Defrag is slow

Defrag isn't really needed in XP with NTFS. Either way, try to run it in
Safe Mode. Good luck and keep us posted.

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"Ross" wrote in message

> Hello,
>
> I have Windows XP Pro installed on my machine. When I run Defrag, it
> starts
> the analysation proccess, however, when it begins to defrag it stays at
> 1%,
> even after hours of running.
>
> I have Mcafee installed, but I disable it. I tried to look in msconfig,
> under the start up tab... I see many weird files there.... But don't know
> which ones are to be removed... I am scared to remove the wrong file...
>
> Can someone please help me resolve this or point me to a link/FAQ which
> resolves this problem.
>
> Ross
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"Kelly" wrote

> Defrag isn't really needed in XP with NTFS.
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

You're kidding, right? XP has the defrag program as an alternative to Spider
Solitaire?

Alias
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow 

Ross wrote:

Hello, I have Windows XP Pro installed on my machine. When I run Defrag, it starts the analysation proccess, however, when it begins to defrag it stays at 1%, even after hours of running. I have Mcafee installed, but I disable it. I tried to look in msconfig, under the start up tab... I see many weird files there.... But don't know which ones are to be removed... I am scared to remove the wrong file... Can someone please help me resolve this or point me to a link/FAQ which resolves this problem. Ross

Run chkdsk before defragmenting? Third party tools are faster than the windows XP disk defragmenter and have some smart features too. you could try one of them.
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow 

Alias wrote:
> "Kelly" wrote
>
> > Defrag isn't really needed in XP with NTFS.
> > All the Best,
> > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>
> You're kidding, right? XP has the defrag program as an alternative to Spider
> Solitaire?

No. Kelly is NOy "kidding". She has better way to use her time here.
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow 

I use the XP defragger since I got XP a couple of months ago. However,
after analyzing the disk, it said I needed to defrag one time, over a month
ago, and each week I check it says I don't need to defrag, so I don't.
Since it doesn't defrag less than 5%, if the deframentation is not over 5%,
it will recommend not doing it.

Before I had XP, I had ME and used a utility called Diskeeper, which defrags
while you use the puter. It can work on a schedule, as it deems it
necessary, etc. It costs, IIRC, around $50, but since I had problems which
may or may not be attributed to Diskeeper, I don't and won't use anything
but the Windows defragger.
"Alias" wrote in message

>
> "Kelly" wrote
>
>> Defrag isn't really needed in XP with NTFS.
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>
> You're kidding, right? XP has the defrag program as an alternative to
> Spider Solitaire?
>
> Alias
>
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow 

Umm, the Windows defragger is a trimmed version of Diskeeper.

Someone wrote:

> I use the XP defragger since I got XP a couple of months ago. However,
> after analyzing the disk, it said I needed to defrag one time, over a month
> ago, and each week I check it says I don't need to defrag, so I don't.
> Since it doesn't defrag less than 5%, if the deframentation is not over 5%,
> it will recommend not doing it.
>
> Before I had XP, I had ME and used a utility called Diskeeper, which defrags
> while you use the puter. It can work on a schedule, as it deems it
> necessary, etc. It costs, IIRC, around $50, but since I had problems which
> may or may not be attributed to Diskeeper, I don't and won't use anything
> but the Windows defragger.
> "Alias" wrote in message
>
>
>>"Kelly" wrote
>>
>>
>>>Defrag isn't really needed in XP with NTFS.
>>>All the Best,
>>>Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>>
>>You're kidding, right? XP has the defrag program as an alternative to
>>Spider Solitaire?
>>
>>Alias
>>
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow 

Notwithstanding it says you do not need to defragment what files are
listed as fragmented? Why the files you access and update regularly!

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"Someone" wrote in message

>I use the XP defragger since I got XP a couple of months ago. However,
>after analyzing the disk, it said I needed to defrag one time, over a
>month ago, and each week I check it says I don't need to defrag, so I
>don't. Since it doesn't defrag less than 5%, if the deframentation is
>not over 5%, it will recommend not doing it.
>
> Before I had XP, I had ME and used a utility called Diskeeper, which
> defrags while you use the puter. It can work on a schedule, as it
> deems it necessary, etc. It costs, IIRC, around $50, but since I had
> problems which may or may not be attributed to Diskeeper, I don't and
> won't use anything but the Windows defragger.
> "Alias" wrote in message
>
>>
>> "Kelly" wrote
>>
>>> Defrag isn't really needed in XP with NTFS.
>>> All the Best,
>>> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>>
>> You're kidding, right? XP has the defrag program as an alternative to
>> Spider Solitaire?
>>
>> Alias
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow 

"Uncle Grumpy" wrote in message

> Alias wrote:
>> "Kelly" wrote
>>
>> > Defrag isn't really needed in XP with NTFS.
>> > All the Best,
>> > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>>
>> You're kidding, right? XP has the defrag program as an alternative to
>> Spider
>> Solitaire?
>
> No. Kelly is NOy "kidding". She has better way to use her time here.

And the answer to my other question is?

Alias
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow 

try another defrag tool
 >> Stay informed about: Defrag is slow