In reply to the original post by John Smallwood, Duncan Walker wrote:
>
> I had the same problem--'turned out it was something in the system tray, so
> look there or in the "Close Program" dialog box (Ctrl-Alt-Del) if there's
> nothing in the system tray...
>

My Solution

While I have not had that specific problem, I think Duncan may have
touched on the possible solution for this problem. When you think you
have everything closed, you will actually find out things are different
behind the curtains. To aid other processes and give them the greatest
chance to suceed, the following routine is recommended when installing
and uninstalling software as well.

Press the three keys <Ctrl><Alt><Delete> and a "Close Program" dialog
box will pop up with a list of programs and drivers currently sitting in
memory. Of these, DO NOT close or "Eend Task" for either EXPLORER or
SYSTRAY. However, for each other entry, select (one at a time) by
clicking on them then click on the "End Task" option. For some of the
programs, a second dialog box may pop up a moment or two later but just
do the obvious and tell the system to proceed with the close action.Do
this for each entry in turn until you have only the Explorer and Systray
entries. Click on the "Cancel" option to close the dialog box.

You may possibly see an icon or two still sitting in the tray at the
bottom of the screen but don't be concerned about that.

Now run your Scandisk and hopefully it will run to successful
completion.

Larry Stewart
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