Defrag and scan disk problems

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First thing to try, is running it in Safe Mode.

If OK in Safe Mode, download and install ScanDefrag v5.0.

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 Scandisk (and
Defrag) 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/~bblanto [...] g/main.htm
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html

HTH and good luck

Mart


"denb10" <denb10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72661F4A-34DC-4454-859C-91D196C97B8B@microsoft.com...
> Hi, hope someone can help! I have Windows Me, and when I try and run my
> defragmenter (it needs it badly!) it never moves off 0% despite sounding
> like
> it is accessing the C: drive. Even if I leave it for 8 hours it stays on
> 0%!
>
>
> I followed some on-line troubleshooting tips on the Microsoft site about
> deleting the Applog file then running Scan Disk, the the degrager again.
> Now
> the problem with Scan Disk is I suspect similar to what is holding up
> defrag.
> Again it never gets past the first block of the scan and the error message
> I
> eventually get is "Scan Disk has restarted 10 times because Windows or
> another program has been writing to this drive. Quitting some running
> programs may enable Scan Disk to finich sooner" But I can't see that I
> have
> any programmes running! Again even if I ignore the warning and let it run
> for hours it simply restarts over and over.
>
> Help! Tim

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

"denb10" <denb10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72661F4A-34DC-4454-859C-91D196C97B8B@microsoft.com...
> Hi, hope someone can help! I have Windows Me, and when I try and run my
> defragmenter (it needs it badly!) it never moves off 0% despite sounding
> like
> it is accessing the C: drive. Even if I leave it for 8 hours it stays on
> 0%!
>
>
> I followed some on-line troubleshooting tips on the Microsoft site about
> deleting the Applog file then running Scan Disk, the the degrager again.
> Now
> the problem with Scan Disk is I suspect similar to what is holding up
> defrag.
> Again it never gets past the first block of the scan and the error message
> I
> eventually get is "Scan Disk has restarted 10 times because Windows or
> another program has been writing to this drive. Quitting some running
> programs may enable Scan Disk to finich sooner" But I can't see that I
> have
> any programmes running! Again even if I ignore the warning and let it run
> for hours it simply restarts over and over.
>
> Help! Tim

If you press Ctrl-Alt-Del the Task List pops up - all those things listed
are programs! A program is not just something you start by double
clicking - there are many background processes and Windows functions running
that you won't even know about.

Try scanning and defragging in Safe Mode, which loads minimal processors,
drivers etc and may help accomplish this task.