Defragmenting

[thewaycm]

My OS is 98SE. I have more than 17GB of Hard Drive space and 512MB of RAM.
I am only able able to defrag in Safe Mode. Any suggestions?
Peter

The Way Christian Ministries, Scotland

http://www.thewaycm.com

 

[micker377]

That's acceptable. What happens when you try in normal mode?

 

[thewaycm]

Dear micker377,
When I try defragging in 'normal mode'...nothing happens. If I click on 'show details' the screen is white (there are no little squares at all). The progress bar stays at 0% no matter how long I leave defrag running.
Thanks,
Peter

The Way Christian Ministries, Scotland

http://www.thewaycm.com

 

[satrow]

Google for "newdefrag.zip", it is the WinME version of Defrag, much faster! It will cut down on the time you need to stay in Safe Mode.

Andy.

 

[masterchicker]

That's an odd problem but not a big problem. When I defrag, I also defrag in safe mode so no background programs are running. It makes my defrag process faster and more efficient.

I think there is a background program that hinders your defragging. Check the background programs that you are running in the Task Manager.

 

[thewaycm]

Dear masterchicker,
How do I, 'Check the background programs that you are running in the Task Manager'?
Peter

The Way Christian Ministries, Scotland

http://www.thewaycm.com

 

[masterchicker]

You invoke the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Background programs are found in the Processes tab of the Task Manager. You must be careful when closing a background program because it might affect your windows functionality and performance.

Or you could do this:
Run msconfig --> in the Startup tab, deselect those programs you think are not really needed. Again be careful when unchecking startup programs.

 

[cdogg]

You might also want to try the steps mentioned in this FAQ:
faq615-3144

In addition, you may need to go here for tips on cleaning spyware/adware:

http://www.geocities.com/cc210026/spywareinfo.html

~cdogg
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[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884

 

[micker377]

Control-alt-delete. Shutdown everything EXCEPT explorer and systray. Before you do this, go into screensaver - power and make sure that monitor and hard drive are set to never shut down and that screensaver is set to none.