Scandisk/Defrag
Discussion
I have had a similar problem to this in the past.
I thought I'd run Scandisc, and then Defrag. However, I can't get them to start. I believe its the Scandisc at fault. Its trying to start, but doesn't. It runs OK in safe mode, and also when starting up if i've had to swirch off after the PC freezing, but doesn't run when fully operational. The last time I had this, it was a file that was at fault, but I came across the file first. This time I dont know the cause.
Anyone help.
I'm off to work in 5 mins, so i'll be back later.
>> Edited by kojak on Tuesday 24th May 08:25
I thought I'd run Scandisc, and then Defrag. However, I can't get them to start. I believe its the Scandisc at fault. Its trying to start, but doesn't. It runs OK in safe mode, and also when starting up if i've had to swirch off after the PC freezing, but doesn't run when fully operational. The last time I had this, it was a file that was at fault, but I came across the file first. This time I dont know the cause.
Anyone help.
I'm off to work in 5 mins, so i'll be back later.
>> Edited by kojak on Tuesday 24th May 08:25
kojak said:
I have had a similar problem to this in the past.
I thought I'd run Scandisc, and then Defrag. However, I can't get them to start. I believe its the Scandisc at fault. Its trying to start, but doesn't. It runs OK in safe mode, and also when starting up if i've had to swirch off after the PC freezing, but doesn't run when fully operational. The last time I had this, it was a file that was at fault, but I came across the file first. This time I dont know the cause.
Anyone help.
I'm off to work in 5 mins, so i'll be back later.
>> Edited by kojak on Tuesday 24th May 08:25
Never been a fan of new fangled scandisk
I use chkdsk /f from a command prompt........
An Independent Financial Adviser running a Cerbera, and a PC with WinME on it? Are you mad? 
Still, you used to have an XR4x4 so can't be all bad...
Do yourself a favour, purchase a copy of Windows 2000 or XP Pro. If your PC won't run it, scrap it and get one that will. One month's time lost in ME's little "problems" alone would pay for XP.
Mike
Still, you used to have an XR4x4 so can't be all bad...
Do yourself a favour, purchase a copy of Windows 2000 or XP Pro. If your PC won't run it, scrap it and get one that will. One month's time lost in ME's little "problems" alone would pay for XP.
Mike
Zad said:
An Independent Financial Adviser running a Cerbera, and a PC with WinME on it? Are you mad?
Still, you used to have an XR4x4 so can't be all bad...
Do yourself a favour, purchase a copy of Windows 2000 or XP Pro. If your PC won't run it, scrap it and get one that will. One month's time lost in ME's little "problems" alone would pay for XP.
Mike
Its not the cost. Its all the pi$$ing around involved with the change over. I also use it for non work.
Jinx said:
Any ideas anyone?
Is it running at all - i.e. does it start then stop and have to restart (I have had a pc running '98 which did this) or does it make all the right noises and then nothing happens?
It starts..but not for long, and then restarts. Does this over and over again.
kojak said:
It starts..but not for long, and then restarts. Does this over and over again.
What's happening is that another process is accessing the hard drive during the defrag - causing the process the restart. You'll need to set up a profile with the bare minimum of drivers loaded (perhaps call it "maintenance" or something) make sure the screen saver is turned off and run your disk maintenance procedures using this profile.
kojak, as Jinx explained it's process' accessing the hdd which is stopping the scandisk and making it start again (i.e. the drive contents changes forcing the program to rescan that area).
The easiest way to do it is to use safe mode (hit F8 just after the BIOS boot table) as this loads the minimum drivers and disregards the normal crud that will be running in the background.
The easiest way to do it is to use safe mode (hit F8 just after the BIOS boot table) as this loads the minimum drivers and disregards the normal crud that will be running in the background.
I personally wouldn't expect it to in Normal mode. Defrag is the same.
Remember ME was the last in a long line of OS's relying on the underlying code from Win3.1/95 days. Whilst the same can be said of XP (uses NT and 2000) it's a lot fresher and newer based on better coding and models (from what I understand at least). Personally, I wouldn't touch ME with a bargepole and when you come up with problems such as this consider them a flaw of the OS.
Remember ME was the last in a long line of OS's relying on the underlying code from Win3.1/95 days. Whilst the same can be said of XP (uses NT and 2000) it's a lot fresher and newer based on better coding and models (from what I understand at least). Personally, I wouldn't touch ME with a bargepole and when you come up with problems such as this consider them a flaw of the OS.
kojak said:
An Independent Financial Adviser running a Cerbera, and a PC with WinME on it? Are you mad?
Still, you used to have an XR4x4 so can't be all bad...
Do yourself a favour, purchase a copy of Windows 2000 or XP Pro. If your PC won't run it, scrap it and get one that will. One month's time lost in ME's little "problems" alone would pay for XP.
Mike
Its not the cost. Its all the pi$$ing around involved with the change over. I also use it for non work.
XP has a file and settings transfer wizard on the PC.
ME truly is the spawn of Satan
Look at the time it's cost you already. More memory leaks than the Titanic and less stable than Douglas Bader after ten pints We won't support ME on a network these days. If the customer has an ME machine, they bin it or it's left to rot
kojak said:you run defrag in Safe Mode or work to get rid of the programs that are running the background (such as messenger, IE, firewalls, AntiVirus, spyware etc).
Without changing my OS, does that mean i can no longer run my defrag, and if so, what are the consequences.
IMO if I were you I'd stick with ME as there is little reason to upgrade if it works (if you aint a power user and don't mind it failing every so often then why spend the money?). If however it stops working (as it appears to have done) you have two options - ditch ME and install XP Home, or format your disk and re-install ME again (often it's easier to format and re-install than it is to try and diagnose a problem).
I ditched 98se and that line of OS about 4 years ago when it wouldn't work with my new graphics card (the memory it had was too large for the OS to work with) and haven't looked back. I now use XP Pro which I got free from Uni and like it alot and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it, although looking at the price (£158 from PCWorld for Home) it's bloody steep - you might as well double that and get a brand new PC from Dell with the OS already installed for £299.
also try the standard Spyware tools (assuming they have editions for ME - I've never looked due to not needing to): Spybot(www.safer-networking.org) & Ad-Aware (www.lavasoftusa.com)
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