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Old 11-29-2007   #1 (permalink)
Rick


 
 

Disk Defragment

Can you make Vista's defrag. show the window were you could watch it do its
thing like in Windows XP? Thanks


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Old 11-29-2007   #2 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Disk Defragment

No, unless you use a thirdparty solution such as Disk Keeper. The new and
improved Defragmenter in Windows Vista runs in the background at all times.
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"Rick" <rickluc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Can you make Vista's defrag. show the window were you could watch it do
> its thing like in Windows XP? Thanks

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Old 11-29-2007   #3 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP


 
 

Re: Disk Defragment

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:06:08 -0500, "Rick" <rickluc@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Can you make Vista's defrag. show the window were you could watch it do its
> thing like in Windows XP? Thanks


If you like to watch that sort of thing, you might like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkbghBLIll0 instead.


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Old 11-29-2007   #4 (permalink)
Riffrafter


 
 

Re: Disk Defragment


"Rick" <rickluc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Can you make Vista's defrag. show the window were you could watch it do
> its thing like in Windows XP? Thanks
Short answer is no. I like using Auslogics Disk Defragger: fast, free,
works great and yes - has the graphics you're seeking.

http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/

-Riff

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Old 12-01-2007   #6 (permalink)


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Re: Disk Defragment

Yahhh get Diskeeper. Good Third party tool...
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Old 12-03-2007   #7 (permalink)
Aevin


 
 

Re: Disk Defragment


Rick;559146 Wrote:
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> Can you make Vista's defrag. show the window were you could watch it do
> its
> thing like in Windows XP? Thanks
Automatic defragmenters work in the background, depending on
availability of free system resources, so a constant progress display
may not always be available. Automatic defrag is quite useful/efficient
compared to manual or scheduled defrags because it takes care of itself
and needs no fiddling by the user. Whenever fragmentation increases due
to file activity, the defragger will deal with it automatically during
system idle. Vista's defragger is not 'truly' automatic I think, but a
pseudo-automatic, yet it still does not offer much control or progress
display. Third party automatic defraggers come with better controls,
more options/features and the ability to view progress display at a
given time. In these aspects, they are better than vista's defragger.


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