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johnny_5_bob | 21:31 Sun 17th Jul 2005 | Technology
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My disc defragmenter isnt working.

It gets to 2% then goes back to 0%

Any ideas whats wrong?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Check task manager, see what else is running. Defrag does not like the disk being written to by other processes while it is working. If it detects other write-activity it will re-zero and start again.

Turn off or unplug your modem.
Don't start any applications during defrag.
Set your screensaver to 'None' or change the dleay time to 3 hours or more.

Better still,  defrag in safe mode.

Boot your pc, before windows starts press f 8 then press f 5, when it opens defrag in the usual way.

Also you should use your spysweeper and adaware etc in safe mode.

Have you disabled your screensaver too?
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Thanks for your help.

I solved the problem by doing it in Safe Mode.

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