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75898 2002-09-02 21:19:00 I have set Norton Speed Disk to defrag drive C several nights in a row now. When I return in the morning the puter is still busily whirring away and the defrag has progressed only 2 or 3 percent. Is this normal? How long should a defrag take? The drive is not huge (about 7Mb) and is a little over half full. Any ideas? hukcomse (1516)
75899 2002-09-02 22:12:00 Go tp www.powerdefrag.com for their utility, it will do it in no time for you wgeorgec (1648)
75900 2002-09-02 22:19:00 Defrag in safe mode only, as any other software running will simply cause defrag to start again ....and again... godfather (25)
75901 2002-09-02 22:28:00 Hehe, Check the FAQ, but safe mode, as godfather stated, is your best bet. It can be done normally, but safe mode will be your best option! Chilling_Silence (9)
75902 2002-09-02 22:42:00 Following suggestions from members I found the website www.powerdefrag.com excellent whereas like you we were having problems. lojos_ (1659)
75903 2002-09-02 22:55:00 I had problems with an A4Tech Mouse driver, even loaded in safe mode and that kept stopping my defrag 4 a while Chilling_Silence (9)
75904 2002-09-02 23:33:00 nortons speed disk is way better than windows defrag (including powerdefrag).

first thing is to look at what its doing. is it restarting? if so close down any backgraound programs.

i also suggest you run diskdoctor before running defrag.

also run norton optomistion wizard before hand as well.

check DMA is enable for the hardrive (in device manager).
tweak'e (174)
75905 2002-09-03 21:41:00 Thanks to all who offered help .

I have used powerdefrag which certainly got the job completed, but also reset all my internet settings for me at the same time . . . . . . . so some time spent repairing that problem .

Incidentally I was using Norton Speed Disk to defrag - that was the one that was so slow in the first place - as part of a regular system check . . . . hopefully now that the disk is reorganised the regular check will work .
hukcomse (1516)
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