Re: Disk defragmenter error / failure (XP sp2)

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In addition to the suggestions by Wes I would try Start, Run, type "sfc
/scannow" without quotes and hit
Enter.

Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
File Checker (Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Run Error checking first! Reboot. Then try to run Defrag again.
Defrag has problems with corrupted files.

1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the volume you want to
check, and then click Properties.
2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
3. Select both of these:

* Automatically fix file system errors
* Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors

A message will popup.

[[The disk check could not be performed because the disk check utility
needs
exclusive access to some Windows files on the disk. These files can be
accessed only by restarting Windows. Do you want to schedule this disk
check
to occur the next time you restart the computer?]]

Click YES.

You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.

Then reboot.

For a peek at the chkdisk log.
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
Look in Application | Listed as Information
under Winlogon, Event 1001
[[Description: This includes file system type; drive letter or GUID, and
volume name or serial number to help determine what volume Chkdsk ran
against. Also included is whether Chkdsk ran because a user scheduled it
or
because the dirty bit was set.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:5713DB0C-98FB-42AB-866E-40878612253E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
BillyElevator <BillyElevator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
When I try to run or analyze the disk defragmenter on my C drive, I get
the message that it can not continue because of corruption in the file
c:\windows\system32\xxx. (xxx is various different files) Everything else
runs fine, and there is no virus or spyware present that I know of. It
will defragment my D drive just fine. I have tried to defrag while
running in the safe mode, and also while in DOS, with the same results.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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BillyElevator



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