hi i am having problems trying to defrag my computer, i select the c: drive and hit the defrag button and it tells me that"disk fragmenter has detected that chkdsk is scheduled to run on the volume: (C. please run chkdsk/f" i searched for the file chkdsk and it has tied with a software disk with my mp3 player i deleated the software since i can still find the disk, but the prompt still pops up when i try to defrag... i tried restarting it but i keep getting the same thing any ideas?
--AARON

Hi tilly21,

Welcome to PCHF.
We have a staff of techs who have a wide variety of skills and will be able to help you with your problem, this is not my area of expertise, one of the folks who can help you should be along shortly.
Thank you
Cart

Hi there tilly. never seen this before, so we'll try this. Please open Start>>All programs>>Acessories>>command prompt. at the prompt, type in chkdsk/f a new line of text will open, asking to run chkdsk when you restart. type Y and then enter. then restart your computer and try to defrag again

yes i have already done this... but before it asks me to run at restart it tells me that it "it is in use by another process... and i type in "Y" and i get the same message again after restarting
--Aaron

hmm... can you run chkdsk in windows? right click your hdd and select "tools" click, "check disk for errors"