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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 14, 2007
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: defrag fails
>
> Leo,
> Defrag has suddenly stopped working on C Drive. It works fine on every
> other hard drive, but refuses to work on C. I get an error message
> which says, "Defrag NTFS Module has encountered a problem and needs to
> close". It does this before it even starts defraging the drive. What
> has gone wrong, and how do I fix it?

I would start by running "chkdsk /f" in a command window first to attempt
to repair any damage that might be on C:. You may need to reboot and let
it do the chkdisk when it starts up.

Good luck!

Thanks for asking,

Leo

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