Scandisk And Windows 98 Problem

[dnix71]

Running scandisk from a boot floppy is the simplest way if you have too many processes running by default. You should NEVER use the defrag that comes with Windows. I've wiped 98 and ME more than once that way and now only use Diskeeper from MS. The defrag that comes with Windows moves everything, including sys files, which is both unnecessary and dangerous.

[JOCK]

:P message for pun:

THINK OF THE MISERY/SUFFERING IN THE WORLD TODAY, THERE IS NO NEED TO ABUSE SOMEONE COZ THEY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH PC,S REMEMBER, EVERY DAY ABOVE THE GROUND IS A BONUS, THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!&#3 3;!!

[pun]

Originally posted by JOCK@Aug 16 2004, 01:25 AM
EVERY DAY ABOVE THE GROUND IS A BONUS, THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!&#3 3;!!

A bonus for who, smart guy? The governments who would tax us on the air we breathe if they could find a way to do it? The people who think the world owes them something and are out there with guns trying to make sure they take it from you by force if they have to?

Marty is just a member another type of group that has decided they are owed something. In this case owed respect when all he did was survive a few years longer on this STINKING mudball! He asked for help then got nasty because I didn't bend over and kiss his ROSY RED CHEEKS. Now you come in here, contribute nothing but insults at me because I didn't bend over backwards to spoon feed someone who thinks the world owes him something too.

Pick up a book and READ. Try EDUCATING yourself instead of thinking just because someone has spent 20 years of his life learning about something, now has to break that knowledge down into bite sized pieces to teach someone who don't want to help themselves. If you read this post starting where Marty started posting following the links given you'll see that the answers he was looking for was provided. Instead of actually doing any work for himself he just posted another question looking for what was already provided. Then you, come in here and act like you are GOD judging me because I decided not to help a lazy person anymore who wouldn't read the information provided????

People here that provide answers and search for programs volunteer their time and services. We do not get payed for putting up with BS from people who think we should be providing the exact version of a program they found a crack, patch, keygen or stolen serial for. Nor do we take the time to teach ourselves how to run the programs requested in case someone needs to know how to run it.

Now I'm expected to know the exact knowledge the person asking for help has in case he gets offended that I use computer terms or thinks that expecting him to do some of the work for his answer? Answer yourself this, do you learn more from having to work a bit for your answers or someone just handing it to you?

Perhaps I expected too much from the world today. Expecting people using computers on the internet to know how to read? Expecting someone asking for help to do a little to help themselves? Heck even a simple thing like a search engine seems to complex for the average computer user if the amount of requests entered here at OldVersion, shows anything. Programs requested daily that are already waiting in the forum for people that want the if they'd only search. But no, that would be too easy.

message for pun:

THINK OF THE MISERY/SUFFERING IN THE WORLD TODAY,

And the ulcer you just made worse for me just added ito it, JOCK

[CM]

Good points, Pun, but dont let 'em get to ya-- they will surely have viruses, trojans and lotsa other headaches (since they are the types who are too dumb to run defrag in safemode &#33

[Wade]

Just been reading this topic from start to end, it would seem to me and no doubt to others, that you, Pun have a very large chip on your shoulder and sound a very angry person with/at the world today, I think when you were born you probably said to yourself "why waz I born", get over it and move on why don't you and stop treating people who post their queries in this site with utter contempt and fools!

[Jerry]

I to have been reading this post as well as other posts by you pun. You start out friendly trying to help but seem to become more sarcastic as each question gets asked. And I think I understand. I to get mad at having people take me for granted, never saying "thank you" for help given but instead getting more demanding about what they want. And it must get frustrating when you post a link and others ask a question answered in the posted link only a few posts later.

Rather then attack pun I think we all need to thank him, locustfurnace, ABlix, admin, igor, Therese (grandma), peppycomputer (grandpa), Goslow and the others that do make the effort to find the programs for us and make the effort to answer our questions. I think you'll find a little kindness and thanks go a lot further in removing that "chip" then ganging up on him. So pun, thank you for helping out and trying. And to the other seekers out there that do the work in finding the programs we want and trying to answer our questions, thank you as well.

[locustfurnace]

This topic was about scandisk, the answer was provided, by myself in another board, which pun pointed out.
Now all this thread is doing is going wildly off-topic. so it will be closed now.

[LucyBelle]

When I run ScanDisk I receive the following message-

ScanDisk has restarted 10 times because windows or another program has been writing to this drive, quitting some running programs may enable scandisk to finish sooner, do you want to continue receiving this warning

I have turned off my screensaver, disabled my firewall and anti virus software, turned off the quick launch toolbar, removed individual items from the quick launch toolbar and quit all running programs however the problem still remains.

I know I can do a scandisk in safemode, but this problem has just occurred, any information as to the problem and how to fix it would be grateful, thankyou.

[locustfurnace]

Please search before posting questions as this topic has been already discussed. Since you posted this under the Programs board, you should have posted this under the General board, which is where the previous thread exists.
This thread will be moved to that board.

The previous thread is here;
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...506&hl=scandisk

related thread:
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...529&hl=scandisk

[LucyBelle]

I have read the posts u reccommended, however after carrying out the suggestions offered I am still experiencing this problem, I quote here below:

Posted: May 31 2004, 11:22 AM
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Just disable ALL background running processes, all you have to do is use the key combo sequence of ctrl+alt+del once, this will bring up the close program dialog box, the only programs needed to have left in the box is explorer and systray, everything you can kill off. Then you can run scandisk.

I did not close explorer or systray, can you tell me the reason for not closing these 2 items, what happens if I do?