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11394	2001-04-16 16:49:00	I have a problem defraging my system. I am running Windows 98 on my Compaq. Presario and can not figure out why it takes so long for my defrag to work. I was shown the other day how to use the Maintenance Wizard, which I came home to start that evening. The laptop did the first two parts of the maintenance, check hard disk for errors and delete unneccessary files from the hard disk, but when it got to the speed up your most frequently used programs. It was on 0% to 1% for 12 hours so I stopped it. I tried again for 7 hours, but it was still on 0% to 1%. I didn't think it should take that long.I hope you can help me with this. Your help would be greatley appreciated. Thanks	Guest (0)
11395	2001-04-16 21:41:00	I have had similar trouble in the past but not to the time extent you have. In my case I was able to fix the problem by removing (right click, close) items from the task bar such as Sonique and Real players. good luck	Guest (0)
11396	2001-04-17 06:15:00	Bob thanks for your advice, will follow these instructions and hope it goes OK. This is much appreciated. Jordan	Guest (0)
11397	2001-04-17 11:09:00	For interests sake, the most likely problem is that Defrag has a feature such that it restarts the whole process each time a disk write is detected, to ensure that it includes this new information in its defrag. Thus it is always a good idea to close down all running programs before defraging your hard drive to reduce the possibility of disk writes. Winamp is one such program that is notorious for constant disk writes.	Guest (0)
11398	2001-04-17 21:20:00	Thanks Iain for your sound advice. It is politicaly correct now when I say it's a 'bummer' when things just dont happen- like defrag.Thanks for your advice. Jordan	Guest (0)
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