QUESTION: My problem is computer "freeze up". Whenever I try to defrag my computer or run a thorough scandisk, these programs will run for a while and then suddenly the computer will freeze up. The ...

ANSWER: There are a few reasons that come to mind, a virus or damaged files and folder information would be where to start. First, be sure you don't have a virus. Microsoft notes that this issue can ...

Q. My problem is that my PC developed problems with the Windows ScanDisk repair software after I attempted to fix another problem using Norton AntiVirus 2003. It started when I suspected I had a virus ...

I've got a drive that won't complete Scandisk in DOS (it just doesn't go anywhere) -- and it runs out of memory in Windows (128MB with _nothing_ open). It will complete a scandisk on another drive, ...

On my girlfriends computer, I was trying to run scan disk (windows ME), and everytime I do it, it restarts (the scan disk that is). It does this like a million times and never actually goes through ...

ANSWER: ScanDisk is a useful utility that searches for and fixes any hard disk errors that may have occurred if your system wasn’t properly shutdown. This may happen because a new user inadvertently ...