Disk Defragmentor Could Not Initialize

Question

'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?

fireberd · Answer

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 · Answer

I did do a scandisk and nothing came up. Message Edited by Mr.Trumpman on 05-30-2004 06:18 PM

DELL-Mel · Answer

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,

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