Microsoft KB Archive/155404

= Error Message: DEFRAG0026 Make Sure Disk Is Formatted =

Article ID: 155404

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q155404



SYMPTOMS
When you try to defragment a FAT32 file system drive, you may receive the following error message:

Windows cannot defragment this drive. Make sure the disk is formatted and free of errors. Then try defragmenting the drive again.

ID No: DEFRAG0026



CAUSE
This can be caused by running an earlier version of Defrag.exe than the version included with Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2).

In Windows 98, this behavior occurs when a shortcut to the earlier version of the Disk Defragmenter tool is put on the desktop.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, extract a new copy of the Defrag.exe file from your original OSR2 CD-ROM or disks. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Open an MS-DOS prompt in Windows 95.
 * 2) Change to the Windows folder, and then type the following line:

ren defrag.exe defrag.xxx
 * 1) Insert the OSR2 CD-ROM or disk 6 in the appropriate drive.
 * 2) If you are using the CD-ROM, type the following line

extract :\win95\win95_05.cab defrag.exe /l :\windows

where  is the CD-ROM drive letter and  is the drive containing the Windows folder.

If you are using disk 6, type the following line

extract :\win95_06.cab defrag.exe /l :\windows

where  is the drive containing disk 6 and  is the drive containing the Windows folder.

For additional information about the EXTRACT command, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 129605

TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

To resolve this problem in Windows 98, delete the shortcut to the earlier version of the Disk Defragmenter tool on the desktop by right- clicking the shortcut and then clicking Delete.

Additional query words: 95 defrag

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB155404

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