Chappy
You could try running Disk Defragmenter from a command prompt:
Defragmenting Volumes by Using the Defrag Command
The Disk Defragmenter command-line tool and the Disk Defragmenter snap-in both defragment volumes by using
the same method. However, the command-line tool differs from the snap-in in the following ways:
The command does not provide a graphical analysis of a volume's fragmentation status, but it does provide a summary.
The command does not provide a status indicator.
To see a list of parameters for Defrag.exe, at the command prompt, type:
defrag /?
To defragment a volume, specify the drive letter. For example, to defragment the C volume, type:
defrag c:
To defragment the C volume and view a detailed report that is similar to the report shown in the Disk Management snap-in, type:
defrag c -v
To analyze the C volume and view a detailed analysis report, type:
defrag c: -a -v
While the command-line Disk Defragmenter is analyzing and defragmenting a volume, it displays a blinking cursor.
When Disk Defragmenter finishes analyzing a volume, it displays the analysis report. When Disk Defragmenter finishes defragmenting a volume, it displays the defragmentation report. After the process completes, Disk Defragmenter exits to the command prompt.
To interrupt the defragmentation process, at the command line, press CTRL+C.
For more information about using Defrag.exe, see Windows XP Professional Help.
If that doesn't work then run Disk Cleanup and then run Chkdsk.
You could also look in Event Viewer for clues!
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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