>I am trying to do a defragment on my computer and when I try I receive >the message that the process had to begin 10 times because some programs >were running. I have deactivated the screen saver but do not know how to >get to other programs to deativate them so they are not running so the >derag process can take place. Any help would be appreciated. gus clouse > Gus, I have the same problem and had to use Control Alt Delete to shut down certain programs running in the background. I use Norton System Works, and have found that closing each program in that will do the trick, before I run their Speed Disk to defrag. Rosanne PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml