re; Disk defragnmenter makes my computer shut down

[Mercer]

Ha sanyone experienced the problem of running disk
defragmenter on Windows XP, only to have the computer
shut itself down repeatedly. Only system restore to a
time before running defrag will help. But Ultimately, i
badly need to defragment my hard disk.

Thanks

 

[Skip]

Make sure you try it in safe mode,re-boot tapping F8 key
before windows boots up,select safe mode without network.
Go to control panel,administative tools,disk
management,defrag....Post back with results...Good luck.

 

[Greg Hayes/Raxco Software]

Only a hardware issue or a driver issue can cause Windows to crash.

When Windows crashes, does it display a STOP code and tell you which driver
is crashing the system? You may need to configure Windows to NOT
automatically reboot and to perform a full dump in order to get this
information.

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows Storage Management/File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.