Big problem Defragmenting my (C) drive.
I am running Windows XP with Service Pack 3. Recently--six months to a year--I have been having no luck in Disk Defragmenting the (C) drive. No problem defragmenting my other drives, just the (C) drive. I get a message, "DISK DEFRAGMENTER has detected that Chdsk is scheduled to run on the volume (C), please run Chdsk/f." I do that anda new message comes up saying that, "Windows can not find 'Chdsk/f' do a search.I do that, little dog at the bottom sits, digs, waits, wags its tail, digs, waits, then, another message pops upstelling me that Windows could not find what I was looking for.PLEASE HELP.1 person got this answerI do too
December 1st, 2009 12:37am

I am running Windows XP with Service Pack 3. Recently--six months to a year--I have been having no luck in Disk Defragmenting the (C) drive. No problem defragmenting my other drives, just the (C) drive. I get a message, "DISK DEFRAGMENTER has detected that Chdsk is scheduled to run on the volume (C), please run Chdsk/f." I do that anda new message comes up saying that, "Windows can not find 'Chdsk/f' do a search.I do that, little dog at the bottom sits, digs, waits, wags its tail, digs, waits, then, another message pops upstelling me that Windows could not find what I was looking for.PLEASE HELP. ===================================Maybe your message just includes a typo but it's> chkdsk < not > chdsk <.The following article explains how to run chkdsk:(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265And...the following freeware defragmenters may be worth a try:Auslogics Disk Defraghttp://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defragDefragglerhttp://www.piriform.com/defragglerJohn Inzer - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***
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