When I try to do a disc defrag it says disc defrag could not start.  Why__
I am trying to disc defrag but it says it could not start. What do I do to fix this1 person needs an answerI do too
February 12th, 2011 10:23pm

Hi,Method 1.Automatically detect and fix common maintenance problems such as broken desktop shortcuts, unused icons, disk volume errors, and incorrect system time display.Fix broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks http://support.microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-usMethod 2.a. Press the "Windows" and "R" keys simultaneously to load a Run box.b. Type "Services.msc" and press "Enter." This loads a list of all the Windows services.c. Double-click "Disk Defragmenter" from the services list.d. Click in the "Startup type" drop-down menu and change from "Disabled" to "Manual."e. Press "Apply," and then "OK" to save and close. Hope this helps.Thanks and Regards:Shekhar S - Microsoft Support. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.
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February 13th, 2011 2:10pm

Select Start, Run, type cmd and press ENTER. Type "chkdsk c: /f /r" without the quotes and hit ENTER. Make sure you include the spaces indicated. Enter Y when asked whether you wish to run chkdsk on restarting the computer. Exit and restart the computer. Marking off bad sectors on a hard drive takes time so be patient. Marking off does not repair a bad sector. It places pointers on the drive telling the system not to read or write to those sectors which have been damaged. If the number of bad sectors continues to increase after you have run the procedure above several times then you should replace the drive. If an important system file is written to a bad sector you can corrupt registry hives and lose the whole contents of the drive. On the other hand if having run chkdsk you see no more new bad sectors then the drive can work for you for years.Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell
February 13th, 2011 3:16pm

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