Unable to run scan disk or defrag.......

both complete about 1% and restart, an error msg pops up stating windows or aonther device is writing to drive, but as far as i can tell/know I have no other programs running?

 

Even antivirus?

From the Run menu type Chkdsk /f. It will ran XP's version of scandisk on your next start up before loading.

You may have to run defrag from safe mode if something continues to reset it.

dins

 

What OS are ye using? When you say scandisk, is this 95/98/ME?

If so, try SAFE MODE instead.

 

did chkdsk /f told could not run/use scan disk...i did a bad thing and did improper shutdown to get it to run scandisk @startup..it worked then..but still unable to defrag. tried to run Services.msc told it was an invalid path etc. im running win xp...unsure on how to get to safe mode.

 

Never seen this in XP. In win98 it happened all the time, very frustrating...
Capitalized Services.msc should work...
chkdsk /f should ask you to scan on next reboot if the drive is being used...
defrag normally doesn't care if the drive is being written to, it monitors the activity and compensates.

If you didn't said you had XP i would most certainly tell you had 98 or ME.

 

this comp. is a trip..it should be called windows bs ......lol...

 

in safe mode everything runs perfect and does the job..but not normal mode..hhhmmm...oh well I got it to do what I wanted....BIG THANX to all who posted...all helped in a big way...THANX AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

OK this shows that there is something in your startup files that is giving you grief. use msconfig to selectively load/unload startup items to find the problem item. I did this when running a video prog that crashed all the time. It was Norton AV causing the problem.

dins

 

well I thought I had XP thats what the shell /case says and since i never noticed my start menu says ME...how's that? Im the orig. owner and never upgraded...had it serviced once..hmmmm...oh well

 

Probably means that the computer manufacturer has stanped the device as XP "ready" but you have ME loaded. Right click My Computer>properties and see what system is operating.

dins

 

yup...its a ME...lol...

 

OK so now you need someone who knows more about ME than me. BUT try bootinginto safe mode, from go start->run then type "scandisk" without the "". If nothing use help to find out about how to run it eg it might be called something else in ME or try the forum again or just google it. Sorry not much more help.

dins