Compaq laptop, Windows XP Home SP3 plus some 18 updates, scanned with
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. Seems to be malware free. Disk
Defragmenter will open but will not Analyze or Defragment. The hour glass
doesn't run.

Any thoughts?

Charles

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/an...r-do-not-work/

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Charles W Davis wrote:
> Compaq laptop, Windows XP Home SP3 plus some 18 updates, scanned with
> Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. Seems to be malware
> free. Disk Defragmenter will open but will not Analyze or Defragment.
> The hour glass doesn't run.
>
> Any thoughts?

On May 27, 12:53*am, "Charles W Davis" <newsgr...@anthemwebs.com>
wrote:
> Compaq laptop, Windows XP Home SP3 plus some 18 updates, scanned with
> Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. *Seems to be malware free.Disk
> Defragmenter will open but will not Analyze or Defragment. The hour glass
> doesn't run.
>
> Any thoughts?

Lots.

Do you have Diskkeeper installed - ever?

Not a single error message?

DCOM running (as above by Gerry).

Three easy ways to run defrag:

Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. Does that
work?
Right click your drive in My Computer, Properties, Tools, Defragment
Now. Does that work?
Start, Run, dfrg.msc. Does that work?

Go to Start, Run, cmd. Reregister the defrag DLLs:

regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll (get an OK message)
regsvr32 dfrgui.dll (get an OK message)

If the regsvr32 fails, change to the \Windows\system32 folder to run
them.

Browse to \Windows\inf. Right click the dfrg.inf file and choose
Install.

If you have the time, try one thing at a time so you know which one
(if any) fix it.

Jose

"Jose" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9ea36826-7bb8-4a29-bb75-(E-Mail Removed)...
On May 27, 12:53 am, "Charles W Davis" <newsgr...@anthemwebs.com>
wrote:
> Compaq laptop, Windows XP Home SP3 plus some 18 updates, scanned with
> Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. Seems to be malware free.
> Disk
> Defragmenter will open but will not Analyze or Defragment. The hour glass
> doesn't run.
>
> Any thoughts?

Lots.

Do you have Diskkeeper installed - ever?

Not a single error message?

DCOM running (as above by Gerry).

Three easy ways to run defrag:

Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. Does that
work?
Right click your drive in My Computer, Properties, Tools, Defragment
Now. Does that work?
Start, Run, dfrg.msc. Does that work?

Go to Start, Run, cmd. Reregister the defrag DLLs:

regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll (get an OK message)
regsvr32 dfrgui.dll (get an OK message)

If the regsvr32 fails, change to the \Windows\system32 folder to run
them.

Browse to \Windows\inf. Right click the dfrg.inf file and choose
Install.

If you have the time, try one thing at a time so you know which one
(if any) fix it.

Jose

Jose, I have no idea whether Diskeeper was ever installed. This computer
belongs to a club member.

Your first, second and third methods of running all cause the Disk
Defragmenter dialog box to open. Both the Analyze and Defragment buttons
seem to accept the pressing, but no reaction, even after several minutes.
Rebooted.
cmd reported both dlls were successfully reregistered.
No success.
For the $20 donation to the Club, I stopped and downloaded the AusLogic Disk
Defragmenter. The club member's old laptop now runs like a champ.

On May 27, 4:04*pm, "Charles W Davis" <newsgr...@anthemwebs.com>
wrote:
> "Jose" <jose_e...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:9ea36826-7bb8-4a29-bb75-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On May 27, 12:53 am, "Charles W Davis" <newsgr...@anthemwebs.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Compaq laptop, Windows XP Home SP3 plus some 18 updates, scanned with
> > Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. Seems to be malware free.
> > Disk
> > Defragmenter will open but will not Analyze or Defragment. The hour glass
> > doesn't run.
>
> > Any thoughts?
>
> Lots.
>
> Do you have Diskkeeper installed - ever?
>
> Not a single error message?
>
> DCOM running (as above by Gerry).
>
> Three easy ways to run defrag:
>
> Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. *Does that
> work?
> Right click your drive in My Computer, Properties, Tools, Defragment
> Now. *Does that work?
> Start, Run, dfrg.msc. *Does that work?
>
> Go to Start, Run, cmd. *Reregister the defrag DLLs:
>
> regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll *(get an OK message)
> regsvr32 dfrgui.dll *(get an OK message)
>
> If the regsvr32 fails, change to the \Windows\system32 folder to run
> them.
>
> Browse to \Windows\inf. *Right click the dfrg.inf file and choose
> Install.
>
> If you have the time, try one thing at a time so you know which one
> (if any) fix it.
>
> Jose
>
> Jose, I have no idea whether Diskeeper was ever installed. *This computer
> belongs to a club member.
>
> Your first, second and third methods of running all cause the Disk
> Defragmenter dialog box to open. Both the Analyze and Defragment buttons
> seem to accept the pressing, but no reaction, even after several minutes.
> Rebooted.
> cmd reported both dlls were successfully reregistered.
> No success.
> For the $20 donation to the Club, I stopped and downloaded the AusLogic Disk
> Defragmenter. The club member's old laptop now runs like a champ.

