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Why does Disk Defragmenter keep restarting?
Why does Disk Defragmenter keep restarting?
| Why does Disk Defragmenter keep restarting? |
| Posted By: DJNafey | Date Added: 30-10-2005 12:24 AM | Views: 849 |
This is a common problem with Windows 95 and 98 / 98 SE. The Disk Defragmenter utilities in Windows 2000 and XP do not suffer the same issue.
Disk Defragmenter is probably restarting because a program that's running (maybe a background program that you don't notice like your anti-virus scanner) is changing files on the hard disk. If that's the problem, you'll see a message at the bottom of the screen along the lines of "Drive contents changed .... disk defragmenter restarting ".
To avoid this problem, reboot your PC and as soon as it says "Starting Windows 98" (just before you get the colourful Windows 98 logo screen), press F5 repeatedly for a few seconds. That will load Windows in a diagnostics / troubleshooting mode by bypassing the startup files (a message on the screen will confirm that Windows is bypassing the startup files and starting in "Safe mode". If you have difficulty starting Windows in this way, try pressing F8 instead - this will load the Startup Menu where you can choose the "Safe Mode" option.
Then try defragmenting your drive again.
If you've got a fast system, you might not be able to react to the "Starting Windows 98" message quickly enough (you don't get long to hit to F5 / F8 key). In this case, you'll need to start pressing the buttons before the message pops up so keep an eye out for what is displayed on the screen before the message appears. You might need to have a few practices at this to time it right!
If starting in Safe Mode still doesn't resolve the problem, make sure that you are disconnected from the Internet, disable any anti-virus or anti-spyware software, shut down any processes that are running in the system tray (the area in the bottom-right corner of the screen next to the clock) and then try again.
Reboot the PC once defragmenting has completed so that Windows loads normally and re-instates any anti-virus software, firewall, etc.
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