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Defraging

Posted: 07-15-2003, 07:41 PM
Charles Saunders
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I just baught a ne 60 gig hard drive , once I hand my data
transfered to the new hdd, I tried to run a defrag. The
computer resets itself. This has happend on several
ocassions. It works well with me getting access to the
data stored on it. I just on't defrag. Please help.


Charles

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Lawrence
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Re: Defraging
Posted: 07-15-2003, 09:18 PM
Try running Checkdisk first.... be sure to select Fix errors. It may say it
cannot run, but will schedule it to run the next time the machine reboots.
Choose that option, and then reboot. Defrag may be tripping over a problem
that Checkdisk will fix. You should always run checkdisk before defrag
anyways. It prepares your data for defrag.

Does it reset itself when you click on Defrag? ....or at some point while in
the business of defragging.....

Try defragging in SAFE MODE (hold down F8 when you reboot, then choose that
mode from the list provided)
It should finish without error. Afterwards, shutdown, and reboot.

If it works in Safe Mode, then it might be a driver-related error, since
Safe Mode loads very little in terms of fancy drivers.

I scanned the Microsoft Knowledge Base, but didn't find anything directly
related to the problem you described....

Here's a link on the Command Line version of Defrag (try running it "analyze
only" first.)
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;283080

Good Luck,
-Lawrence in Seattle

"Charles Saunders" <chucksa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I just baught a ne 60 gig hard drive , once I hand my data
> transfered to the new hdd, I tried to run a defrag. The
> computer resets itself. This has happend on several
> ocassions. It works well with me getting access to the
> data stored on it. I just on't defrag. Please help.
>
>
> Charles
>

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Charles Saunders
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Re: Defraging
Posted: 07-15-2003, 11:11 PM
I will try that, thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Try running Checkdisk first.... be sure to select Fix
errors. It may say it
>cannot run, but will schedule it to run the next time
the machine reboots.
>Choose that option, and then reboot. Defrag may be
tripping over a problem
>that Checkdisk will fix. You should always run
checkdisk before defrag
>anyways. It prepares your data for defrag.
>
>Does it reset itself when you click on Defrag? ....or at
some point while in
>the business of defragging.....
>
>Try defragging in SAFE MODE (hold down F8 when you
reboot, then choose that
>mode from the list provided)
>It should finish without error. Afterwards, shutdown,
and reboot.
>
>If it works in Safe Mode, then it might be a driver-
related error, since
>Safe Mode loads very little in terms of fancy drivers.
>
>I scanned the Microsoft Knowledge Base, but didn't find
anything directly
>related to the problem you described....
>
>Here's a link on the Command Line version of Defrag (try
running it "analyze
>only" first.)
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;283080
>
>Good Luck,
>-Lawrence in Seattle
>
>"Charles Saunders" <chucksa@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:021301c34b00$c3285770$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I just baught a ne 60 gig hard drive , once I hand my
data
>> transfered to the new hdd, I tried to run a defrag.
The
>> computer resets itself. This has happend on several
>> ocassions. It works well with me getting access to the
>> data stored on it. I just on't defrag. Please help.
>>
>>
>> Charles
>>
>
>
>.
>
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Lynn
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defraging
Posted: 09-03-2003, 07:13 PM
Cannot defrag since upgrading to XP. Computer seems to
run slower also. Have cleaned all temp files but still
seems to run slow. Start up items have been reduced
also.I can't get the support through Dell.
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Alvin A Brown
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Re: defraging
Posted: 09-03-2003, 07:19 PM
Hello

Dell will not support you because you changed your OS and most
Manufacture's will do that, when you change your OS your pretty
much on your own. Can you provide pc type or model that would
help

Alvin


Lynn wrote:
> Cannot defrag since upgrading to XP. Computer seems to
> run slower also. Have cleaned all temp files but still
> seems to run slow. Start up items have been reduced
> also.I can't get the support through Dell.
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