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Also, if you can get a copy of the defrag for Win ME you will find that it
runs many times faster that rhe 98SE.
Howard Papke
>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:57:55 -0800
>From: Carol <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Defrag problem
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>I have Win98SE. I shut everything down in my systray, but defrag won't
run. I hit
>cont/alt/delete and it says Explorer is running as well as Kb891711,
Ashmaisv and
>Ashwebsv. I know that Kb891711 is part of the latest MS security patch,
but don't
>know why it's running in the background. And the two 'Ash' files are part
of Avast.
>Does anyone know why those programs are running, when everything is
supposedly shut
>down? (There was nothing showing active in my system tray.)
>Carol Hanson
>
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>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:55:26 -0600
>From: Sven <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Defrag problem
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>Hi Carol,
>
>What happens when you run the defragmenter? Does it start only to go so far
>then start over again? Try bringing up the "Close Program" window
>(Ctrl+Alt+Del) and select each item listed one by one and "End Task" on
>everything but Explorer. If you use a screensaver, temporarily disable it by
>resetting it to "None" in Control Panel \ Display Properties. Then attempt
>to run Scan Disk and Defragmenter again.
>
>If it fails to complete following the above procedure, restart the computer
>in Safe Mode and try it again. While restarting, continuously tap the "F8"
>or "Ctrl" key until you get the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu. Choose
>option 3 by pressing the 3 key and press Enter.
>
>Not all programs or processes place icons in the System Tray so closing the
>ones that are there doesn't mean there isn't anything running in the
>background.
>
>Sven Swanson, Sr.
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