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Windows Vista forum: Defragmenter won't start

by: OzBo May 13, 2008 8:05 PM PDT

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Defragmenter won't start

by OzBo - 5/13/08 8:05 PM

Hello,
The Windows Vista defragmenter suddenly doesn't start any more. I know you cannot follow what it is doing etc., but it really doesn't start at all any more. What can be wrong? I should probably use another tool anyway, but I would just like to know what happened so suddenly???
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A Variety Of Reasons Why...

by Grif Thomas Moderator - 5/13/08 9:28 PM

In Reply to: Defragmenter won't start by OzBo

You need substantial free space on the hard drive or defrag won't run.. Is your free space OK?

Some are fixing the issue by running Error Checking/Chkdsk first.. Have you done so? (Although the article below is for XP, it's basically the same in Vista.)

How To Run 'Error Checking/Chkdsk' On Win2000/XP

Tried running a command line defrag? See the "Manual Defragmentation" section of the link below:

http://www.howtohaven.com/system/vistadefragmentation.shtml

Hope this helps.

Grif


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Thanks, but...

by OzBo - 5/13/08 9:55 PM

In Reply to: A Variety Of Reasons Why... by Grif Thomas Moderator

I actually have more than 110 GB of free space and ran chkdsk the other day. I might try the third option, but out of stubbornness I wanted it to start normally. I have found this on the net, but it is for XP:
http://www.andreasroom.com/blog/archive/2004/01/18/defrag.aspx

Anyway, I don't have the inf file they mention at all!!! Or maybe it has another name in Vista? There is nothing with even a similar name in the inf folder!!!
Do you know what the inf file for defrag is called in Vista?
Thanks.

Bo


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I found out what it was!

by OzBo - 5/13/08 10:53 PM

In Reply to: Thanks, but... by OzBo

The Task Scheduler was disabled.
You have to start it in order to run defrag...


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(NT) Good Job & Thanks For Posting Back With the Fix

by Grif Thomas Moderator - 5/14/08 7:54 PM

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vista defrag

by tw111 - 5/23/08 7:45 AM

In Reply to: Defragmenter won't start by OzBo

I have received my last Windows error message......
my new MacBook is the best Mother's Day gift ever!
Just wish I hadn't fought it for so long.


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