Defragmanting in Vista + Few other questions..

[naveen_reloaded]

Hi all

whenever i try to defrag in vista it is scheduling it.. cant we have defrag like in XP??

and also in my right click option there has been so many program loaded for eg : winrar,nod32,groove,etc,etc... i want to remove few...

more over my vista has become somewht sluggish ..

i dont know why??

i even tried to remove unnecessary files in the startup.. still no improvement..
nowa days it takes long timew to boot and also to login..

pleas ehelp.

 

[naveen_reloaded]

guys some one replyyy.......

 

[Harvik780]

For defragmenting in vista I suggest you use the latest version of power defragmenter.I use it to defrag my game files.
Google to download power defragmenter.
Its a gr8 freeware tool and certainly better than windows Vista's own inbuilt defragmenter.
Check to see if indexing service is on or not.If its on then turn it off.

 

[naveen_reloaded]

wait.. cant we use the inbuilt defrager???



for vista which version??
Power Defragmenter 2.0.125

Size / OS: 473 KB, Windows 2K/XP

*www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/Power-Defragmenter.shtml

 

[Choto Cheeta]

wait.. cant we use the inbuilt defrager???

Why Not !!! You may use it just like Windows XP, as like all other tool vista has little different user interface than windows xp...

Right Click on any drive at My computer go to, the Tools TAB and click defrag now

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IT will launch the in built utility there click defrag now

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now it should give option to chose which drive you want to defrag, chose which u like and click OK

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Vista inbuilt tool will now start defraging the drive you have selected depending on the size and file system, it may take few hours to complete the process

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Few quick TIPs

• You will need admin access to run the tool...
• Disable the Real time protectioon of any AVS you are running it helps to reduce the time
• Try Defraggler nifty little tool but does a real good job

more over my vista has become somewht sluggish ..

What is your System Config ??

 

[naveen_reloaded]

core 2 duo 4500
2gb ram ddr 2
8600 gt.. (off lately i swapped between 6200 tc few times)
320 gb hard disk...

i havedone it .. it asked me whether to schedule .. but i but it to run now..

its going on.. but no progress bar .. anything like that...
how lonh will it take.. i have 320 gb and never defragged it ..

 

[Choto Cheeta]

i have 320 gb and never defragged it ..

So much data it will take a lot... so better defrag it as night when computer runs and u go to sleep

moving 700MB or 1400 MB movie files takes a lot of time..

 

[naveen_reloaded]

no .. i dont have full of it ..

say may be 100 gb !!

is there a way to find how long it will take ??

now it says after so long of defraggin... it says again it has scheduled...

 

[Indyan]

Windows Defragmenter isnt very thorough ; hence it should be done pretty fast. NTFS defragmenting is fast anyway.
It shouldnt take more than an hour.

 

[naveen_reloaded]

if that is so.. then i think mine is defragged..

but is there really a nice VISTA compatible defrag sotware....

 

[Harvik780]

Yes power defragment is not only vista x86 compatible but also x64 too.

 

[naveen_reloaded]

it isnt .. am iright???

 

[Harvik780]

Why would i lie to you???Its just a few kb download...why aren't u using it.I have already used it in vista x86 and x64.

 

[naveen_reloaded]

ok ok coooll

iwill try...

 

[anandk]

Understanding Windows Vista Disk Defragmenting Utility may help you.
I use Auslogics Disk DeFrag. Free & Fast !
*www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/

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*www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.html
*www.shellcity.net/

Vista Sluggish ? You might want to see if something at *www.winvistaclub.com/t1.html helps you.