Well, I ran Fefrag in Safe Made and it worked! While I was at it, I went
ahead and defragged my hard drive, which took most of the afternoon.

Defrag in Windows, though, still does not work.

As for uninstalling Speed Disk, I recently downloaded Norton SystemWorks and
Firewall and thus don't have a CD from which I could reload Speed Disk after
uninstalling it. But if Speed Disk is blocking Defrag, does it work the
other way too?

--
Ed


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Ed,
>
> Find your XP CD and try sfc /scannow again.
>
> Start in Safe Mode and see if defrag works.
>
> To start the computer in safe mode
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d..._failsafe.mspx
>
> I just reread your first post. Get rid of Norton's Speed Disk. Just a
> guess, but I bet that is what's causing the problem.
>
> Uninstall Norton's Speed Disk, reboot and try running defrag. If it works
> and you really want Norton's Speed Disk, reinstall it, reboot and see if
> Speed Disk and defrag work. You can than judge if Norton's Speed Disk was
> causing any problem.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:5C1FD4E5-47BD-4E71-A7F8-4BBC466627B2@microsoft.com,
> egleaves <egleaves@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Wesley:
> >
> > OK, here is the best I can do with your last set of instructions and
> > suggestions.
> >
> > 1. When I enter defrag C: I get the usual response--Disk Defragmenter
> > could not start....
> >
> > 2. The scannow sfc was a washout. I kept getting messages that said
> > "Files that are required for Windows to run properly must be copied to the
> > DLL cashe. Insert XP CD now." Unfortunately, I could not find my XP CD
> > after two hours of searching. It's been a while....
> >
> > 3. The Event Viewer showed quite a few errors under Applications and
> > Systems, none under the other category.
> >
> > 4. I went to the website with Registry Mechanic, downloaded it, and ran
> > the trial version, which turned up something like 689 errors in the
> > registry. Fixing them all required a purchase. Do you recommend such a
> > purchase? It sells for $29.99, not bad if it works.
> >
> > 5. Finally, I ran the two regsvr32 files and both succeeded.
> >
> > I'm open to further directions from you or any other computer pro such as
> > yourself.
> >
> > Now to bed. I'll check back tomorrow. Thanks for all your help.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> Ed,
> >>
> >> What happens if you open a command prompt, type
> >> defrag C:
> >> and hit Enter?
> >>
> >> Try running The System File Checker (sfc.exe).
> >>
> >> Start | Run | Type or paste: sfc /scannow | Click OK
> >>
> >> This will take a while.
> >>
> >> If SFC.EXE did anything it will be in the Event Viewer.
> >>
> >> Open the Event Viewer...
> >> Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
> >> Click System | Look at any Windows File Protection
> >> entries
> >>
> >> More info..
> >> scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
> >> http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
> >>
> >> After running sfc, reregister dfrgui.dll and dfrgsnap.dll.
> >>
> >> Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 dfrgui.dll | Click OK
> >>
> >> Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll | Click OK
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In news:1B6E74D6-13EF-4160-8046-4A5114E98447@microsoft.com,
> >> egleaves <egleaves@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>> Back to Wesley this time:
> >>>
> >>> In response to defrag/? I get usage info, not an error message, e.g.,
> >>> volume, analyze only, force...., verbose output, etc.
> >>>
> >>> In response to dfrg.msc, Defragmenter does open, as always, but when I
> >>> click on Analyze or Defragment, I get the usual response: "Disk
> >>> Defragmenter could not start."
> >>>
> >>> What does this tell you?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Ed
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Ed,
> >>>>
> >>>> defrag.exe has to run from a command prompt.
> >>>>
> >>>> dfrg.msc is the file that has all the pretty colors.
> >>>>
> >>>> What happens if you open a command prompt...
> >>>> Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
> >>>> Type defrag /? in the command prompt and hit Enter?
> >>>> Do you get the Usage info? Or an error message? If an error message,
> >>>> what's the message?
> >>>>
> >>>> What happens if you...
> >>>> Start | Run | Type: dfrg.msc | Click OK
> >>>> Does Disk Defragmenter open? Or do you get an error message? If an
> >>>> error message, what's the message? If Disk Defragmenter opens what
> >>>> happens if you click Analyze? Or if you click Defragment?
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>>>
> >>>> Wes
> >>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>>>
> >>>> In news:539B0AC3-4FC9-48B1-A5B8-5D4DDCFFEDAA@microsoft.com,
> >>>> egleaves <egleaves@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>>>> Marv:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I downloaded and ran the file but to no avail. At least, I thought I
> >>>>> ran it; it opened and closed too fast to tell--but it's only 69K.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks anyway. Any other ideas?
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Ed
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Marv" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> egleaves,
> >>>>>> Try this download from my site. It came from Microsoft I believe.
> >>>>>> http://www.marvswindowstips.com/Downloads/defrag.exe
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hope this helps!
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>> Marv
> >>>>>> Marvs Windows Tips & Tricks
> >>>>>> http://www.marvswindowstips.com
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "egleaves" wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thanks to Wesley, I was able to find the hidden folder and install
> >>>>>>> dfrg.inf.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> But Disk Defragmenter still does not work.....
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'm about ready to throw my computer out the door, but not yet.....
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Any other suggestions?
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> Ed
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> \WINDOWS\inf is a Hidden folder.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Paste the following in Start | Run and click OK...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> %windir%\inf
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Right click dfrg.inf and select Install
> >>>>>>>> -----
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> HOW TO: Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP
> >>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;302347
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> To display Hidden files and folders...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options | View tab
> >>>>>>>> Check:
> >>>>>>>> Display the contents of system folders
> >>>>>>>> Show hidden files and folders
> >>>>>>>> UNCheck:
> >>>>>>>> Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
> >>>>>>>> Click Apply | Click OK
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> [[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are
> >>>>>>>> not typical items.]]
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Wes
> >>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> In news:3A218291-A71D-4AE0-AC2D-6E779CE49713@microsoft.com,
> >>>>>>>> egleaves <egleaves@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>>>>>>>> My Disk Defragmenter no longer works, a possible casualty of
> >>>>>>>>> Diskeeper. Nor, for that matter, does Norton's Speed Disk. Disk
> >>>>>>>>> Defragmenter says "Disk Defragmenter could not start" and Speed
> >>>>>>>>> Disk says "Speed Disk is unable to access Drive C. Please check
> >>>>>>>>> to see if another application has the drive locked."
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I've looked at many of the postings on this site, and one of best
> >>>>>>>>> responses I have seen is AndreasRoom.com. I made the changes in
> >>>>>>>>> the command prompts as suggested, but still no luck. (I was not
> >>>>>>>>> able to find the windows\inf folder as suggested--any
> >>>>>>>>> suggestions?)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I also changed the setting to System Managed Size under Virtual
> >>>>>>>>> Memory in the Control Panel as suggested by another writer, but
> >>>>>>>>> still no luck.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> What's left to do? I'd love to hear from some of you smart people
> >>>>>>>>> on this issue. My computer badly needs to be defragmented.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>> Ed
>
>