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09-17-2007
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| | Defrag settings & progress invisible? Following a recent new install I decided to defrag now. In other OS I used to have a simple box with some choice of settings - do you want this or that and repeatedly etc.? Also one would have a large window showing the movemnet of data and clusters around the disk and one could see if the defrag would hang and estimate how many more hours ;-(( Quite useful. Is it true that my current VISTA Home Premium does NOT show anything but a Defrag START button? I do not even see which of my 2 each 320 GB discs are being defragged... Am I overseeing something? Are there any reliable tools out there that will do the job the oldfashioned way? Looking forward, Maria |
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09-17-2007
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| | Re: Defrag settings & progress invisible? MPS wrote: Quote: > Following a recent new install I decided to defrag now. > > In other OS I used to have a simple box with some choice of settings - > do you want this or that and repeatedly etc.? > > Also one would have a large window showing the movemnet of data and > clusters around the disk and one could see if the defrag would hang and > estimate how many more hours ;-(( > > Quite useful. > > Is it true that my current VISTA Home Premium does NOT show anything but > a Defrag START button? > > I do not even see which of my 2 each 320 GB discs are being defragged... > > Am I overseeing something? > > Are there any reliable tools out there that will do the job the > oldfashioned way? > > Looking forward, > > Maria Diskeeper Perfect Disk -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services |
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09-17-2007
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| | Re: Defrag settings & progress invisible? Thanks Hank -- am I right to assume from your suggestion these apps are compatible as well as harmless/safe to use with VISTA? I'd hate to mess up 740 Gigs of Data. Ciao, Maria "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@xxxxxx> schreef in bericht news:%23uF5$DR%23HHA.3800@xxxxxx Quote: > MPS wrote: Quote: >> Following a recent new install I decided to defrag now. >> >> In other OS I used to have a simple box with some choice of settings - do you want this or that >> and repeatedly etc.? >> >> Also one would have a large window showing the movemnet of data and clusters around the disk and >> one could see if the defrag would hang and estimate how many more hours ;-(( >> >> Quite useful. >> >> Is it true that my current VISTA Home Premium does NOT show anything but a Defrag START button? >> >> I do not even see which of my 2 each 320 GB discs are being defragged... >> >> Am I overseeing something? >> >> Are there any reliable tools out there that will do the job the oldfashioned way? >> >> Looking forward, >> >> Maria > Two that I can think of: > > Diskeeper > Perfect Disk > > -- > > Regards, > Hank Arnold > Microsoft MVP > Windows Server - Directory Services |
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09-17-2007
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| XP Pro/SP3, Vista HP | Re: Defrag settings & progress invisible? Yeah, Diskeeper is certified for Vista, and it's automatic defrag works great. No need for scheduling with manual defrags. Diskeeper automatically takes care of defragmentation of the drives you specify, quietly behind the scenes. |
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09-18-2007
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| | Re: Defrag settings & progress invisible? They certainly are compatible. I've used both on Vista Home Premium (Diskeeper is my choice) for months now. I've not heard of a commercial mainstream defrag program that isn't safe. Complaints are usually about speed, effectiveness, price, interface and such. Regardless, always have a good, solid backup strategy. -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services MPS wrote: Quote: > Thanks Hank -- > > am I right to assume from your suggestion these apps are compatible as > well as harmless/safe to use > with VISTA? > > I'd hate to mess up 740 Gigs of Data. > > Ciao, Maria > > > > "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@xxxxxx> schreef in bericht > news:%23uF5$DR%23HHA.3800@xxxxxx Quote: >> MPS wrote: Quote: >>> Following a recent new install I decided to defrag now. >>> >>> In other OS I used to have a simple box with some choice of settings >>> - do you want this or that and repeatedly etc.? >>> >>> Also one would have a large window showing the movemnet of data and >>> clusters around the disk and one could see if the defrag would hang >>> and estimate how many more hours ;-(( >>> >>> Quite useful. >>> >>> Is it true that my current VISTA Home Premium does NOT show anything >>> but a Defrag START button? >>> >>> I do not even see which of my 2 each 320 GB discs are being >>> defragged... >>> >>> Am I overseeing something? >>> >>> Are there any reliable tools out there that will do the job the >>> oldfashioned way? >>> >>> Looking forward, >>> >>> Maria >> Two that I can think of: >> >> Diskeeper >> Perfect Disk >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> Hank Arnold >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Server - Directory Services |
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09-20-2007
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| | Re: Defrag settings & progress invisible? Thanks guys, I will look into your suggestions and apps right after... my holiday break! Ciao, Maria "Benjamin" <Benjamin.2x2hs3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> schreef in bericht news:Benjamin.2x2hs3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > Yeah, Diskeeper is certified for Vista, and it's automatic defrag works > great. No need for scheduling with manual defrags. Diskeeper > automatically takes care of defragmentation of the drives you specify, > quietly behind the scenes. > > > -- > Benjamin |
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