I'm stuck in a defrag loop--what should I do?
413413
That's the problem with older versions of Windows, defrag will restart even if you just move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard.  Speaking of legacy versions of Windows (Windows 98, 98SE and ME) support for them is ending in July so you'd better consider a new PC or upgrading to Windows XP or just wait for Vista to come out.\n\nBack to your defrag problem, the others are right, try running it in safe mode.  Barring that you can try Diskeeper Lite which is an older (but free) version of Diskeeper now in version 10.  Diskeeper Lite can run on a live volume, it doesn't care if you have other programs running or not it will just work around them until those resources are free for defrag.  In fact the defrag engine in XP is built on the Diskeeper program but I still purchased (and installed) the professional version of Diskeeper 9.0 and then I upgraded to version 10 which is much faster.  But I wouldn't spend money on a Windows 98 machine any more so just get Diskeeper Lite and try it, http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207 it does say it will work with all versions of Windows (save for 3.1) but I can't vouch for that, might work with 98, might not but hey, it's worth a try.  I hate the 9x versions of Windows... I'm trying to get files off a very corrupted Windows ME install... it's not going well but I'm doing this for a friend.
71302
you should defragment it, by going to my computer, and on the bottom, right click on the C drive and than when the menu drops down click properties. Than go to tools and click defragment. That should help, if it doesn't go to your C drive again and click disk cleanup. If all fails, do a spyware and virus check that should do the trick. Good Luck!
219406
defrag and do a disk cleanup
912870
It sound like you are not maintaining the laptop properly.  You should run the defragmentation utility (search google to figure out where it is located), if you don't have an antivirus program download AVG and run and upgrade it regularly.  Download Adaware to get rid of spyware and upgrade it regularly and run it regularly.  If you are on a 56K modem then upgrade to DSL or cable modem.\n\nYour CPU is plenty fast and you have enough RAM.  You might also upgrade XP to the latest version of XP if you have not already done so.
640495
I would go to C drive in control panel right click on C drive go to properties then tools and do a good defrag and disk check - If disk check finds and fixes just a few bad files all is well. If it finds a bunch - Start saving you pennies and backing up data!!! You can also do the above in safe mode by hitting F8 while windows is booting. This is the more effective way but it also has a little more risk of changing a few files.
471004
I had this same exact problem last week!\n \nOKAY... Here is what you do:\n\n1- go to START at the bottom left of the screen.\n2- go up to PROGRAMS\n3- go up to ACCESSORIES\n4- go to SYSTEM TOOLS\n5- go to DISK DEFRAGMENTER\n6- make sure (c:) is highlighted (in beige)\n7- click on the DEFRAGMENT button at the bottom of the screen\n8- let the computer finsih the entire process by itself \n9- restart your computer and magically you can reply again!\nGOOD LUCK :-)
502316
If your whole computer is slow then try to defrag the Hard disk if not call and complain to Yahoo
1129891
Damn people. Defragmenting isn't going to help a stalled computer, unless you define "hang" as the 5 seconds when the hard disk starts making "clicking" noises and accesses files. Well, if you have 512MB memory or less, then it might be smart to defragment to organize the page file. But otherwise ...\n\nA hang results when one or more processes are using up 100% of the CPU. If you're using WinXP, immediately hit <ctrl-alt-del>, go to the processes menu, and click "CPU" to sort under that list. Take note of the program that has the most CPU usage. ("System Idle Process" doesn't count.)\n\nThat program has the high CPU usage. It could be because it's a CPU intensive process, or because it's encountered a bug and is going through a super long loop. It could also be searching for a file on a hard drive, but shouldn't take over 5 seconds. If a lot of the programs are at CPU usage, it could mean either that your CPU is slow or that it's speed is being underclocked to a lower energy state. Often, if your computer is overheating, the CPU will often try to underclock itself to save energy and reduce heat. That will slow the computer down by a lot.
63828
Defrag in "Safe Mode".
472012
If the reboot doesn't work, I would uninstall it and download a new one.  Might be a memory issue too.  Maybe clean up your system and defrag could help.\n\nZ.
595214
i would also check for spyware, do a scandisk/defrag this should help
151458
The first answer was good advice, but you could also try to defagment your hard drive.\n\nto My computer right click on your hard drive go to properties, click on disck cleanup and defragment.\n\nGOOD LUCK!
560653
First step would be to defragment the troublesome partition.  If the problem still persists try a 'Restore' point where the computer was behaving itself.
621425
check your service provider and check to make sure that all your wires are plugged in right and if you are still having problems then i would do a disk cleanup and defrag on the computer. also get rid of useless files.
376314
The 1st thing I would do is to delete your cookies and temp internet files. Then I would run a defrag, and see from there.
748441
A) run defrag  (if you cant find it search your computer for it through start -> search\nB) Try deleting stuff that you don't use.\nC) Buy more RAM\nD) Buy a better graphics card (it has its own memory s well)
729360
go into safe mode do a disk cleanup and defrag also run your antivirus and antispyware