Disk Tools Run by System Agent Pause for User Input

ID: Q135962

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

SYMPTOMS

When System Agent runs one of the disk tools (Compression Agent, Disk Defragmenter, or ScanDisk), the tool may pause for user input. Typically, the tool is prompting for the drive on which it should run, or is waiting for you to click the Start button.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the System Agent-aware registry settings for the disk tool are missing or damaged. If the disk tool does not have valid registry settings, System Agent does not start the disk tool in unattended operation mode.

RESOLUTION

Use Registry Editor to verify that the correct registry settings exist for the disk tool. The System Agent-aware registry settings are located in the following registry branch:


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Plus!\System Agent\SAGE

Each disk tool has a key beneath this branch. The keys for the disk tools are:

Compression Agent

Disk Defragmenter

Low disk space notification

ScanDisk for Windows

The following tables list the default values under these keys. These settings are required to make the tools function in unattended operation mode.

Compression Agent


   Type            Name             Data
   --------------------------------------------------
   String Value    Friendly Name    Compression Agent
   String Value    Program          CMPAGENT.EXE
   Binary Value    Settings         01

Disk Defragmenter


   Type            Name             Data
   --------------------------------------------------
   String Value    Friendly Name    Disk Defragmenter
   String Value    Program          DEFRAG.EXE
   Binary Value    Settings         01

Low Disk Space Notification


   Type            Name             Data
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   String Value    Friendly Name    Low disk space notification
   String Value    Program          DISKALM.EXE
   Binary Value    Settings         01

ScanDisk for Windows


   Type            Name             Data
   -----------------------------------------------------
   String Value    Friendly Name    ScanDisk for Windows
   String Value    Program          SCANDSKW.EXE
   Binary Value    Settings         01

For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

NOTE: You can also restore these settings by reinstalling System Agent. For information about reinstalling System Agent without losing your current System Agent settings, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q133191 Reinstalling System Agent Without Losing Scheduled Tasks

MORE INFORMATION

In addition to the settings listed above, each key contains a Result Codes subkey. The Result Codes subkey is not required to make a tool System Agent- aware, but without these settings the Last Result column in System Agent and the System Agent log file contains only code numbers. The following tables list the result code settings for each disk tool. All of these settings are String Values.

Compression Agent\Result Codes


   Name      Data
   ------------------------------------------------------------------
     0       Completed Successfully
     1       Some files could not be optimized, due to low disk space
     2       Unsuccessful; not enough free space
     3       The process was interrupted before completing
     4       Unsuccessful; drive contains errors
     5       Unsuccessful; error reading from drive
     6       Unsuccessful; error writing to drive
     9       Unsuccessful; not enough memory
    10       Unsuccessful; drive was invalid
    11       Unsuccessful; no DriveSpace 3 drives found
    15       Unsuccessful; disk was write-protected
    26       Unsuccessful; could not access drive
   105       Unsuccessful; drive was locked
   106       Unsuccessful; could not access drive
   108       Unsuccessful; could not access drive
   109       Unsuccessful; 32-bit compression driver not installed
   249       One or more drives could not be recompressed
   Success   1

Disk Defragmenter\Result Codes


   Name      Data
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
     0       Completed Successfully
     2       Unsuccessful; not enough free space
     3       The process was interrupted before completing
     4       Unsuccessful; drive contains errors
     5       Unsuccessful; error reading from drive
     6       Unsuccessful; error writing to drive
     9       Unsuccessful; not enough memory
    10       Unsuccessful; the drive was invalid
    15       Unsuccessful; disk was write-protected
    26       Unsuccessful; could not access drive
   105       Unsuccessful; drive was locked
   106       Unsuccessful; could not access drive
   108       Unsuccessful; could not access drive
   109       Unsuccessful; 32-bit compression driver not installed
   249       One or more drives could not be defragmented
   Success   0

Low Disk Space Notification\Result Codes


   Name      Data
   --------------------------------
   0         Completed Successfully
   Success   0

ScanDisk for Windows\Result Codes


   Name      Data
   ----------------------------------------------------------
     0       No errors found
     1       Errors found and all were fixed
   249       One or more drives could not be checked
   250       Drive could not be checked - could not load
             or find DSKMAINT.DLL
   251       Drive could not be checked - insufficient memory
   252       Errors were found and some were not fixed
   254       Check was canceled
   255       Check was stopped because of an error
   Success   1

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Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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