DemoTex
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:31 PM
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My disc will not de-frag. What shall I do? |
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After three hours, it is still at 2%.
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:32 PM
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1. Send it to John Paulk? |
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Edited on Tue Jan-18-05 07:33 PM by HypnoToad
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Oh, you said de-frag. In that case, look to see if any process is running behind your back (e.g. spyware) and terminate it. Defrag should continue all the way.
Or boot into safe mode and defrag from there. Antivirus programs have a knack of preventing defrag from working; and they won't load in safe mode.
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:32 PM
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2. Scandisk it first. n/t |
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:34 PM
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7. also empty the trash and delete temp internet files... |
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delete anything you don't want anymore, why defrag files to delete them later...
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:25 PM
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:24 PM
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:32 PM
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3. Pour some olive oil in there so the bits can slide around more freely |
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Obviously, there's too much friction on the disk surface.
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:26 PM
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13. Will WD-40 or KY jelly work too? |
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:33 PM
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4. Disable virus scan and any other memory resident programs |
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that might be accessing the hard drive.
During a defrag, any writing to the hard drive will restart the defrag.
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:26 PM
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:34 PM
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5. my frag grenade did that exact same thing! damn dud! |
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oh wait... you weren't talking about frag grenades? my bad.
oh wait... this isn't even freerepublic.com? damn! wrong board again!
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:34 PM
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:29 PM
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16. Woooo. Been there .. done that. |
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:35 PM
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8. Reboot in Safe Mode and then Defrag |
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Sometimes there are too many processes going on in the background.
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:39 PM
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9. Yes, exactly this is the ticket |
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Tue Jan-18-05 07:47 PM
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10. Hi Mac, see post # 8...should work. |
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:27 PM
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:29 PM
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:37 PM
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18. Will "SAFE MODE" automatically turn off programs writing to Windows? |
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:41 PM
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20. It should work if you boot into safe mode. |
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Honestly, it's usually a anti-virus program or sys. restore that causes that. Restore is famous for it.
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Tue Jan-18-05 09:41 PM
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safe mode, defrag, then scandisk...then reboot and defrag again.
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:39 PM
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19. If you have a PC, I suggest |
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smashing it to tiny pieces with a hammer, and getting a new Mac computer.
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:51 PM
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21. Actually, I am on my wife's desk-top here in the mountains. |
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My desk-top got totally fried last week by a power surge. I am considering a Mac laptop. Here is my question: Can a Mac run MS Excel and Money? I absolutely have to run those programs. If Mac can do it .. so can I.
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:27 PM
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25. Yes. I believe they can. |
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MS Office for Mac is extremely cheap now, and my mom runs Money on her G5 Mac all the time.
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Tue Jan-18-05 08:55 PM
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Sometimes defragmentation gets hung up because there are active programs in the background. You need to shut them down. Do this by hitting Alt+Ctl+Del just ONCE. A list of the active programs should pop up on the screen (here I'm talking Win98, otherwise you're on your own). Left click on any one of the programs and choose "End Task." Continue until they're all gone - except "Explorer." If you shut this one down the system reboots and you have to start all over. When they are all gone but Explorer there are no programs running in the background and you should have better luck with Defrag.
Norton SpeedDisk (defrag by another name) seems to be more sensitive to background programs than the Windows Defragment utility (under Accessories in the Start menu).
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Tue Jan-18-05 09:01 PM
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23. Beat it with a hammer |
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