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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> What does it say after clearing the dirty bit? Have you rebooted yet?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Trevor Appleton" <trevor.appleton@woldsedge.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:eQ6Ez6HvFHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:eQVfpBEvFHA.424@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Click start/run and type cmd, then click ok. From the prompt run:
>>>
>>> chkntfs /d
>>>
>>> This should clear the dirty bit used to set chkdsk and should allow you
>>> to defrag.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Thomas Appleton" <thomas@nospam.woldsweather.plus.com> wrote in message
>>> news:20bda$432d24d9$50e5af86$30154@nf5.news-service.com...
>>>> When I try to defrag I get a message that chkdsk /f is scheduled to
>>>> run. I run this but it still won't defrag.
>>>>
>>>> I can't get into safe mode as it hangs on a page of black and white
>>>> text the last line of which is:
>>>>
>>>> mulyti(0)disk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\BTHidMgr.sys
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Sadly it still won't defrag
>>
>
Yes have rebooted. It says exactly the same as before i.e. that disk
defragmenter failed to run because chkdsk is scheduled to run on C.
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