disk defragmentation(win98se)

I too have a problem performing this task.I do a control,alt,delete to go to task manager and shut down any running programs but when I attempt a defrag on C- drive a message comes back "your computer does not have enough free memory to defrag this drive.Quit one or more programs and defrag again. "ID No.Defrag 009.not sure what else to shut down to allow doing a complete defrag.

 

The error is caused by the cluster size being invalid in relation to the size of the partition. It generally happens if you use a ghostlike app to clone a smaller disk onto a larger one, and the cluster size of the smaller one is carried over.

Options are to recreate and reload the partition, or use a program like Partition Magic to resize the clusters.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q229154

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