Originally Posted by percussionking
Uninstall programs which do not belong on your computer. Sometimes spyware installs programs without your consent in such a way that (almost) no spyware program will recognize as such.
Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs
Thanks for the tip. I did that also because when my scandisk finally worked I could defrag my computer. So I wanted to get off any unwanted programs before I defragged.