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| 629495 | 2008-01-12 06:32:00 | Well it wouldnt be too healthy for the hdd. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 629496 | 2008-01-12 07:56:00 | Why would you do that?:waughh: well powercut? |
grahic (12930) | ||
| 629497 | 2008-01-12 08:27:00 | One thing I fail to understand - why does MS give the user the job of defragging the HDD? This is a system task and should be done seemlessly without user intervention (there is no such thing as a defrag that a Linux user has to start - it just happens). | johnd (85) | ||
| 629498 | 2008-01-12 08:55:00 | So does Vista Now, it inbuilt, does it automatically This is why some people complain about Vista Being slow This article (www.worldstart.com) explains it. I have turned this feature off as per the article and do it manually, Vista Slow - Nahhhhh. Part of the Article By default, the disk defrag feature in Vista is set up to defrag your system approximately every four times you restart your computer. It just starts on its own, no matter what you're working on or what you're doing on your computer at the time Graphic - Regarding a Power Cut - thats what a UPS is for. Hey the lights may go out but the PC is still going fine. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 629499 | 2008-01-12 09:06:00 | See my 16 above....:D | Scouse (83) | ||
| 629500 | 2008-01-12 09:09:00 | See my 16 above....:D OOPS! sorry Scouse - didn't go back that far on the pages.:o |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 629501 | 2008-01-12 10:09:00 | Hi Grahic Here's my two cents :2cents: worth. First I agree with the others who think Microsoft's effort at defragmentation is crap!! Tried many different free defragment programs and in my opinion, one of the best, if not the best is Iobit's SmartDefrag. Get it free, get it HERE. (www.iobit.com) The best way to imagine what defragmentation is all about is to think of a random collection of model cars all in a line, bumper to bumper. Being random, they will be of different lengths. Now take a Mini out of the line-up. Try to park a Caddy. It is obvious, it just won't fit. You must find somewhere else. Think about moving two Minis, four or more. Think of the wasted space. Your computer does exactly that and if there is no where to fit the whole program, it has to cut it into chunks and make it fit. Think of the extra time to access the chunks. What if you could close all the small gaps and make one large space. This is what defragmentation does. Admittingly, the above explaination is rather silly and does not cover all involved, it does however illustrate in basic terms the guts of defragmentation. What makes Iobit SmartDefrag great is it's ability to constantly defrag automatically when you are not using your computer. You can manually defrag too. Try it, it's free, what yah got to lose!! Oh, download and use their Advanced Windows Care too. Also free. BURNZEE BORN TO FISH, FORCED TO WORK!! |
Burnzee (6950) | ||
| 629502 | 2008-01-12 18:17:00 | download and use their Advanced Windows Care too. Also free. Thanks. Here is the link www.download.com Their company has multiple tech awards so I think its worth a try. CNET comment: Before you run it, uncheck the start up programs box! Pretty much stops the start up programs you want and you have to reset them. Other than that...GREAT! I think we can use task manager to stop the start up programs we don't want manually. This pogram gives you no choice unless you uncheck that box.. |
Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 629503 | 2008-01-12 19:14:00 | Files can be stored in pieces all over your HD ... wherever Windows finds available space. Defragging organizes the pieces in one place .. so your HD doesn't have to look all over the HD to collect the Pieces/Parts This speeds up the collection of files .. and your computer runs faster. Yes ... it's safe. It's like reading a book at the library ... where the pages are all over the place ... wherever the librarian found a hole to stuff a page. |
Softix (13253) | ||
| 629504 | 2008-01-12 23:15:00 | Surprised nobody's asked, "How the hell could it take 7 hours to defrag a hard disk." Even if you used the rubishy one from Microsoft. Depending on what your computer is used for, defragging is one of the important things to do, at least once a week. IF it took 7 hours and IF you noticed no differerence then there is something very wrong with your computer. They're probably using Nortons anti-virus too so every file accessed creates an overhead. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
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