- problems with ScanDisk, Disk Defragmenter
- Posted by Jonathan on October 18th, 2003
Neither one will work. An uninstalled app somehow
messed up my system + there's nothing listed in the
"Windows setup" box (Settings/Control Panel/Add-Remove
Programs/Windows Setup.)
Does this indicate that I must reinstall Windows 95?
What's the best procedure for this?
Thanks
- Posted by Trinidad Latvel on October 18th, 2003
In Add/Remove Programs/Windows Setup, choose "Have a disk" and then go to
the directory where the .inf files are (in my comp. C:\Windows\Inf). All
add/remove stuff is listed there.
"Jonathan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Neither one will work. An uninstalled app somehow
| messed up my system + there's nothing listed in the
| "Windows setup" box (Settings/Control Panel/Add-Remove
| Programs/Windows Setup.)
| Does this indicate that I must reinstall Windows 95?
| What's the best procedure for this?
| Thanks
|
- Posted by glee on October 19th, 2003
What happens when you try to run them?
What error messages do you get?
Click Start> Find> Files or Folders, type scandskw.exe into the "Named:" box, look in the C: drive, and click Find Now.
Do the same for scandisk.exe and defrag.exe
Are these files found on your hard drive?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
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- Posted by Jonathan on October 21st, 2003
I've gotten ScanDisk to run Ok, but only in safe mode.
Disk Defrag continually restarts after only 2% + the error
message I get is "Drive's Contents Have Changed:
Restarting..."
Find Now.
- Posted by glee on October 21st, 2003
It is not an unusual problem.
Have a look here, by MS MVP Ron Badour:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/scandisk.html
and
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/defrag.html
If after following the suggestions there, you still have trouble,
here is a little utility to automate it for you:
GEODisk
http://www.it-mate.co.uk/downloads/setupGD.exe
or
http://www.it-mate.co.uk/downloads/GEODisk.zip
or
ftp://12.107.147.141/GEODisk
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
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