Ed,
Find your XP CD and try sfc /scannow again.
Start in Safe Mode and see if defrag works.
To start the computer in safe mode
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx
I just reread your first post. Get rid of Norton's Speed Disk. Just a
guess, but I bet that is what's causing the problem.
Uninstall Norton's Speed Disk, reboot and try running defrag. If it
works and you really want Norton's Speed Disk, reinstall it, reboot and
see if Speed Disk and defrag work. You can than judge if Norton's Speed
Disk was causing any problem.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In egleaves <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Wesley:
OK, here is the best I can do with your last set of instructions and
suggestions.
1. When I enter defrag C: I get the usual response--Disk Defragmenter
could not start....
2. The scannow sfc was a washout. I kept getting messages that said
"Files that are required for Windows to run properly must be copied to
the DLL cashe. Insert XP CD now." Unfortunately, I could not find my
XP CD after two hours of searching. It's been a while....
3. The Event Viewer showed quite a few errors under Applications and
Systems, none under the other category.
4. I went to the website with Registry Mechanic, downloaded it, and ran
the trial version, which turned up something like 689 errors in the
registry. Fixing them all required a purchase. Do you recommend such a
purchase? It sells for $29.99, not bad if it works.
5. Finally, I ran the two regsvr32 files and both succeeded.
I'm open to further directions from you or any other computer pro such
as yourself.
Now to bed. I'll check back tomorrow. Thanks for all your help.
Ed
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Ed
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Ed,
What happens if you open a command prompt, type
defrag C:
and hit Enter?
Try running The System File Checker (sfc.exe).
Start | Run | Type or paste: sfc /scannow | Click OK
This will take a while.
If SFC.EXE did anything it will be in the Event Viewer.
Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
Click System | Look at any Windows File Protection
entries
More info..
scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
After running sfc, reregister dfrgui.dll and dfrgsnap.dll.
Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 dfrgui.dll | Click OK
Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll | Click OK
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In egleaves <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Back to Wesley this time:
In response to defrag/? I get usage info, not an error message, e.g.,
volume, analyze only, force...., verbose output, etc.
In response to dfrg.msc, Defragmenter does open, as always, but when I
click on Analyze or Defragment, I get the usual response: "Disk
Defragmenter could not start."
What does this tell you?
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Ed
:
Ed,
defrag.exe has to run from a command prompt.
dfrg.msc is the file that has all the pretty colors.
What happens if you open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type defrag /? in the command prompt and hit Enter?
Do you get the Usage info? Or an error message? If an error
message, what's the message?
What happens if you...
Start | Run | Type: dfrg.msc | Click OK
Does Disk Defragmenter open? Or do you get an error message? If an
error message, what's the message? If Disk Defragmenter opens what
happens if you click Analyze? Or if you click Defragment?
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In egleaves <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Marv:
I downloaded and ran the file but to no avail. At least, I thought
I ran it; it opened and closed too fast to tell--but it's only 69K.
Thanks anyway. Any other ideas?
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Ed
:
egleaves,
Try this download from my site. It came from Microsoft I believe.
http://www.marvswindowstips.com/Downloads/defrag.exe
Hope this helps!
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Regards,
Marv
Marvs Windows Tips & Tricks
http://www.marvswindowstips.com
:
Thanks to Wesley, I was able to find the hidden folder and install
dfrg.inf.
But Disk Defragmenter still does not work.....
I'm about ready to throw my computer out the door, but not
yet.....
Any other suggestions?
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Ed
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\WINDOWS\inf is a Hidden folder.
Paste the following in Start | Run and click OK...
%windir%\inf
Right click dfrg.inf and select Install
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HOW TO: Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302347
To display Hidden files and folders...
Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options | View tab
Check:
Display the contents of system folders
Show hidden files and folders
UNCheck:
Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
Click Apply | Click OK
[[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they
are not typical items.]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In egleaves <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
My Disk Defragmenter no longer works, a possible casualty of
Diskeeper. Nor, for that matter, does Norton's Speed Disk. Disk
Defragmenter says "Disk Defragmenter could not start" and Speed
Disk says "Speed Disk is unable to access Drive C. Please check
to see if another application has the drive locked."
I've looked at many of the postings on this site, and one of
best responses I have seen is AndreasRoom.com. I made the
changes in the command prompts as suggested, but still no luck.
(I was not able to find the windows\inf folder as suggested--any
suggestions?)
I also changed the setting to System Managed Size under Virtual
Memory in the Control Panel as suggested by another writer, but
still no luck.
What's left to do? I'd love to hear from some of you smart
people on this issue. My computer badly needs to be
defragmented.
Thanks!