If they are happy, that's good.

This time you added the "buttons seem to accept the pressing" which
was missing from your earlier post... I thought the might have been
greyed out or something. I did not ask the right questions, this
time.

But, champs are good.

Jose

Charles

Did you read the link I posted?

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/an...r-do-not-work/

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Charles W Davis wrote:
> "Jose" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9ea36826-7bb8-4a29-bb75-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On May 27, 12:53 am, "Charles W Davis" <newsgr...@anthemwebs.com>
> wrote:
>> Compaq laptop, Windows XP Home SP3 plus some 18 updates, scanned with
>> Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. Seems to be malware
>> free. Disk
>> Defragmenter will open but will not Analyze or Defragment. The hour
>> glass doesn't run.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
> Lots.
>
> Do you have Diskkeeper installed - ever?
>
> Not a single error message?
>
> DCOM running (as above by Gerry).
>
> Three easy ways to run defrag:
>
> Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. Does that
> work?
> Right click your drive in My Computer, Properties, Tools, Defragment
> Now. Does that work?
> Start, Run, dfrg.msc. Does that work?
>
> Go to Start, Run, cmd. Reregister the defrag DLLs:
>
> regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll (get an OK message)
> regsvr32 dfrgui.dll (get an OK message)
>
> If the regsvr32 fails, change to the \Windows\system32 folder to run
> them.
>
> Browse to \Windows\inf. Right click the dfrg.inf file and choose
> Install.
>
> If you have the time, try one thing at a time so you know which one
> (if any) fix it.
>
> Jose
>
> Jose, I have no idea whether Diskeeper was ever installed. This
> computer belongs to a club member.
>
> Your first, second and third methods of running all cause the Disk
> Defragmenter dialog box to open. Both the Analyze and Defragment
> buttons seem to accept the pressing, but no reaction, even after
> several minutes. Rebooted.
> cmd reported both dlls were successfully reregistered.
> No success.
> For the $20 donation to the Club, I stopped and downloaded the
> AusLogic Disk Defragmenter. The club member's old laptop now runs
> like a champ.

"Gerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Charles
>
> Did you read the link I posted?
>
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/an...r-do-not-work/
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Charles W Davis wrote:
>> "Jose" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:9ea36826-7bb8-4a29-bb75-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On May 27, 12:53 am, "Charles W Davis" <newsgr...@anthemwebs.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Compaq laptop, Windows XP Home SP3 plus some 18 updates, scanned with
>>> Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. Seems to be malware
>>> free. Disk
>>> Defragmenter will open but will not Analyze or Defragment. The hour
>>> glass doesn't run.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Lots.
>>
>> Do you have Diskkeeper installed - ever?
>>
>> Not a single error message?
>>
>> DCOM running (as above by Gerry).
>>
>> Three easy ways to run defrag:
>>
>> Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. Does that
>> work?
>> Right click your drive in My Computer, Properties, Tools, Defragment
>> Now. Does that work?
>> Start, Run, dfrg.msc. Does that work?
>>
>> Go to Start, Run, cmd. Reregister the defrag DLLs:
>>
>> regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll (get an OK message)
>> regsvr32 dfrgui.dll (get an OK message)
>>
>> If the regsvr32 fails, change to the \Windows\system32 folder to run
>> them.
>>
>> Browse to \Windows\inf. Right click the dfrg.inf file and choose
>> Install.
>>
>> If you have the time, try one thing at a time so you know which one
>> (if any) fix it.
>>
>> Jose
>>
>> Jose, I have no idea whether Diskeeper was ever installed. This
>> computer belongs to a club member.
>>
>> Your first, second and third methods of running all cause the Disk
>> Defragmenter dialog box to open. Both the Analyze and Defragment
>> buttons seem to accept the pressing, but no reaction, even after
>> several minutes. Rebooted.
>> cmd reported both dlls were successfully reregistered.
>> No success.
>> For the $20 donation to the Club, I stopped and downloaded the
>> AusLogic Disk Defragmenter. The club member's old laptop now runs
>> like a champ.
>
Gerry, I followed it first. That service was already set to Automatic and
Started.