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by cavan23pl

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All of a sudden my PC will not defrag.It also will not shut down.I have and auto shut off and when I click on shut down I get the error message to hit any key windows has a conflict.When I hit a key the screen locks up,and I have to manually shut down the PC,which causes it to run a scan disk when I restart.Whats me problem.

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by b_pope

Not being able able to shut down & defrag are likey being caused by the same thing, you still have a program running thats writing to the hard drive, likely in the background when you try to do either a shut down or defrag.

You can check to see whats running by hitting CTRL+ALT+DELETE this will also show if you have a program thats not responding. Or you can see what programs are loaded at boot-up by clicking on START+RUN & typing MSCONFIG, when it opens select the startup tab this shows allthe programs loaded at boot. More than likely it's a program in one of the above mentioned locations preventing you from shutting down & defraging.

To solve the problem open these programs & change their settings/options. The most common is a program set to check for updates or a virus scanner always looking for viruses, any type of hard disk monitor.

by saihib

Your problem is that you are LUSER DELETED. If your PC "all of a sudden" won't do what you want it's because you screwed it up. Fix it yourself.

by oaojr

If this is a win 98 machine you may need a shut down patch. The win 98 shut down patch can be downloaded from several sites. If you can't find it let me know and I will send you a copy,

by waynewickedwayne

Check the last piece of Software or Hardware you have recently installed. It will be residing in the system tray and constaantly active. Uninstall it and see if it cures your problem.

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