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Defragmentor...

A2597A2597 Fanboy
in Zocalo v2.0
OK, for whatever reason windowsXP's disk defragmentor freezes as soon as it starts. (I mean a HARD freeze, no option but to reset the machine)

any other options? Good downloadable disk defragmentor out there? my PC's at the point that is REALLY needs to be defragmented....

Comments

  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    Have you scanned the harddrive in Windows before degragging?

    Errors on the disk can often cause defraggers to have issues.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    yep.
    of course the scan disc on win XP doesn't give you a report...
    :rolleyes:

    far as I know no errors found
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    Norton Speed Disk has always served me well, so has Disk Doctor. They're both part of System Works.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Perhaps the tool's binary has become corrupt or something.
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    I [will someday] use Disk Defragmenter Pro, I believe it's called. I don't actually HAVE IT yet, but I know it's got a cool little icon, and my friend Colin says it's great.
  • PhiPhi <font color=#FF0000>C</font><font color=#FF9900>o</font><font color=#FFFF00>l</font><font color=#00F
    Make sure any virus scanning programs you have aren't running. Better yet, try booting in safe mode and defraging, in my experience it goes a lot faster without the background stuff running.

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  • AnlaShokAnlaShok Democrat From Hell
    Boot with the XP CD, choose repair XP installation. Do FIXBOOT and FIXMBR. Then try the scandisk again. After that, retry the Defrag.
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    kick it.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by the_exile [/i]
    [B]I [will someday] use Disk Defragmenter Pro, I believe it's called. I don't actually HAVE IT yet, but I know it's got a cool little icon, and my friend Colin says it's great. [/B][/QUOTE]

    The same friend who helped you "fix" your computer? ;)
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    LOL! Good one Biggles! :D
  • PhiPhi <font color=#FF0000>C</font><font color=#FF9900>o</font><font color=#FFFF00>l</font><font color=#00F
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rogue Trader [/i]
    [B]kick it. [/B][/QUOTE] Oh right, forgot that step. Try it first :D

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  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]The same friend who helped you "fix" your computer? ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

    Heh, yeah, same friend. Difference is, he's good at clicking the "Defrag" button, whereas fixing an arrayed, demonically possessed hard drive is something best handled by experts.
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