to use task manager to see what may be happening.
"Madx" wrote in message
...

"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start,
Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
Management to find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit
Enter, type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer
Y to the question which appears and exit.. You must restart the
system before the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter
that doesn't work. See first post.



  #12  
Old September 25th 07, 09:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Unknown
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Good grief how is it in any way destructive by simply blocking the loading
of programs? Your diagnostic procedures obviously vary from mine but to say
mine are destructive leaves me with the impression you don't know much about
XP.
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Hardly diagnostic when you say "Delete all items in startup." Far simpler
to run Disk Defragmenter in Safe Mode to achieve the same objective and
not be so destructive. In any event there are far better ways to disable
items in Start if you need to.


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Unknown wrote:
This is a diagnostic technique. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with it. Would you care to post your concerns?
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Not good advice. Rather like chopping off your hand to remove a
splinter in your finger.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Unknown wrote:
Try using msconfig. Delete all items in startup. Reboot and run
defrag. This will have the effect of not loading any program which
can interrupt defrag. While defrag is running or before starting you
may want to use task manager to see what may be happening.
"Madx" wrote in message
...

"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start,
Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
Management to find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit
Enter, type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer
Y to the question which appears and exit.. You must restart the
system before the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter
that doesn't work. See first post.





  #13  
Old September 25th 07, 10:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Gerry
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Default my defragmenter is broken

I know sufficient to know you Disable and not DELETE if you are using
msconfig as a diagnostic tool!


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unknown wrote:
Good grief how is it in any way destructive by simply blocking the
loading of programs? Your diagnostic procedures obviously vary from
mine but to say mine are destructive leaves me with the impression
you don't know much about XP.
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Hardly diagnostic when you say "Delete all items in startup." Far
simpler to run Disk Defragmenter in Safe Mode to achieve the same
objective and not be so destructive. In any event there are far
better ways to disable items in Start if you need to.


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Unknown wrote:
This is a diagnostic technique. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with it. Would you care to post your concerns?
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Not good advice. Rather like chopping off your hand to remove a
splinter in your finger.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Unknown wrote:
Try using msconfig. Delete all items in startup. Reboot and run
defrag. This will have the effect of not loading any program which
can interrupt defrag. While defrag is running or before starting
you may want to use task manager to see what may be happening.
"Madx" wrote in message
...

"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start,
Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
Management to find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit
Enter, type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer
Y to the question which appears and exit.. You must restart the
system before the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter
that doesn't work. See first post.



  #14  
Old September 25th 07, 10:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Unknown
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Default my defragmenter is broken

Delete the X's. You're reading far to much into the post.
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
I know sufficient to know you Disable and not DELETE if you are using
msconfig as a diagnostic tool!


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unknown wrote:
Good grief how is it in any way destructive by simply blocking the
loading of programs? Your diagnostic procedures obviously vary from
mine but to say mine are destructive leaves me with the impression
you don't know much about XP.
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Hardly diagnostic when you say "Delete all items in startup." Far
simpler to run Disk Defragmenter in Safe Mode to achieve the same
objective and not be so destructive. In any event there are far
better ways to disable items in Start if you need to.


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Unknown wrote:
This is a diagnostic technique. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with it. Would you care to post your concerns?
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Not good advice. Rather like chopping off your hand to remove a
splinter in your finger.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Unknown wrote:
Try using msconfig. Delete all items in startup. Reboot and run
defrag. This will have the effect of not loading any program which
can interrupt defrag. While defrag is running or before starting
you may want to use task manager to see what may be happening.
"Madx" wrote in message
...

"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start,
Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
Management to find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit
Enter, type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer
Y to the question which appears and exit.. You must restart the
system before the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter
that doesn't work. See first post.





  #15  
Old September 25th 07, 10:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Madx
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Default my defragmenter is broken


"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Scandisk is a utility for checking drives formatted as FAT32 and was
provided by Microsoft for use with Windows 98 / Windows ME. It is not
provided for use with Windows XP. I am well aware that it's Disk
Defragmenter that doesn't work properly. One reason it sometimes doesn't
work properly is that there can be problems with the disk. Running chkdsk
will reveal whether there are problems.

Another problem could be that Disk Defragmenter is being interupted. You
might try running Disk Defragmenter in Safe Mode.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Madx wrote:
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Is your hard disk formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Select Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to
find out.

If NTFS select, Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes and hit Enter,
type "Chkdsk /f /r" without quotes and hit Enter. Answer Y to the
question which appears and exit.. You must restart the system before
the disk scan begins.



I have run scan disk on restart already. It's disk defragmenter that
doesn't work. See first post.



Your right of course it's not called scan disk but error checking which is
what I had done.


 




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