Microsoft KB Archive/259030

= APC PowerChute Plus Causes Disk Defragmenter to Stop Responding (Hang) =

Article ID: 259030

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259030



SYMPTOMS
The Disk Defragmenter tool may stop responding (hang) after you choose a disk to defragment.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are using APC PowerChute Plus 5.0 or 5.0.1. These versions of PowerChute Plus are designed for Microsoft Windows 95.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, quit PowerChute Plus before attempting to use Disk Defragmenter. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Close Program dialog box.
 * 2) Click PowerChute Plus, and then click End Task.
 * 3) Repeat steps 1-2, clicking Iconclnt in step 2.
 * 4) Run Disk Defragmenter.

To start PowerChute Plus after Disk Defragmenter is finished, use either of the following methods:

Method 1
Restart your computer.

Method 2

 * 1) Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or folders.
 * 2) In the Named box, type iconclnt.exe pwrchute.exe, and then click Find Now.
 * 3) In the list of found files, double-click the Iconclnt.exe file, and then double-click the Pwrchute.exe file.
 * 4) Quit the Find tool.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this behavior is not caused by a problem in Windows 98, but may be caused by design changes in Windows 98. For more information about resolving this issue, contact the program's manufacturer.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, see the following APC Web site:

http://www.apcc.com

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