Defragmenter

ADS_Tech · January 16th, 2002, 03:09 AM

Ive been using Speed Disk in Systemworks 2002 to defrag my drives. Until I discovered that Norton have announced its crap at it under XP. <a href="http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nunt.nsf/ca9f46bcffa4bc3285256aa30052353c/b0e88112e57169eb88256b1a0056bf63" target="_blank">Speed Disk</a>
Ive now tried the standard defragger, but it keeps hanging. After a reboot it will get a bit further, then hang. It will do this three or four times before completion. I have disabled all background progs etc.
Any clues???
<img src="confused.gif" border="0">

ADS_Tech · January 16th, 2002, 03:12 AM

I have to add that this is the first time ive seen XP hang at all, and ive had 5 machines running it 24/7 for three months now.

DANIMAL · January 16th, 2002, 09:59 PM

I know you said you did but did you disable your Antivirus,Screen saver, firewall and disconect from the net.

Quiet Thunder · January 16th, 2002, 10:33 PM

I think I've herd somewhere that some 3rd party defraggers will actually mess up the defrag that comes with the OS. Maybe a system file checker would work? Also, do you run scandisk before you defrag? And have you run a full thourough scandisk lately? Could be a harddrive going bad on you.

Matridom · January 17th, 2002, 10:48 AM

For defragmenting, you may want to try Diskeeper from Executive Software. They are the ones who designed Disk Defragmenter for win2k/XP under contract with M$. Diskeeper is about 2-3 times faster for defraging, it can do multiple hard disks at the same time and defrag across a network (host has to have client software installed).

I've used it on all my NT/NTFS installation since the days of winNT4.0 and have never had a problem with it.

SubZero · January 17th, 2002, 12:26 PM

To answer you question: run a full chkdsk with surface scan, then try to defrag using the XP defrag utility.

January 17th, 2002, 09:04 PM

Delete everything in your C:\Windows\Prefetch directory then try Defrag. The prefetch files will be created as you use your applications.

January 16th, 2002, 03:09 AM	#1
ADS_Tech Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 548	Defragmenter Ive been using Speed Disk in Systemworks 2002 to defrag my drives. Until I discovered that Norton have announced its crap at it under XP. <a href="http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nunt.nsf/ca9f46bcffa4bc3285256aa30052353c/b0e88112e57169eb88256b1a0056bf63" target="_blank">Speed Disk</a> Ive now tried the standard defragger, but it keeps hanging. After a reboot it will get a bit further, then hang. It will do this three or four times before completion. I have disabled all background progs etc. Any clues??? <img src="confused.gif" border="0"> __________________ If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine

January 16th, 2002, 03:12 AM	#2
ADS_Tech Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 548	I have to add that this is the first time ive seen XP hang at all, and ive had 5 machines running it 24/7 for three months now. __________________ If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine

January 16th, 2002, 09:59 PM	#3
DANIMAL Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,991	I know you said you did but did you disable your Antivirus,Screen saver, firewall and disconect from the net. __________________ I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people.

January 17th, 2002, 10:48 AM	#5
Matridom Chat Operator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,673	For defragmenting, you may want to try Diskeeper from Executive Software. They are the ones who designed Disk Defragmenter for win2k/XP under contract with M$. Diskeeper is about 2-3 times faster for defraging, it can do multiple hard disks at the same time and defrag across a network (host has to have client software installed). I've used it on all my NT/NTFS installation since the days of winNT4.0 and have never had a problem with it. __________________ <Ferrit> Take 1 live chicken, cut the head off, dance around doing the hokey pokey and chanting: GO AWAY BAD VIRUS, GO AWAY BAD VIRUS visit my site at www.matridom.ca

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January 16th, 2002, 10:33 PM	#4
Quiet Thunder Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 1,050	I think I've herd somewhere that some 3rd party defraggers will actually mess up the defrag that comes with the OS. Maybe a system file checker would work? Also, do you run scandisk before you defrag? And have you run a full thourough scandisk lately? Could be a harddrive going bad on you.

January 17th, 2002, 12:26 PM	#6
SubZero Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,965	To answer you question: run a full chkdsk with surface scan, then try to defrag using the XP defrag utility.

January 17th, 2002, 09:04 PM	#7
Hackmaster Guest Posts: n/a	Delete everything in your C:\Windows\Prefetch directory then try Defrag. The prefetch files will be created as you use your applications.