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Article #595Re: Scandisc problem
From: Nicholas
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 00:00
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Try running it in the Safe Mode Nicholas Jamie Mann wrote: > > In article <dSfPFJAYcS53EwOK@pigsonthewing.demon.co.uk>, Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >A couple of times lately, while running Scandisc overnight, I've been > >told "Windows has had to restart 10 times because another programme is > >using this drive" (I paraphrase). I've even tried closing down > >everything in sight (via CTRL- ALT- DEL). > > > >What can I do? > There's a very nice little tool called TaskInfo (maybe TaskInfo98 now: he > went shareware on the last release or so). I think it's grabbable from > www.winfiles.com > > Essentially the same as the WinNT task-manager thingy: lets you see and kill > individual processes, a *lot* better than the standard ctrl-alt-delete menu > > Try using that and see what's hidden in the background. > laters > juice
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