Win '98 defrag anomaly

Discussion in 'Software' started by beano505, May 7, 2007.

  1. beano505

    beano505 Private E-2

    I have an old Compaq Deskpro running Win'98 se, and the defrag never ends.
    It does defrag for a while, then a message comes up saying "Drive's contents changed: restarting", whereupon it proceeds to do so. What could be causing this? And more to the point, is there a free defrag program I can download?
     
    beano505, May 7, 2007
    #1
  2. beano505

    beano505 Private E-2

    Just did a search and found a free defrag which works for Win 98.
    However I am wondering what may be causing the one on my computer to misbehave.....? Any ideas, folks?
     
    beano505, May 7, 2007
    #2
  3. studiot

    studiot MajorGeek

    You have programs (????screensaver) running in the background. use the task manager (ctrl+alt+del once) to clear these, stop screensavers, set all power saving/ turn of options to never. Better use safe mode. Also empty recycle bin , temp files, internet cache etc before you start.

    Studio T
     
    studiot, May 7, 2007
    #3

MajorGeeks.Com Menu

Downloads All In One Tweaks \ Android \ Anti-Malware \ Anti-Virus \ Appearance \ Backup \ Browsers \ CD\DVD\Blu-Ray \ Covert Ops \ Drive Utilities \ Drivers \ Graphics \ Internet Tools \ Multimedia \ Networking \ Office Tools \ PC Games \ System Tools \ Mac/Apple/Ipad Downloads

Other News: Top Downloads \ News (Tech) \ Off Base (Other Websites News) \ Way Off Base (Offbeat Stories and Pics)

Social: Facebook \ YouTube \ Twitter \ Tumblr \ Pintrest \ RSS Feeds