Try disabling any virus scanning software before running the defrag or
scandisk.   Have you run a complete scandisk (thorough) recently?  That
would be a good thing too.

gary r. tennesen
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gerard Stevenson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, November 22, 1998 1:57 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer Lockups when running Defrag


>I am running an AMD K6 233 with Windows 98.  I have had problems getting
>defrag to run 100%.  This was a clean load for Windows 98.  In the
beginning
>defrag ran ok.  Now when I try to run it, the computer will freeze up at
about
>10%, and all I can do is reboot system.  Any suggestions on correcting this
>problem?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gerard Stevenson
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