Restoring XP's Disk Defragg

AngelfireUk83 · 05-15-06, 12:09 PM

My mate seems to have been messing about with his PC and for some unknown reason best known to himself. Decided to delete the link for the defragg program in system tools.

How can he restore it if there's a way I know someone who might know. I've told him to use Diskeeper I did have a copy of 9 Pro lying around but can't find it as of yet.

But he'd rather use the Win XP version the muppet.

klingens · 05-15-06, 12:43 PM

Go to "My Computer", rightclick on the driveletter you want to defrag, properties, tools, Defragment Now

redduc900 · 05-15-06, 12:44 PM

Drag dfrg.msc from the %SystemRoot%\system32 directory to...

C:\Documents and Settings | All Users | Start Menu | Programs | Accessories | System Tools

... as a shortcut. He could also just type dfrg.msc in the Run box to bring up the Disk Defragmenter tool.

AngelfireUk83 · 05-15-06, 07:45 PM

Ha I knew you would answer redduc thanks it's fixed now and I've told to stop messing with the dam operating system.

itshondo · 05-17-06, 03:44 PM

Or you could use Diskeeper Lite FREEWARE, much better than stock-

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/B...eper-lite.html

Sorin · 05-17-06, 05:09 PM

Diskeeper rules. MUCH more informative than the standard windows defragger. For example, the large amount of "reserved system space" really bugs me. Which is something the normal windows one doesn't even show you. The normal windows one just gives you the impression all the green stuff is actually USED system file space. Not just blank and reserved. On a 72GB drive (my two raptors in raid 0), this reserved space takes up 2 1/2 lines worth in the Diskeeper defrag window. I REALLY hope it's not blank space.

Plus it seems faster too.

redduc900 · 05-18-06, 03:27 AM

Just a FYI, but the defragmenter that comes with XP is made by Diskeeper... albeit an older version (it was the newest version at the time of XP's release), and the newer Lite and Full versions are more feature rich like you mentioned.

AngelfireUk83 · 05-18-06, 07:37 AM

YAY I found my Diskeeper Pro 9 installed it and it's changed my paging file as it said something along the line. That it probably wasn't big enough so it's set it to the recommened size. And it's moces stuff a hell of a lot quicker than the bog standard 1 great software and well worth the price.

itshondo · 05-18-06, 10:18 AM

usually windows runs better with a fixed size paging file- like 1.5 X the installed memory.

