De-frag help

[cshack]

Hello,
I'm having trouble de-fragging my windows 98 PC.
I've tried everything including closing all applications down until just explorer is open, but the progress never gets more than 2%.
There's no floppy disk in the A drive, and nothing is running. I've also tried to de-frag when a few things are running, but it nothing happens for 2-3 hours.

Many thanks in advance

 

[ANFPS26]

See is this will help:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q218160

I could be wrong, so don't hold that against me. At least I'm trying! I hope I've helped in some way........

 

[gillis]

I had this problem the other day and found the following worked in all 3 PC's I've tried with it:

1) Go into Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Information
2) Under Tools/System Config. Utility, choose Selective Startup and uncheck all of the boxes. This will cause the system to start completely barren!

Restart your computer and run Defrag. It should work! Then reverse the above process and restart PC again to bring things back to normal.

It worked for me. JGiles

 

[Disey]

This problem has been around a while. An easy solution is to start the PC in safe mode (press F8 when booting)then run the defrag.

It's worked on all the PC's I've tried it on.

Good luck!

 

[SPYDERIX]

Also, the fastest way to open the defrag dialog box is by:

START-RUN-DEFRAG.EXE
then absolutely nothing will be running.
The idea of clearing everything in the msconfig sounds good! There is a solution to everything!
If something can't be done, then
it just means the solution has yet
to be discovered!

 

[jmatt]

Download >
Layout.zip , fixes desktop layout , for when you come out of Safe Mode . It can restore your
Desktop , back the way it was .

http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/layout.zip

Run defrag in Safe mode 1st , then download ME defrag .

Toggle F8 or press Ctrl key during bootup , choose
safe-mode .

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Windows ME defrag ( free ) , very fast . I don't need to close
( ctrl/alt/delete ) anything down to run defrag , no restarts .
Get it from here .

W9X-Me-Defrag

http://ozcountry.tripod.com/winmedefrag.zip

http://members.home.net/scotterpops/enhancements/enhancements9c.html

http://surecool.com/download.htm

http://www.ematic.com/techpost/files/

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Open Windows Explorer , go down to Windows , left click on the yellow
folder , this opens the right hand panel .
Scroll down to defrag & write down the exact name . Next , right
click on defrag , scroll down to rename & click on it . Now left
click at the end of defrag & add the word old . So if you had the
word defrag , it now becomes defragold .
Now rename MEdefrag to whatever you wrote down , drag & drop it on
the yellow Windows folder or anywhere in the right hand side .
Both achive the same thing & Windows will after you close , put it
alphabetically . That's it .

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Also , to make ME Defrag even Faster for it's 1st run , from
Windows Explorer , Delete all the files ( except the read only file )
in Windows > Applog . Taskmon will rebuild the Applog file .

To view Applog , do this .
Windows Explorer > View > Folder Options > View , click on Show all files . Click OK .

 

[IcadodRemus]

Thank you folks, Been trying to get my ME Windows out of the 0 - 1% Defrag loop for 3 weeks. You guys told me to put the pooter into "Safe MOde" and then run Defrag. Easier then growing Kudzu. IT WORKED! Thank you, THE pooter dummy.