Hello Harry There must be other programs running in the background, which are preventing a full scan. You could try one of the following:
1. Run scandisk from DOS 2. run scandisk in Safe Mode by holding down the CTRL key as Windows boots to get to the menu where you can select Safe Mode - or press the F8 key repeatedly during booting until you get the same menu. Select Safe Mode and try running scandisk again. 3. There is also a free utility program called Enditall that will shut down all background programs. There is an Enditall2 which is not free but there are still some copies of the original floating around which a Google should find. There is a copy here about half way down the page, I just d/l a copy and scanned it and it came up clean (always scan any downloads with your AV program prior to running) : http://www.compu-docs.com/links.htm When I had W98 I used Enditall all the time prior to defragging so the defrag could proceed unhindered by background programs. Rupert http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/a_ztechnicalcomputersupportforall/ UK's premiere computer support site for bears O^O--------------- Rupert's Reply To ---------------O^O Hi there Rupert Bear, Ian, and others. It's funny that you mentioned upgrading, because now that I think about it, the problem with this PC started not long after I told my colleague that I was thinking of getting a new one. Weird coincidence. Anyway, that aside, I'm not through with this demonchild yet. I ran a Scandisk just now, and Scandisk couldnt complete the process. It came back with the following message - "Scandisk has restarted 10 times because Windows or another program has been writing to this drive". And I had nothing else writing at the time. So guys, any ideas before I call in the big guns? Harry Avast ye land lubbers! One bear and no pirates found in this outbound vessel If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
