Disk Defragmenter could not start

**ukbsktbll** · 06-28-2009, 09:17 PM

This has always worked. I tried to run it today and I get this error. Every drive has much more than the 15% needed to run it.

**faradd** · 06-29-2009, 06:22 AM

Hi, I haven't seen this error before. Can you make sure that the hardisk this is performed on has over 15% free disk space. If that is not the case, you could try a disk clean up first, then a check disk followed by this.
I personally use Auslogics Disk Defrag which is free and better that the Windows.

Other than that, haven't seen that error before.

**ukbsktbll** · 06-29-2009, 11:20 AM

They all have over 15%. I will try that program. I have my PC triple booted so I try to run chkdsk and when I boot back into xp it does not seem to run fully. It says something like hd is raw or something then goes into windows.

**faradd** · 06-29-2009, 12:16 PM

After doing some research I noticed that this error is because you did not format the hard drive with an NT file system i.e. not NTFS or FAT3. So it could be a damaged volume.

How about if you run a sfc /scannow
though you will need your XP cd.

Finally my favourite is the checkdisk try running this in the recovery console and hopefully it should fix the problem.

**ukbsktbll** · 06-29-2009, 10:28 PM

Ill try check disk but it has work perfectly before. So not sure about that thought.

06-28-2009, 09:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Disk Defragmenter could not start This has always worked. I tried to run it today and I get this error. Every drive has much more than the 15% needed to run it.

06-29-2009, 06:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
faradd TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 997 OS: windows xp service pack 2, 3.06 ghz, speed 600mhz, ram 512, nvidia 256mb graphics card	Re: Disk Defragmenter could not start Hi, I haven't seen this error before. Can you make sure that the hardisk this is performed on has over 15% free disk space. If that is not the case, you could try a disk clean up first, then a check disk followed by this. I personally use Auslogics Disk Defrag which is free and better that the Windows. Other than that, haven't seen that error before. __________________ Experience is made for sharing.

06-29-2009, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Disk Defragmenter could not start They all have over 15%. I will try that program. I have my PC triple booted so I try to run chkdsk and when I boot back into xp it does not seem to run fully. It says something like hd is raw or something then goes into windows.

06-29-2009, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
faradd TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 997 OS: windows xp service pack 2, 3.06 ghz, speed 600mhz, ram 512, nvidia 256mb graphics card	Re: Disk Defragmenter could not start After doing some research I noticed that this error is because you did not format the hard drive with an NT file system i.e. not NTFS or FAT3. So it could be a damaged volume. How about if you run a sfc /scannow though you will need your XP cd. Finally my favourite is the checkdisk try running this in the recovery console and hopefully it should fix the problem. __________________ Experience is made for sharing. Last edited by faradd; 06-29-2009 at 12:18 PM.

06-29-2009, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Disk Defragmenter could not start Ill try check disk but it has work perfectly before. So not sure about that thought.