disk defragmenter

[Adhiraj Somani]

Dear sirs,
I am the owner of a windows 98se machine.due to
the amount of files stored,my computer has become very
slow.whenever i try to run disk defragmenter after going
for about 10% it gets back to 0% and shows 'drives
contents changed:retarting'.this happens a number of times
and goes on for hours if not stopped.this is causing a lot
of problem for me.Can you give me some kind of fix or
solution to this?Also can you tell me why this is
happening?If this is not the section dealing with this
type of problem please do tell me whom to contact.Your
reply will be highly appreciated.Thank You

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Adhiraj,

Here are a few tips to consider when running Scandisk and Defrag.
1. Restart to the Command Prompt and do a thorough Scandisk on the
drive first and repair any errors.
Restart the computer. Hold down the CTRL key while the system is
booting. This will take you to the Boot Menu then select Command
Prompt Only. Run Scandisk on the drive from there by typing SCANDISK
then press enter and let it perform a surface scan.
2. Close all running programs using Close Programs (Ctrl + Alt + Del)
except Explorer.
3. Turn off screen savers and any power management
4. Delete Temp files and Temporary Internet Files
5. Empty the Recycle Bin
6. Do a virus scan with up to date virus software
Free offer: eTrust EZ Armor Security Suite from Computer Associates
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm
7. Disable PC-Cillin if installed
8. Turn off and disconnect DSL/Cable Modem
9. Run Ad-aware to remove any possible spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Note: Defragging in Safe Mode is another option.

For more information on the subject check the links below:

List of Articles About the Disk Defragmenter Tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q286/2/63.asp

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Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
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"Adhiraj Somani" wrote
> Dear sirs,
> I am the owner of a windows 98se machine.due to
> the amount of files stored,my computer has become very
> slow.whenever i try to run disk defragmenter after going
> for about 10% it gets back to 0% and shows 'drives
> contents changed:retarting'.this happens a number of times
> and goes on for hours if not stopped.this is causing a lot
> of problem for me.Can you give me some kind of fix or
> solution to this?Also can you tell me why this is
> happening?If this is not the section dealing with this
> type of problem please do tell me whom to contact.Your
> reply will be highly appreciated.Thank You