xp defrag

[henrys]

i tried to defrag#im using xp
it stopped at 14%
help thank you

[Cetti]

Having a screensaver will do this. Turn it off, then defrag.

[henrys]

hello c
i did what u said
got this message
do not under stand it
some files on this volumecould not be defragged
please see the defrag report
for the list of these files
thank u

[Cetti]

Did you use Disk Cleanup before you defragged?

if you haven't done this for a while it may be that it's just clogged up - or sometimes the volume is too small and XP will tell you that defragging is just not neccessary.
Use Disk Cleanup, reboot and try again.

[Postdog]

You will nearly always get a report saying some files won't defrag - don't worry about.

As for it stopping during a run, try to ensure that all backgound programmes (not ones you are running, ones which run without you being aware of them) are shut down. Things like anti virus, etc. You can find these in the little tool bar, just shut them down, defrag, and start the PC again.

[henrys]

turned off screen saver
turned off notron
did disc clean
deleted files
tried to defrag in safe mode
stopped at 14% again
thank u

[eddiek]

had similar probs on xp. have downloaded Auslogics Disc Defrag . its free ,fast and cured my probs