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    Vista Premium Defrag

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by NJ07, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. NJ07

    NJ07 Notebook Guru

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    I want to defrag my hard drive but when i go to run and open defragment it wont load up, i've tried goin on the hard drive menu and clicking defrag as well and all that comes up on both instances is the screen that asks you if you want to open the program and then nothing happens, how do i open it?

    thanks for any help given
     
    NJ07, Aug 14, 2007
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  4. The Forerunner

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    Vistas defrag is terrible. Just download and use Auslogics disk defrag. Its free and works great.
     
    The Forerunner, Aug 14, 2007
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  5. JesterX

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    If you know how to or dont mind paying, Diskeeper is one of the best defraggers I've ever used.
     
    JesterX, Aug 14, 2007
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  6. allan_huang

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    Yep, I use Diskeeper. Starts defragging when your idling, stop when you use the computer and you can schedule too.
     
    allan_huang, Aug 15, 2007
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    I use O&O. I didn't think Microsoft could make a more useless program than XP's defragmenter, but they managed to do the impossible with Vista's. A truly thoughtless excuse for software.
     
    minimalism, Aug 15, 2007
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    Actually Windows has been using a highly gimped version of Diskeeper for quite a while. It's previous-generation Diskeeper under the hood, but in terms of GUI and functionality it's completely different. The retail version of Diskeeper is just awesome and I highly recommend it.
     
    tritium4ever, Aug 15, 2007
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    This is what I use as well, as it is much faster than Vista's native defragger.
     
    R4000, Aug 15, 2007
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    I also use Auslogics. I highly recommend it as it's very fast.
     
    Padmé, Aug 15, 2007
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    I use Auslogics Disk defrag too. It is fast, even on my 4 year old computer.
     
    Jayayess1190, Aug 15, 2007
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    Whether i use the commands or actually run defrag nothing happens at all not even a menu appears is that normal? if not what do i do to fix it? thanks for the help
     
    NJ07, Aug 15, 2007
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    Another very satisfied Diskeeper Pro user here. Once installed and configured, Diskeeper on automatic mode does defragmentation automatically if needed. Very neat.
     
    Andromeda, Aug 16, 2007
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