"vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Leonard Grey" wrote:
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>> 1- Is that the complete text of the message? For example, does the
>> message go on to say this:
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>> "This may be because you do not have sufficient access rights to the
>> file."
>>
>> [Always post the complete, exact text of error messages.]
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>> 2- Can you run Windows defragmenter from the command line?
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>> (I do not believe Windows defragmenter will defragment an external hard
>> disk. For that you need third-party software.)
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>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> vince wrote:
>> > Hi too all:
>> >
>> > When I attempt to defragment my C; or EX HD I get this message:
>> > MMC cannot open the file C:\windows\system32\dfrg.msc
>> >
>> > Can anyone shed some light on what I need to do.
>> >
>> > Thanks, Vince
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> Leonard:
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> The complete text is as follows:
> MMC cannot open the fileC:\windows\system32\dfrag.msc
> This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console or was
> created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you don't
> have sufficient access rights to the file.
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>
What are the permissions on dfrag.msc? Does your account have permissions
which allow it to execute the file?
Jim