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Article #643Re: Scandisc problem
From: Richard Ashton
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:00
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In article <7s50uq$8no$1@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk> ** none ** writes:
>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
Also one called TrackIt I have found useful, same place.
{R}
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Subject: Re: Scandisc problem
Date: 1999/09/20
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