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KC7UP
12-25-2007, 08:53 PM
Has anyone else used this defragger. I downloaded the trial version and it did such a better job of defragging than the included version of Windows XP. The only drawback on it I see is the permanent version cost $40.
Curt
ad4mg
12-26-2007, 10:15 AM
Curt,
Try the one by Auslogics. It's free, extremely fast, and does a good job. It does not defrag the free space on the drives (stacking all the data at the beginning of the drive), but the usefulness of doing that is questionable.
I run this utility weekly, and use the built-in defrag every 60-90 days to pack the files together.
Download link:
Auslogics - Download Auslogics Disk Defrag (http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download)
73,
Luke
I've been using Diskeeper for some time now. We also use the corporate edition at work.
K8ERV
12-26-2007, 09:55 PM
Speaking of defrag, wonder if anyone has any ideas on this. Last week ran the XP defrag on my Dell XPS200. Got about halfway thru, then completely wrecked my puter. Again about halfway thru the win boot screen, the blue bar stops, then get the blue error screen. I can bring up the safe-mode screen, but NONE of the options will work. Get blue screen or a bunch of lines about System32 and some device driver names. Can't boot to safe model, or any other.
Had a previous problem copying a NASA map pgm to an external disc. I think the problem happened with defrag was trying to move that defective program which was probably still in the recycle bin.
Can't use the XPS, running on this laptop backup. Any suggestions short of reloading XP?
TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo
WD8OQX
12-27-2007, 12:17 AM
1st thing I'd do is run chkdsk (from DOS?) on that drive. Sounds like you hit a bad sector.
K8ERV
12-27-2007, 12:24 AM
Can't get to dos.
Quote[/b] (WD8OQX @ Dec. 26 2007,19:17)]1st thing I'd do is run chkdsk (from DOS?) on that drive. Sounds like you hit a bad sector.
Boot from the XP CD and get ye to the recovery console. Once at a prompt that looks like this C:\WINDOWS > run chkdisk. Have it automaticly fix any errors on the drive.
Pull the CD, reboot, cross any appendages which are handy, and hope.
If that doesn't work it's a flush and go.
K8ERV
12-27-2007, 12:31 AM
Would like to try it. Don't find any recovery console option.
TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo
Quote[/b] (K8ERV @ Dec. 26 2007,19:31)]Would like to try it. Don't find any recovery console option.
TOM K8ERV #Montrose Colo
Boot off the CD and select Install. Three choices will be displayed, one of which is recovery console. I believe hitting the "R" key will start recovery console. You need the admin password you created at install.
K8ERV
12-27-2007, 01:00 AM
Many thanks, did find something on it in a book, will try it tomorrow.
TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo
WA9SVD
12-27-2007, 03:18 PM
Microshaft's original defragger was a stripped down version of S'norton (Symantec/Norton) SpeedDisk. Presumably, the XP defragger is about the same.
Never had any problem with Norton's defragge, using any or all options.
HINT: Whenever contemplating a defragging, ermpty the TRASH.
No sense in keeping that stuff around and having it re-integrated into the whole mess.
K8ERV
12-27-2007, 04:04 PM
Think you are right, and that may have been the problem. I do save trashes in an ext disc. Never know what dumpster diving will yield!
TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo
N7VQM
12-28-2007, 05:08 AM
Quote[/b] (wa9svd @ Dec. 27 2007,08:18)]Microshaft's original defragger was a stripped down version of S'norton (Symantec/Norton) SpeedDisk. Presumably, the XP defragger is about the same.
The defrag tool provided with Win 2K, XP, 2k3 and Vista is a basic version of Diskeeper.
Quote[/b] (N7VQM @ Dec. 28 2007,00:08)]Quote[/b] (wa9svd @ Dec. 27 2007,08:18)]Microshaft's original defragger was a stripped down version of S'norton (Symantec/Norton) SpeedDisk. #Presumably, the XP defragger is about the same.
The defrag tool provided with Win 2K, XP, 2k3 and Vista is a basic version of Diskeeper.
Yes it is.
The crippled version in 2000/XP/Vista isn't nearly as good as the version from Diskeeper.
K1CJS
01-03-2008, 05:55 PM
If you're going to run the defragger, run it from safe mode. If running it in regular useage mode you run the risk of corrupting the windows drivers for the equipment and programs you have installed, since some of those are running in memory and have their location on the hard disk in memory also. Running from safe mode uses a basic driver included with windows instead of the drivers loaded from a third party disk or program.
In your case, it sounds like you've possibly corrupted the video card drivers installed on your machine. Since the video card is an integral part and windows can't load the driver, it comes up as an internal error and stops the loading.
To be sure you can boot from the disk, either use the F8 key during startup or change the boot source device in the computer setup screens that can usually be accessed by watching the prompts at turning on the computer and pressing the appropriate key, usually 'Delete'.
KD6NIG
01-03-2008, 05:57 PM
Quote[/b] (ad4mg @ Dec. 26 2007,03:15)]Curt,
Try the one by Auslogics. It's free, extremely fast, and does a good job. It does not defrag the free space on the drives (stacking all the data at the beginning of the drive), but the usefulness of doing that is questionable.
I run this utility weekly, and use the built-in defrag every 60-90 days to pack the files together.
Download link:
Auslogics - Download Auslogics Disk Defrag (http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download)
73,
Luke
Agreed.
I've been using this one for a while.
The optimization program they have also isn't too bad either. Its not free though.
I would reccomend this one also though.