cant defrag

cooky560 · 24th February 2003, 14:31

every time i try to defrag my hard disk the defragger gets to 89% before saying i need to use scandisk to correct prob, but every time i launch scandisk my compy freezes!, how do i correct this?

Mr Jones · 24th February 2003, 14:32

format c:\ and start over.

cooky560 · 24th February 2003, 14:35

thx, but i have too much data on c:\ that i need, even if i zip it all, i wont have enough cds to back it up!

m0e · 24th February 2003, 14:58

If you can't run scandisk it sounds like Windows itself has been corrupted. If that is the case and you really have that much data you don't want to lose you better start backing it up while Windows still works. When you reformat, partition your hard drive and put windows in a different partition than your data, then you can reformat and reinstall in the windows partition without losing your data.

SSJ4 Gogitta · 24th February 2003, 15:05

boot into dos, and type this:

scandisk /all

that will check and repair all drives.

Atmo · 24th February 2003, 15:42

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Originally posted by cooky560
thx, but i have too much data on c:\ that i need, even if i zip it all, i wont have enough cds to back it up!

Then go buy some more cd's. Seriously, whats worse, spending a few $ on some cdr's or losing all your data. If its data you need then it shouldnt even be something you have to think about.

Once you've backed up everything, work out how much space you need for just windows and programs. Then when you reinstall create a partition a few gb larger than that and another for your documents and music files etc.

That way if you have to do an emergency reinstall at a later time you wont have to back it all up to cd again....

However, i still reccomend reguarly backing up all your important data to cd incase a drive fails.

cooky560 · 24th February 2003, 16:40

Quote:

boot into dos, and type this: scandisk /all

u cant boot in dos with winME
the shutdown menu contains: Standyby, Shutdown, Hibernate, Restart.

Atmo · 24th February 2003, 16:48

Boot to dos from a floppy.

If i remember correctly, winme doesnt have the ability to create a boot floppy, so go here > http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

ryan · 24th February 2003, 16:52

Cant you press F7 while booting and choose command prompt only?

cooky560 · 25th February 2003, 20:36

its f8 and again, not in winME, the choices from that menu are normal or safe mode!

24th February 2003, 14:31	#1
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	cant defrag every time i try to defrag my hard disk the defragger gets to 89% before saying i need to use scandisk to correct prob, but every time i launch scandisk my compy freezes!, how do i correct this?

24th February 2003, 14:35	#3
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	thx, but i have too much data on c:\ that i need, even if i zip it all, i wont have enough cds to back it up! Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

24th February 2003, 14:58	#4
m0e This Space For Rent (Major Dude) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The great north wasteland of the States Posts: 1,456	If you can't run scandisk it sounds like Windows itself has been corrupted. If that is the case and you really have that much data you don't want to lose you better start backing it up while Windows still works. When you reformat, partition your hard drive and put windows in a different partition than your data, then you can reformat and reinstall in the windows partition without losing your data. KEXP

24th February 2003, 16:48	#8
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Boot to dos from a floppy. If i remember correctly, winme doesnt have the ability to create a boot floppy, so go here > http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm :Psykotech:

25th February 2003, 20:36	#10
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	its f8 and again, not in winME, the choices from that menu are normal or safe mode! Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

24th February 2003, 14:32	#2
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,020	format c:\ and start over.

24th February 2003, 15:05	#5
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus Xbox: DominusDeus Posts: 7,011	boot into dos, and type this: scandisk /all that will check and repair all drives.

24th February 2003, 16:52	#9
ryan not fucked, not quite. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tn Posts: 8,755	Cant you press F7 while booting and choose command prompt only?

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