Windows XP: Win XP Defrag OR Norton Speed Disk?
XP defrag IS made by Diskeeper Corp, formerly Exec Software
by bostechie - 10/14/05 6:12 AM In reply to: diskeeper by night_stalker_zOf this I am certain.
DIskeeper
by nedsram - 10/14/05 3:55 AM In reply to: Not a true blue Diskeeper by Rgen72Just a couple of things.
Diskeeper Lite will defrag disks just fine. It's just that you are pestered with a popup window when you start it, and can't use features such as ''set it and forget it''. But it will warn you when your disk needs defragging and you can do it manually.
As for fat32, I've had problems with Diskeeper on my old Windows 98 PC. It seems to stop doing anything useful - but keeps on accessing the hard disk and consuming CPU resources - once it gets to about 40% complete. If I then stop it and start it again, it tells me that the disk has been completely defragmented.
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Norton works quite well for me...
by ron517 - 10/14/05 5:58 AM In reply to: DIskeeper by nedsramI have been using Norton's Utilities with their version
of disk cleaning for over twenty years now and I have never once had any problems. But I do believe like in anything else once you start getting used to a systems
utility product you and your computer are then locked into and/or defined by that particular product. For my money I am "defined" by Norton because it was 'the very first store bought utility' that I used, that does NOT make it the best disk cleaner out there, just "the BEST" for me.
Diskeeper "Lite" should be sufficient for many people
by ackmondual - 10/14/05 12:39 PM In reply to: Not a true blue Diskeeper by Rgen72I read articles and reviews that say many ppl, using it only casually wouldn't really even touch those extra features in the full version.
As another winXP example, U don't really need winZip as winXP comes with it's own compression tool to work with .zip files. It's just that again, winzip has more features
Not quite - the built in is OLD
by KathyW - 10/14/05 8:26 AM In reply to: Diskeeper and XP Defrag the same by halg54The built in was developed by the same guys but was a stripped down version of Diskeeper technology of the 90s. It has been redesigned several times since them and really can't compare as the built in was designed only for sample use and lacks 90% of the features and functionality you get today.
The interface is also extremely outdated as Diskeeper 9.0 is way slicker and has way more to offer.
You can go to wwww.diskeeper.com and get a feature comparison ont he corporate buyer site.
Diskeeper versus XP Defrag
by sirwriter - 10/16/05 10:18 AM In reply to: Diskeeper and XP Defrag the same by halg54These two programs are definitely not the same. Diskeeper has made Defrag for Windows ever since the first XP O/S was made at least, perhaps longer.
Microsoft had a choice of going with the full program or a scaled down version. They chose the latter. The defrag program that is packaged with Windows is a very slow one that does a minimal job.
Load up Diskeeper 8.0 and see for yourself. The difference is night and day. You can download a version for home use for free, without all the bells and whistles and see for yourself.
Norton is certainly a good program, but it is extremely resource hungry. Try Diskeeper and you'll never look back. (And no, I am not employed by them.)
Not only
by Themisive - 10/31/05 2:47 PM In reply to: Diskeeper versus XP Defrag by sirwriterDid MS mess up the Diskeeper Lite program - see my comments earlier - it takes a long time, whereas one of the other people who posted a reply said quite correctly that it performed a full defrag is seconds. Since I don't use FAT32, and only use NTFS as it's a much more stable file system, the difference there doesn't bother me, but I've noted several things on MS that don't work as well as they are suppsed to - Notepad is only one of them.
or even BETTER ...
by glennjamen - 1/21/05 7:18 AM In reply to: Try Diskeeper by skippyd333I've tried perfect disc, speed disc, and the xp defrag, but the best program that I have found for defragging my computer is Perfect Disc. I don't work for the company or own stock in it; honestly, it is the best. http://www.raxco.com/products/downloadit/perfectdisk2000_download.cfm
not even better,,, MUCH BETTER!!
by 1_aceracer - 10/14/05 6:10 AM In reply to: or even BETTER ... by glennjamenI am a PC Tech and have also tried ALL the defraggers. I have repeatedly had problems with Diskeeper when the disc was heavily fragmented. PerfectDisc has worked when Diskeeper would not! PerfectDisc is my choice,,, your milage may vary!!
even better
by jdels - 10/14/05 7:06 AM In reply to: not even better,,, MUCH BETTER!! by 1_aceracerI agree that PerfectDisk is the best defragger. XP defrag restarts every time it makes a change on the drive. Norton is sloow. Disk Keeper is slower than PerfectDisk. Also PerfectDisk defrags from Windows XP. No rebooting of the system required.
windows defrag restarting all the time
by YEAHI'MbobDOBBS - 11/27/05 9:43 AM In reply to: even better by jdelsI've experienced the constant restarts in win defrag and found that shutting down my anti virus monitor in the system tray helped.
Also running the defrag in minimized window helps speed things up.
I use older scsi drives and on occaision have tried Norton disk doctor, and have always had problems with norton.
I'll keep using win in-house utility just let it run and walk away for a (long) while.
PerfectDisk
by ssflyer - 10/14/05 8:23 AM In reply to: or even BETTER ... by glennjamenI agree - this is by far the best I've used, and I've tried most of them, in both personal and corporate environments. Raxco PerfectDisk runs in a single pass and does an excellent, fast job!
PerfectDisk does have some pros over diskeeper...
by ackmondual - 10/14/05 12:43 PM In reply to: or even BETTER ... by glennjamenlast i checked 2 years ago anyways. Things can change alot since each of their respective updates.
PD does the whole defragmenting on one pass. DK takes several passes
PD only requires 5% of free space on your hd while DK requires 15%. PD can usually do a more complete job too
PD tracks usage patterns. First time may take longer, but subsequent defrag sessions are shortened
And if you want to...
by stonehkm - 1/29/05 1:15 PM In reply to: Try Diskeeper by skippyd333try the free, none automated version first, here is the URL:)
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/dkeeperlite.html
We are sorry, but Diskeeper Lite has been removed. :( :( [NT
by glenn30 - 1/29/05 1:57 PM In reply to: And if you want to... by stonehkm
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