>I am unable to complete a thourough scandisk because the program keeps
restarting about every 5 >minutes. I am scanning in safe mode(only explorer
is running). I am part of a network that is on >a cable modem. Do I need to
disconnect the modem cable from the ethernet card before scanning or
>defragging?

   So what does it do in regular mode? Same thing? I usually see that
behavior caused by either screensaver kicking in or Windows corruption. I'd
try Norton Disk and Win Doctors to see if they can fix the problem.
Otherwise you're headed for a full data backup, format and reinstall.

Later,


Russell Smith
Edtech Consultant, Journalist
A+ Certified Technician
http://www.rustysmith.com

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