they dont all close on the first try. you have to sometimes do it 3 times. make sure they are closed before you start. i never got that message when i did mine.

Don't know if it's still applicable, or not, but there was a time when automatic updates would cause scandisk to restart numerous times, because system was searching for updates.
Try this: Go to...........
start/settings/control panel/automatic updates

Put the dot at "turn off automatic updating"

If this doesn't help, you can always go back and put the dot back wherever it was.

Good luck,

Larry

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Ralph Caddell

Dimension 4100 800 Mhz
384 MB PC133 RAM
Dell M781S Monitor
48X CD
Ricoh MP9120A CD-R/RW/DVD
20 g Maxtor HD 7200 RPM
30 g Maxtor HD 7200 RPM
ATI All-In-Wonder 32mb
Logitech Optical Mouse Man Wheel
SB Live Value
Altec Lansing ACS-340 Speakers w/Subwoofer
Windows ME/Windows XP Home Dual Boot
Panda Titanium Antivirus
Zone Alarm Pro Firewall
No Real Player Junk

I use popup stopper for the ads - End it all for shutting down tasks. They work great!

Hi,

Since Denny's site seems to be down, I'll post my recommendation for running ScanDisk and Defrag below.

I would recommend that you get EndItAll and substitute it for the Close Program routine.

Steve

Steps for running ScanDisk & Disk Defragmenter



1. Run Disk Cleanup Tool by: Start > Programs > Accessories > System tools > Disk Cleanup.
2. Make sure that your C: drive (letter for Harddrive) is listed and click ok.
3. Put check marks in box for Temporary Internet Files, Temporary Files & Recycle Bin then click ok, are you sure > yes.
4. Right Click > exit your Anti Virus & FireWall from Systray icon.
5. Do Ctrl-Alt-Delete to bring up Close Programs box.
6. Highlight line and click end task.
7. Continue to do this until all are gone except Explorer & Systray.
8. When these two are the only ones left, Click cancel to close box.
9. Clean out Windows Temp folder.
10. Double Click My Computer > DC Harddrive icon > DC Windows Folder > DC Temp Folder > Edit > Select All > File > Delete > return to desktop.
11. Turn off screensaver & set monitor turn off to never.
12. Right click on desktop > Properties > Screensaver > energy savings setting > set to never > Apply > ok > set screensaver to none > Apply > Ok
13. Run ScanDisk.
14. Start > Programs > Accessories > System tools > ScanDisk.
15. Run Disk Defragmenter.
16. Start > Programs > Accessories > System tools > Disk Defragmenter.
17. When finished, reset screensaver & Monitor.
18. Reboot.

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Hi regarding the pop up adverstiments use killadd thats real good one u can search for it in www.google.com, regarding the scandisk problem boot into safe mode by hitting F8 repeatedly during boot up and choose safe mode and run scan dick or just use power defrag.

Steve has great info for you, but in addition, try this. Empty your temp folder. Leave it in the waste basket until you are sure you don't need anything from it. A huge temp folder will really slow you down.


LawrenceH

paindoc:

Where do all these temp files come from and how do I know which ones to throw in the trash? Most of them seem to have nothing in them and need to be "opened with "

Thanks,

Mrs A

Dimension 4100, Intel PIII,1GHz
128 MB 133MHz SDRAM
17 in. M781s Monitor
32MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS 4X AGP Graphics Card
40GB Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
3.5 Floppy Drive
48X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive
12X/8X/32X CD-RW Drive
Soundblaster 64V PCI
250MB Iomega Zip Built-in Drive
Norton Antivirus 2001
Umax 3400 USB Scanner
HP Deskjet 952C Printer
WinME
IE 5.5

Hi,

The files in C:Windows\Temp folder come from many sources, files put there while installing software is one of the most common. All files that are placed in this file are trash and should be deleted.

Steve