Best Defragger for WIN XP ???
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What are all ofyou using? I am currently using PerfectDisk.
I think this is the best out there.
Any comments?
I think this is the best out there.
Any comments?
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Couple of comments:
- I don't believe that Diskeeper 7 is a released software product. It is in all likelyhood still in beta mode.
- It is hard to compare defraggers for XP until all of the defrag vendors release versions of their defraggers that are OFFICIALLY compatible with XP. This includes PerfectDisk. While PerfectDisk will install and most of the features of PerfectDisk will work safely under Windows XP, PerfectDisk isn't offically compatible and there are some things that will not work - like boot time defragmentation on NTFS partitions.
- Just because a defragger installs and appears to run under Windows XP doesn't mean that they are "compatible" with Windows XP. For example, Windows XP uses a "prefetch" method of loading the drivers necessary for the boot process - dramatically speeding up the boot process. The Windows XP OS will on it's own put all of these files together in one place. It is up to commercial defraggers to either "honor" this file placement (which I don't believe that any released commercial defragger - including PerfectDisk - is currently doing) or to take over the automatic job of grouping these leaving these files grouped together and up[censored] the layout.ini file used by the WinXP pre-fetch mechanism.
I can't speak for other commercial defrag vendors, but a version of PerfectDisk that is officially compatible with Windows XP will be released around the time that Windows XP is officially released (end of October).
- Greg/Raxco Software
Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk 2000, as a systems engineer in the support department.
- I don't believe that Diskeeper 7 is a released software product. It is in all likelyhood still in beta mode.
- It is hard to compare defraggers for XP until all of the defrag vendors release versions of their defraggers that are OFFICIALLY compatible with XP. This includes PerfectDisk. While PerfectDisk will install and most of the features of PerfectDisk will work safely under Windows XP, PerfectDisk isn't offically compatible and there are some things that will not work - like boot time defragmentation on NTFS partitions.
- Just because a defragger installs and appears to run under Windows XP doesn't mean that they are "compatible" with Windows XP. For example, Windows XP uses a "prefetch" method of loading the drivers necessary for the boot process - dramatically speeding up the boot process. The Windows XP OS will on it's own put all of these files together in one place. It is up to commercial defraggers to either "honor" this file placement (which I don't believe that any released commercial defragger - including PerfectDisk - is currently doing) or to take over the automatic job of grouping these leaving these files grouped together and up[censored] the layout.ini file used by the WinXP pre-fetch mechanism.
I can't speak for other commercial defrag vendors, but a version of PerfectDisk that is officially compatible with Windows XP will be released around the time that Windows XP is officially released (end of October).
- Greg/Raxco Software
Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk 2000, as a systems engineer in the support department.
so where do u download this copy ?
thx
thx
diskeeper 7 is very nice. As always Executive Software makes great improvements with each version.
sounds cool used 6 its a great defrag program
so if there a link for Diskeeper 7 somewhere ?
really would like to use on xp
thx
so if there a link for Diskeeper 7 somewhere ?
really would like to use on xp
thx
I have a good question about defragging and Windows XP. Everytime I use the built in XP defragger (Diskeeper 6 right?) my XP is so bogged down with the hds constantly chugging away at something yet my 98SE (I'm dual booting) runs better. It chugs so bad that the only thing I can do to fix it that I know of is to format the XP partition.
Why does defragging my HDs make XP chug? They're all using Fat32
Why does defragging my HDs make XP chug? They're all using Fat32
running the windoctor screwed me up. i'll wait until a better one is out. i used system mechanice for 2k and fixit utilities 99 for 98se
