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by lloyd

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I tried to defrag, but it found a problem and required a scan disk. During scan disk it could not complete because of the following

"ScanDisk was unable to correct this error because there is already a file or
folder named
';kw=geog+yes+capitals+their+and+states+the+are+what+web+jeeves+capitals+and
+states+fifty+ecom+states+fwww+http;site=askjeves;ag=64;ge=f;ap=0;st=5;ct=1;
NMR=807;OFB=%20;G4=8054;zp=95451;sz=468x60;ord=954426510.htm' in the
top-level folder of this drive. To repair this error, quit ScanDisk by
clicking Cancel, rename the file in the top-level folder, and then restart
ScanDisk. To continue checking your disk without repairing this error, click
OK."

When I search for the offending files, it comes up with about 8 but it does not allow me to rename them or delete. Using Windows Explorer I am unable to find/view these files even with show hidden files checked.

I am running Windows ME

Any suggestions?

Rod100

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by shellyewton

It looks like this is an internet file.(Askjeeves.com)
Pages you view on the internet are stored in a special folder so you can view them again quickly. These Temporary Internet files need to be deleted ever so often, just as regular temp. files need to be.(There is no real need to save these files.)
Try going into the properties menu of your internet explorer. Here you can delete the temp. internet files as well as clear your internet history files.
After you delete these files, re-boot andrun scandisk again.

by tgeoff

sometimes if a file ect can not be removed in windows you can remove them in safe mode
as safe mode does not load all windows drivers or prog
hope this helps

by bdgray

Go into Safe-Mode and defragment in Windows. The windows based version can handle problems a little better. To enter safe-mode keep pressing the F8 ket while your computer is booting up.

by bucko77

The long file name is definatley your problem. As both the DOS and Windows 95 versions of scandisk can't handle that amount of characters.

I found a rather tedious way to deal with this. Using a Windows 98 Boot Disk.

Boot to the W98 Disk and run scandisk at the prompt. Let it chug along for about 5 minutes and then ESCape out. Delete the log file that scandisk creates and then repeat the process. Do this 5 or six times and then use the DELTREE command to delete your offending files. If DELTREE hangs repeat the Scandisk procedure as many times as neccessary.

Good luck

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