Error Message: DEFRAG0026 Make Sure Disk Is Formatted

Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
Article ID: Q155404

95 WINDOWS kbtool kberrmsg

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2

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).

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:

Open an MS-DOS prompt in Windows 95.
Change to the Windows folder, and then type the following line:
```
      ren defrag.exe defrag.xxx
```
Insert the OSR2 CD-ROM or disk 6 in the appropriate drive.
If you are using the CD-ROM, type the following line
```
      extract <x>:\win95\win95_05.cab defrag.exe /l <z>:\windows
```
where <x> is the CD-ROM drive letter and <z> is the drive containing the Windows folder.
If you are using disk 6, type the following line
```
      extract <x>:\win95_06.cab defrag.exe /l <z>:\windows
```
where <x> is the drive containing disk 6 and <z> 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: Q129605
   TITLE     : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95
Additional reference words: 95
Keywords : win95 kberrmsg kbtool
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
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