want to defrag but can't

[bilko]

Hi guys,
I am determined to keep my pc untill the day it dies as i have no funds for a new one but its running a bit slow nowadays.........so i thought i would try a defrag as things have been left lying about all over the place on my HD.
I am running Windows 98 second edition.
Every time i try it gets so far ( usually about 10% ) and then starts again because something has written to disk.
So i thought ctrl/ alt delete and close off the stuff thats running.
Although i end about 5 tasks and it all turns black and says "WARNING YOUR COMPUTER IS RUNNING DANGEROUSELY LOW ON RESOURCES" and then sort of gives up.
Things running are:
Explorer
Ccapp
Mouse 32a
spysweeper
Wmencagt
Loadqm
Ymsgr_tray
findfast
WKcalrem
Dragdiag
Qttask
Lvcoms
Stimon
Point 32
starter
Atticwd 32
systray
Rnaapp
Mmmananger
Can somebody Please tell me which things to end task without affecting resource so i can give it a good defrag.
Sorry about the lenght of the list, i havn't a clue what most of them are.
Thanks

[Bodo]

Do you have your screensaver deactivated?
When I defragged Win98SE once, it stopped as soon as the screensaver started...

[bilko]

will give it a try
thanks

[Big Al.]

Right mouse click on each of the icons in turn and turn them all off individually.

The icons I'm referring to are the ones in the bottom right hand corner.

They will reappear again when you restart.

Turn off screen saver, and then try to defrag again.

[docevi1]

on windows 98, all you need running are systray and explorer. kill everything else and try that. Restart your pc and you'll get it all back.

It could also be said that you are running a lot of stuff that is un-needed as a general rule - that will be slowing your PC down a lot as well.

>> Edited by docevi1 on Sunday 7th March 00:30

[bilko]

docevi1 said:

on windows 98, all you need running are systray and explorer. kill everything else and try that. Restart your pc and you'll get it all back. It could also be said that you are running a lot of stuff that is un-needed as a general rule - that will be slowing your PC down a lot as well. >> Edited by docevi1 on Sunday 7th March 00:30

i have often thought that,how do i stop them from running till i need them?

[warmfuzzies]

run msconfig,

you most definitely don't need some of those startup items.
Ymsgr_tray
findfast
Qttask
Rnaapp

yahoo, ms findfast (yeuch), quicktime, rnaap handles the windows dialer, then the other stuff i don't recognise,

Stop them one by one, ctrl,alt,delete, if it falls over re-boot. and don't do that one again.

Download hijack this from www.spywareinfo.com visit the hijack site and look for other stuff you don't need.
Then try degragging again....

kevin

[bilko]

Thanks for all your help, i managed to get a defrag done. Took about 4 hours - isn't it marvelouse wacthing all the bad bits being ascimilated by the blue squares ( munch munch munch ). Now for the really thick question!
I have deleted loads of stuff from my startup menue although i still can't find MS config any where and how do access all the programs that are now no longer in my start lists? I read the help and it said even though they are deleted they will still be on your system.
Ian

[Roadrage]

next time reboot in too,safemode and defrag in safemode.

It will save all the hassel

trust me

>> Edited by Roadrage on Sunday 7th March 07:58