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May 30th, 2004 00:00
Disk Defragmentor Could Not Initialize
"Disk Defragmentor could not initialize"
Just recently, i noticed this error. I get it when ever i try to use the winxp disk defrag. when i tried diskeeper 8, i still get the same error. I did some research on it and i found something that this happens when the master file table(mft) on ntfs systems become defragmented. Well i used system commander to defrag the mft. that did not change my problem i still get this error.
I also found that uninstalling norton antivirus can also cause this error. So i reinstalled it and it still didnt work.
What else can i do without having to reformat my system?
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fireberd
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May 30th, 2004 09:00
Did you run the Win XP "Error Checking" on the drive? If not, do that first and then run the defrag application.
I don't know about the 3rd party disk maintenance programs you are running, but some 3rd party programs rearrange the disk differently than the Windows maintenance sets it up.
Mr.Trumpman
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May 30th, 2004 23:00
Message Edited by Mr.Trumpman on 05-30-2004 06:18 PM
DELL-Mel
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June 1st, 2004 14:00
Mr.Trumpman,
You may want to try the workaround in this Microsoft KB article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;274106
Respectfully,