05-15-06, 12:09 PM	Thread Starter #1
AngelfireUk83 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England	Restoring XP's Disk Defragg My mate seems to have been messing about with his PC and for some unknown reason best known to himself. Decided to delete the link for the defragg program in system tools. How can he restore it if there's a way I know someone who might know. I've told him to use Diskeeper I did have a copy of 9 Pro lying around but can't find it as of yet. But he'd rather use the Win XP version the muppet. __________________ OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Board: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Rev.1 F8 CPU: INTEL i7 2600k 3.40ghz (Stock) RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB 1866mhz DDR3 (1600mhz@1.60v) Storage: Crucial 128GB M4 SSD (FW 040H) Storage 2: Seagate 500GB 7,200rpm HDD GPU/Audio: HIS 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E Card (Stock) PSU: OCZ Fatality 750w Modular PSU Optical: LG GH24NS90 24x DVD-RW
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05-15-06, 12:43 PM	#2
klingens Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Xanadu	Go to "My Computer", rightclick on the driveletter you want to defrag, properties, tools, Defragment Now
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05-15-06, 12:44 PM	#3
redduc900 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: WCG@home in Portland	Drag dfrg.msc from the %SystemRoot%\system32 directory to... C:\Documents and Settings \| All Users \| Start Menu \| Programs \| Accessories \| System Tools ... as a shortcut. He could also just type dfrg.msc in the Run box to bring up the Disk Defragmenter tool. __________________ "Taking Your Posting to the Next Level" "Unofficial Posting Guidelines" "Forum FAQs, Guidelines, and Rules" "Signatures: Content, Size and readability"
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05-15-06, 07:45 PM	Thread Starter #4
AngelfireUk83 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England	Ha I knew you would answer redduc thanks it's fixed now and I've told to stop messing with the dam operating system. __________________ OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Board: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Rev.1 F8 CPU: INTEL i7 2600k 3.40ghz (Stock) RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB 1866mhz DDR3 (1600mhz@1.60v) Storage: Crucial 128GB M4 SSD (FW 040H) Storage 2: Seagate 500GB 7,200rpm HDD GPU/Audio: HIS 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E Card (Stock) PSU: OCZ Fatality 750w Modular PSU Optical: LG GH24NS90 24x DVD-RW
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05-17-06, 03:44 PM	#5
itshondo Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Denver, CO	Or you could use Diskeeper Lite FREEWARE, much better than stock- http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/B...eper-lite.html __________________ MAIN RIG - PCLinuxOS -Biostar A780L3G - Plenom II 560 @ 3.7 Ghz - Cooler Master TX3 - 8 gb Corsair XMS - Zotac GT 430 Fanless - 60gb Corsair SSD + 2 - Sony Optiarc SATA DVD Burner Windows / Backup RIG - Win 7 64 - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P rev 1.6 - Q9550 @ 3.2 Ghz - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B HSF - 8gb GSkill PC2 6400- Evga GTX 260 - Antec 900 Case - Rosewill RP550-2 550W PSU - WD 74 GB Raptor + 2 - Sony Optiarc SATA DVD Burner HEATWARE 20-0-0
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05-17-06, 05:09 PM	#6
Sorin Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Silicon Valley	Diskeeper rules. MUCH more informative than the standard windows defragger. For example, the large amount of "reserved system space" really bugs me. Which is something the normal windows one doesn't even show you. The normal windows one just gives you the impression all the green stuff is actually USED system file space. Not just blank and reserved. On a 72GB drive (my two raptors in raid 0), this reserved space takes up 2 1/2 lines worth in the Diskeeper defrag window. I REALLY hope it's not blank space. Plus it seems faster too. __________________ 1) Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 550w Corsair 550VX i5-3570K CM Hyper 212 Evo Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH G.Skill DDR3 1600 Ripjaws 2x4GB GeForce GTX 460 512GB Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G.M HP ZR24w
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05-18-06, 03:27 AM	#7
redduc900 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: WCG@home in Portland	Just a FYI, but the defragmenter that comes with XP is made by Diskeeper... albeit an older version (it was the newest version at the time of XP's release), and the newer Lite and Full versions are more feature rich like you mentioned. __________________ "Taking Your Posting to the Next Level" "Unofficial Posting Guidelines" "Forum FAQs, Guidelines, and Rules" "Signatures: Content, Size and readability"
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05-18-06, 07:37 AM	Thread Starter #8
AngelfireUk83 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England	YAY I found my Diskeeper Pro 9 installed it and it's changed my paging file as it said something along the line. That it probably wasn't big enough so it's set it to the recommened size. And it's moces stuff a hell of a lot quicker than the bog standard 1 great software and well worth the price. __________________ OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Board: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Rev.1 F8 CPU: INTEL i7 2600k 3.40ghz (Stock) RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB 1866mhz DDR3 (1600mhz@1.60v) Storage: Crucial 128GB M4 SSD (FW 040H) Storage 2: Seagate 500GB 7,200rpm HDD GPU/Audio: HIS 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E Card (Stock) PSU: OCZ Fatality 750w Modular PSU Optical: LG GH24NS90 24x DVD-RW
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05-18-06, 10:18 AM	#9
itshondo Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Denver, CO	usually windows runs better with a fixed size paging file- like 1.5 X the installed memory. __________________ MAIN RIG - PCLinuxOS -Biostar A780L3G - Plenom II 560 @ 3.7 Ghz - Cooler Master TX3 - 8 gb Corsair XMS - Zotac GT 430 Fanless - 60gb Corsair SSD + 2 - Sony Optiarc SATA DVD Burner Windows / Backup RIG - Win 7 64 - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P rev 1.6 - Q9550 @ 3.2 Ghz - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B HSF - 8gb GSkill PC2 6400- Evga GTX 260 - Antec 900 Case - Rosewill RP550-2 550W PSU - WD 74 GB Raptor + 2 - Sony Optiarc SATA DVD Burner HEATWARE 20-0-0
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