Windows XP Defragmentation Problems:

I can defragment Disks D and E but I cannot defragment Disk C; I keep
getting the following error:

The scan had been canceled because an error occurred in file
C:\DocumentsandSettings\GeorgeMayer\Cookies\george_mayer@outster[2].txt

Thanks

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GM

GM1953 wrote:
> Windows XP Defragmentation Problems:
>
> I can defragment Disks D and E but I cannot defragment Disk C; I
> keep getting the following error:
>
> The scan had been canceled because an error occurred in file
> C:\DocumentsandSettings\GeorgeMayer\Cookies\george_mayer@outster[2].txt

- Empty your Internet Explorer's Temporary Internet Files
- Use Disk Cleanup...
- Set the drive to run CHKDSK at the next reboot.
- Reboot.
- When it is done with the CHKDSK, logon and try your defrag again.

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However, today I discovered a way to correct it myself; my Disk C is
currently defragging as I type this. What I did was as follows:

Click as follows:
Start
All Programs
Administrative Tools
Computer Management
and in the left drop down window Menu
Clicked on Disk Defragmenter
Help Topics
where I got to the info about CHKDSK and there was a six page print out
and on the very first page, under the heading Parameters beside the
sub heading /f "Fixes errors on the disk ...."

so I typed in chkdsk C /f

which prompted the computer to do a Check of Disk C after I rebooted it,
which is exactly what it did; when I started the computer there was a blue
screen when the Disk Check started, I could see my
C:\DocumentsandSettings\GeorgeMayer\Cookies\george_mayer@outster[2].txt error
listed, and it indicated that it would correct itself; whereas previously
disk C always stopped at 74 % of the defrag process.



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GM


"GM1953" wrote:

>
> Windows XP Defragmentation Problems:
>
> I can defragment Disks D and E but I cannot defragment Disk C; I keep
> getting the following error:
>
> The scan had been canceled because an error occurred in file
> C:\DocumentsandSettings\GeorgeMayer\Cookies\george_mayer@outster[2].txt
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> GM

GM1953 said this on 1/27/2009 8:35 PM:
> However, today I discovered a way to correct it myself; my Disk C is
> currently defragging as I type this. What I did was as follows:
>
> Click as follows:
> Start
> All Programs
> Administrative Tools
> Computer Management
> and in the left drop down window Menu
> Clicked on Disk Defragmenter
> Help Topics
> where I got to the info about CHKDSK and there was a six page print out
> and on the very first page, under the heading Parameters beside the
> sub heading /f "Fixes errors on the disk ...."
>
> so I typed in chkdsk C /f
>
> which prompted the computer to do a Check of Disk C after I rebooted it,
> which is exactly what it did; when I started the computer there was a blue
> screen when the Disk Check started, I could see my
> C:\DocumentsandSettings\GeorgeMayer\Cookies\george_mayer@outster[2].txt error
> listed, and it indicated that it would correct itself; whereas previously
> disk C always stopped at 74 % of the defrag process.
>
>
>
I've had that happen too. Defrag takes a long time and does not look
like its progressing... I usually stop it and do:
chkdsk C: /R
The /R checks the free space too IIRC.