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Re: [LUG] defrag, win98 and linux boot loaders

 

On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 21:59:31 +0100
Paul Sutton wrote:

Thanks starting win 98 in safe mode now allows me to defrag nicely,  Why 
can't windows tell me this rather than just asking me if I want to 
resume with the operation because it keeps stopping,  a simple 
suggestion is all thats needed.

paul

Ah!  That's because "safe mode" is supposed to be used only if a "serious" problem 
(ie driver conflicts causing system to be more unusable) occurs.  Since defragging 
should be a part of "normal" operations, "safe mode" is (officially) not required.

Or something like that :D

Grant.
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