computer freeze and will not defrag

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oscar

I have windows 98 and I have all the updates for windows ,
for some reason my computer will lock up or freeze , it
will only defrag 2% and than it will loop from empty to
2%
 
oscar said:
I have windows 98 and I have all the updates for windows ,
for some reason my computer will lock up or freeze , it
will only defrag 2% and than it will loop from empty to
2%
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Sorry this is the MS Access (the database program) newsgroup. Try a Windows
98 support group or annexcafe.general.user2user newsgroup.
 
Hi Oscar,

It may be that you have an app that is accessing the disk ocasionally
running in the background, if this is the case everytime it accesses the
disk, defrag will restart as the disk has changed state and you will be
stuck in an endless loop while it tries to get the state of the hard disk
consistent, ie defrag starts, app modifies disk, defreag restarts, app
modifies disk, defrag restarts etc.

First check there are no other apps runing in the task bar,

Exit out of any apps that aren't necessary in the system tray,

Try Ctrl+Alt + del, and see what apps you have running in the background, if
any of them can be stopped stop them and this should cure your problem.

HTH

Joe
 
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