I use Norton to defrag. Every time, I get more and more "unmovable"
files. Have know idea what they are. I suspect bad sectors. The
drive is 5 years old.

How do I use CHKDSK?
to find out fi there are bad sectors?

WITHOUT
ruining any of my programs or data?

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Fishy@Ocean.Net

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315265

How to view the Chkdsk Log Entry:-
You will find the chkdsk log entry in the Application log of Event Viewer.
To access the Event Viewer
.. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools> Event Viewer > Application.
.. Look for the Event from the source "WinLogon".


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"<*(((><{" <Fishy@Ocean.Net> wrote:

The unmovable files in Defrag would most likely be files with the
"system" attribute set. They would not be bad sectors.

To run CHKDSK on the entire disk open a Command Prompt window (Start -
Run - CMD) and enter the following command:

CHKDSK C: /R

Choose the option to run the scan the next time the computer starts
up. Then shut down and restart your computer and go for a long
leisurely lunch (or do this overnight - it will take a while).

Good luck

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