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Replacement for Vista Defrag?

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clarkey01

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My Vista Defragmenter wont load for some reason any ideas????

Is there any good free alternative for vista?

Cheers
 
How about figuring out what you broke instead of just ignoring the problem and installing a replacement?
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
How about figuring out what you broke instead of just ignoring the problem and installing a replacement?
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Captain Obvious to the rescue!! 😛

I agree. If it were me I'd fix the perfectly fine defragger that came with Vista instead of adding redundant applications to my install.
 
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: Nothinman
How about figuring out what you broke instead of just ignoring the problem and installing a replacement?
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Captain Obvious to the rescue!! 😛

I agree. If it were me I'd fix the perfectly fine defragger that came with Vista instead of adding redundant applications to my install.
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Im not sure what it could be? if I knew I wouldnt bother, I like to defrag once a week.
 
Originally posted by: clarkey01
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: Nothinman
How about figuring out what you broke instead of just ignoring the problem and installing a replacement?
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Captain Obvious to the rescue!! 😛

I agree. If it were me I'd fix the perfectly fine defragger that came with Vista instead of adding redundant applications to my install.
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Im not sure what it could be? if I knew I wouldnt bother, I like to defrag once a week.
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Have you tried opening a command prompt and typing "defrag c:" ?

Also, how were you trying to launch the defrag softare? Did you navigate through the Control Panel, or use 'right-click'>'properties'>'tools'>defragment now'? You can also right-click on My Computer icon, go to Manage, and the option will be there too.


When did this stop working? Have you done any Windows updates recently? Have you installed any 3rd party software recently?

There isn't too much Windows Defrag software won't do that any other defrag software will do. A defrag is a defrag, and in the end you get the same results no matter what you use.
 
Originally posted by: Tarrant64
Originally posted by: clarkey01
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: Nothinman
How about figuring out what you broke instead of just ignoring the problem and installing a replacement?
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Captain Obvious to the rescue!! 😛

I agree. If it were me I'd fix the perfectly fine defragger that came with Vista instead of adding redundant applications to my install.
Click to expand...

Im not sure what it could be? if I knew I wouldnt bother, I like to defrag once a week.
Click to expand...

Have you tried opening a command prompt and typing "defrag c:" ?

Also, how were you trying to launch the defrag softare? Did you navigate through the Control Panel, or use 'right-click'>'properties'>'tools'>defragment now'? You can also right-click on My Computer icon, go to Manage, and the option will be there too.


When did this stop working? Have you done any Windows updates recently? Have you installed any 3rd party software recently?

There isn't too much Windows Defrag software won't do that any other defrag software will do. A defrag is a defrag, and in the end you get the same results no matter what you use.
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No On Vista I just go through the start menu, systems tools, defrag and nothing happens. No I dont bother with windows updates, for Obv reasons. Will try other ways of accessing the file when I get in from work.

I may shell out for disk keeper if needs be.
 
No I dont bother with windows updates, for Obv reasons
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What would the obvious reasons be?

Defrag runs automatically as a scheduled task; there is no reason to be running it manually.
 
No I dont bother with windows updates, for Obv reasons.
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The only two reasons that I can come up with are that you either have a pirated copy and don't want to break your anti-activation hacks or that you like running an out of date, insecure box for some reason.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
No I dont bother with windows updates, for Obv reasons.
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The only two reasons that I can come up with are that you either have a pirated copy and don't want to break your anti-activation hacks or that you like running an out of date, insecure box for some reason.
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No my copys genuine , I had problems with XP and SP2, some of my CAD software that cost a shilling or two stopped working and the performance hit wasnt welcome either.
 
No my copys genuine , I had problems with XP and SP2, some of my CAD software that cost a shilling or two stopped working and the performance hit wasnt welcome either.
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You know that you can remove updates in Add/Remove Programs or use System Restore to roll back in the case than an update does break something, right?
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
No my copys genuine , I had problems with XP and SP2, some of my CAD software that cost a shilling or two stopped working and the performance hit wasnt welcome either.
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You know that you can remove updates in Add/Remove Programs or use System Restore to roll back in the case than an update does break something, right?
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Yeah but then doesnt that defeat the point. Ah well maybe when I buy another 2gb stick I'll allow auto updates bk on

 
Yeah but then doesnt that defeat the point. Ah well maybe when I buy another 2gb stick I'll allow auto updates bk on
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No, it keeps you up to date on everything except whatever might cause you problems.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Yeah but then doesnt that defeat the point. Ah well maybe when I buy another 2gb stick I'll allow auto updates bk on
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No, it keeps you up to date on everything except whatever might cause you problems.
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Yeah.. clarkey01, you're not making much sense. There's really no reason to not use Windows Update in Vista.
 
Originally posted by: mb
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Yeah but then doesnt that defeat the point. Ah well maybe when I buy another 2gb stick I'll allow auto updates bk on
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No, it keeps you up to date on everything except whatever might cause you problems.
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Yeah.. clarkey01, you're not making much sense. There's really no reason to not use Windows Update in Vista.
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I just built my rig and I dont want to slow it down even the smallest bit.

I tried several ways to try and get vista defrag working but it seems it's never going to work without a restore point, which will be a pain as Iv'e installed alot of software in the last few days.
 
I just built my rig and I dont want to slow it down even the smallest bit.
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Patches don't slow your machine down, new software will and MS does try to shove their malicious software removal tool down your throat but you can decline to install it.
 
Originally posted by: clarkey01
Originally posted by: mb
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Yeah but then doesnt that defeat the point. Ah well maybe when I buy another 2gb stick I'll allow auto updates bk on
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No, it keeps you up to date on everything except whatever might cause you problems.
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Yeah.. clarkey01, you're not making much sense. There's really no reason to not use Windows Update in Vista.
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I just built my rig and I dont want to slow it down even the smallest bit.

I tried several ways to try and get vista defrag working but it seems it's never going to work without a restore point, which will be a pain as Iv'e installed alot of software in the last few days.
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You confuse the hell out of me. The updates won't slow it down. If anything, the updates for Vista have sped things up.
Just bite the bullet and update. Me thinks you are a pirate. No one is this stubborn about installing updates.
 
Vista's defragger is supposed to be automatic and run without hogging resources, so conceptually it's sound since automatic defrag is less of a bother than manual/scheduled defrag.
But it appears that in execution, it's not so perfect?
 
Defrag only runs when your computer. IE when my laptop is sitting here plugged into the outlet, and doing nothing, the hard drive will get to spinning and defrag. The moment I tought the mouse or a key it stops. Vista indexes, updates, and defrags on idle processes, and really it's perfect in doing it. Get out of the XP mentality, this is different. And your whining about a patch is ridiculous. Even if a security patch would subtract maby 1fps off a CAD program, you're not going to notice it. On a rig like that, unless you're mismanaging it, which apparently you are, Vista's maintenance isn't going to affect it.
 
Originally posted by: heymrdj
Defrag only runs when your computer. IE when my laptop is sitting here plugged into the outlet, and doing nothing, the hard drive will get to spinning and defrag. The moment I tought the mouse or a key it stops. Vista indexes, updates, and defrags on idle processes, and really it's perfect in doing it. Get out of the XP mentality, this is different. And your whining about a patch is ridiculous. Even if a security patch would subtract maby 1fps off a CAD program, you're not going to notice it. On a rig like that, unless you're mismanaging it, which apparently you are, Vista's maintenance isn't going to affect it.
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Is this why my hard drive always seems to be thrashing?
 
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