hello, i am running windows xp home with service pack 2 and I have not defragmented for a while now and tried to do so yesterday and got the error "Diskeeper can not initialize" tried windows defragmenter and same problem. reinstalled diskeeper, uninstalled did EVERYTHING and still same error, same problem i had for a long time.
I have also already tried running chkdsk /F /R without any result.
could someone please help.

Hey Ali, I think you'll find a solution in this post: http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp/12272-disk-defragmenter-refuses-run.html

I have tried practically everything in that thread and nothing worked :icon_scra
any suggestions?
please help

Maybe this helps:



Diskeeper "could not initalize" message when attempting to Analyze or Defragment

Typically, this is an indication of a structural problem within the file table for the disk. Diskeeper fails to initialize because it cannot gather the data about the disk that it needs in order to safely begin defragmenting.

We suggest that you run a chkdsk /R on the partition from the Command Prompt. You will find the Command Prompt in either the Programs or Programs/Accessories sub menus of the Start menu on your system; depending on your operating system. The proper syntax is:

chkdsk disk_name /R
example: chkdsk C: /R (the disk_name above means the specific partition designation: C:, D:, E:, etc)

After chkdsk has run, try Diskeeper again, it should run fine.


If the chkdsk does not fix it, then I suspect the Scheduling file is damaged. Apply the following steps to recreate your Diskeeper scheduling:

1. Close Diskeeper, if it is open
2. In the directory Program Files / Executive Software / Diskeeper directory,
3. delete DISKEEP.CTL
4. Stop and Start the Diskeeper service in Services applet in Control Panel
5. Reopen Diskeeper and reset your SET IT AND FORGET IT settings


If you are running Windows XP, check your login security attributes (by right-clicking on my computer | Manage, then clicking Local Users and Computers\groups) to see if you are a member of the Guest group.If so, remove yourself from Guest.

I tried that, I even uninstalled diskeeper and tried with windows defrager and nothing worked.

by the way that link is broken.

Do you have enough free space to run a defrag?

And that is an java script redirect in the page , not an real link. Just got copyed together with the rest of the text. The info came from here:

http://support.diskeeper.com/support...1539494&cust=1

yes I have 6GB of free space left. and i couldnt fined an answer in the diskeeper afq niether. i just want windows defrag back now since diskeeper wont even work.