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Date: | Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:02:14 -0800 |
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At 07:56 AM 12/27/2003, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I'm new to the list so I hope I'm posting this right. :-)
> >I've been having problems with ScanDisk. Even running in SafeMode, it takes
> >14 hours. Defrag only takes just over an hour. I do not get any error
> >messages. A surface scan takes between 30-90 seconds, depending on if there
> >was a glitch from something.
> >Any advice would be most appreciated.
> >
> >Bonnie Rowley
> >Win98xe - IE6 OE6 - 1.7Ghz
> >4.28 GB used & 32.9 free space
> >
I've solved this before by (at least in win98, winnt, and ME) by using the
task manager to close all running apps, except explorer and systray. Then
run the scandisk, it should not take so long.
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pete mcmullen
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