okie here is problem.. i have a windows 98 pc and it works well and i use it to for other stuff beside gaming... i was defraggin and then went to sleep so i thought it would be done but it was around 10%!! so i watched it a bit and everytime it goes like 10% it stops their and then it says "contents have changed" an goes back to 0%. same thing happened ysterday and didnt finished
2007-05-21 15:46:51 · 6 answers · asked by random364 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
This was happening to me until I first made sure that before defragmenting, I disconnected from the internet and stopped all applications, including antivirus, firewall, etc (which is why you need to disconnect from the internet first). You need to make sure there are no other programs running that will be modifying the disk while you run defragment. At least, this is what seemed to finally help me. Good luck.
2007-05-21 15:52:35 · answer #1 · answered by parodister 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
For all of you that think upgrading to winxp or winvista will heal ya is nuts! Vista has bugs galore, and everyone should wait a couple years til you upgrade to it. And win xp is a piece of crap like Bill Gates is! Win 98 was the best windows setup microsoft put out. Only it would never let me online. I just couldn't figure it out. I got win 95, win 98SE, win me, win 2000 pro, and win xp.
2007-05-21 23:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by duron1_2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this happens when a process is running while win98 is attempting to defrag. Best best is boot to safe mode, THEN defrag. Then reboot.
Actually, best bet is to upgrade the pc to one with a supported operating system, like XP or (ack) vista.
2007-05-21 22:59:24 · answer #3 · answered by letmepicyou 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no expert here but make sure you have 15% free space to defrag.
2007-05-21 22:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by ♥mtnsky♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to run scan disk first then defrag.
2007-05-21 22:53:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lisaa 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
perfect disk is very good
2007-05-21 22:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by sam c 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