defrag problems

[Guest David Stewart]

When I try to run Disk defragmenter from a command line, I get " another

command line or GUI defragmenter is already running. Only one instance of

Windows Defragmenter can run at a time." When I try from the defrag

shortcut I get " Disk Defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to

run on the volume: (C:) Please run Chkdsk /f.

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: defrag problems

 

Try running disk clean up utility before defrag,also what cmd was entered.

 

"David Stewart" wrote:

> When I try to run Disk defragmenter from a command line, I get " another

> command line or GUI defragmenter is already running. Only one instance of

> Windows Defragmenter can run at a time." When I try from the defrag

> shortcut I get " Disk Defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to

> run on the volume: (C:) Please run Chkdsk /f.

[Guest David Stewart]

RE: defrag problems

 

 

 

"Andrew E." wrote:

> Try running disk clean up utility before defrag,also what cmd was entered.

>

> "David Stewart" wrote:

>

> > When I try to run Disk defragmenter from a command line, I get " another

> > command line or GUI defragmenter is already running. Only one instance of

> > Windows Defragmenter can run at a time." When I try from the defrag

> > shortcut I get " Disk Defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to

> > run on the volume: (C:) Please run Chkdsk /f.

[Guest David Stewart]

RE: defrag problems

 

 

 

"Andrew E." wrote:

> Try running disk clean up utility before defrag,also what cmd was entered.

>

> "David Stewart" wrote:

>

> > When I try to run Disk defragmenter from a command line, I get " another

> > command line or GUI defragmenter is already running. Only one instance of

> > Windows Defragmenter can run at a time." When I try from the defrag

> > shortcut I get " Disk Defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to

> > run on the volume: (C:) Please run Chkdsk /f.

 

 

When I tried disk cleanup, it wouldn't work, CPU use went to 92-95% for

cleanmgr. I waited ten minutes with no progress.

[Guest Alias]

Re: defrag problems

 

David Stewart wrote:

>

> "Andrew E." wrote:

>

>> Try running disk clean up utility before defrag,also what cmd was entered.

>>

>> "David Stewart" wrote:

>>

>>> When I try to run Disk defragmenter from a command line, I get " another

>>> command line or GUI defragmenter is already running. Only one instance of

>>> Windows Defragmenter can run at a time." When I try from the defrag

>>> shortcut I get " Disk Defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to

>>> run on the volume: (C:) Please run Chkdsk /f.

>

>

> When I tried disk cleanup, it wouldn't work, CPU use went to 92-95% for

> cleanmgr. I waited ten minutes with no progress.

 

Download, install and run Crap Cleaner. Get it from http://www.ccleaner.com Run

both the cleaner and the Issues features, running the Issues feature

twice, backing up each time. Then try running DiskChk and defrag. Make

sure you disable your anti virus' resident scanner before doing the

defrag. If no joy, try doing the defrag in safe mode.

 

Alias

[Guest Gerry]

Re: defrag problems

 

David

 

Have you tried restarting your computer? Does chkdsk then run? If it

does allow chkdsk to complete. It may take some time or a long time to

complete! It will depend on the size of the hard drive and whether or

not it encounters and has to repair/ mark off bad sectors on the hard

disk.

 

Often chkdsk is set to run on boot up if the computer has been shut down

incorrectly. Have you used the power off or rest buttons?

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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Stourport, England

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David Stewart wrote:

> "Andrew E." wrote:

>

>> Try running disk clean up utility before defrag,also what cmd was

>> entered.

>>

>> "David Stewart" wrote:

>>

>>> When I try to run Disk defragmenter from a command line, I get "

>>> another command line or GUI defragmenter is already running. Only

>>> one instance of Windows Defragmenter can run at a time." When I

>>> try from the defrag shortcut I get " Disk Defragmenter has detected

>>> that Chkdsk is scheduled to run on the volume: (C:) Please run

>>> Chkdsk /f.

>

>

> When I tried disk cleanup, it wouldn't work, CPU use went to 92-95%

> for cleanmgr. I waited ten minutes with no progress.