Could not defrag my HD after installing & uninstalling Norton Ghos

[Duane]

I unistalled Norton Ghost 14.0 and when I went to defrag my HD, I got this
error -- basically saying it could not defrag the HD. Here are the specifics
of my results. Any help is appreciated! Thanks. Duane

Volume (C
Volume size = 74.52 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 62.73 GB
Free space = 11.79 GB
Percent free space = 15 %

Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 6 %
File fragmentation = 12 %
Free space fragmentation = 1 %

File fragmentation
Total files = 296,620
Average file size = 389 KB
Total fragmented files = 12
Total excess fragments = 792
Average fragments per file = 1.00

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 3.75 GB
Total fragments = 4

Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 22,452
Fragmented folders = 1
Excess folder fragments = 0

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 411 MB
MFT record count = 320,572
Percent MFT in use = 76 %
Total MFT fragments = 4

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Fragments File Size Files that cannot be defragmented
9 363 MB
\WINDOWS\PCHealth\ERRORREP\UserDumps\VProSvc.exe.20081002-041759-00.hdmp
760 1.94 GB \Documents and Settings\Duane\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst

 

[JS]

You are running low on free disk space.
First use Windows 'Disk Cleanup' to create more space on your C: drive.
Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

Next: Empty the Recycle Bin.

If you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 3:
Look for an odd folder name which is located here
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\cf8ec753e88561d..........\
Note: the apparent random set of letter and number may vary from my
example above but whatever the name is, it will be more than
600MB in size and can be safely deleted.
You may also see a number of other folders or files located in the:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ directory
They also can be deleted.

You can also free up more disk space by reducing
the number of 'System Restore' points:
Select Start/Control Panel/System, then in the System Properties window
click on the System Restore tab.
Next select the drive letter where Windows is installed (usually C,
Then click on the Setting button
Now in the Drive Settings window move the Disk space usage slider to the
left to reduce the amount of drive space System Restore points will use.
This will remove some of the older restore points and free up some space.

Disable Hibernation and delete hiberfil.sys file (If you have it enabled):
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...sys-hibernation-file-in-windows-xp-and-vista/
and:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/hibernate.mspx

If you are using IE7 and then installed SP3 read the info below.
IE7 users will find the folders listed below on their hard drive:
$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
They are needed to uninstall IE7. However, if you installed IE7 and
then installed XP SP3 you can no longer uninstall IE7 and these
folders can also be deleted.

Note: The recommended procedure before installing XP SP3 is to
uninstall IE7, then install XP SP3. Now you still have the ability to
install and uninstall IE7.

Next if you still need more space:
Remove the files used to uninstall updates to Windows
These folders and associated files in these folders are safe to remove,
however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or
update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.
I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders
and delete the older updates.
As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.
These files are located in the Windows folder and have folder names
like $NtUninstallKBXXXXXX$.
They are hidden folders so enable viewing of hidden files in Windows
Explorer.
Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
Also See the following web pages on this issue:
http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

You can reduce the size of the Internet Explorer Disk Cache:
How and Why to Clear Your Cache:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/customizing/clearcache.mspx
Just follow the instructions but instead of increasing the size (as stated
in
the article) decrease it.

Finally: Check the Recycle Bin one more time and empty it
if necessary as some of those files you deleted in the steps
mentioned above may find there way into the recycle bin.

After doing the above are you able to run Defrag?

JS
http://www.pagestart.com

 

[Unknown]

Why o why do you use any Norton product? Don't you read these newsgroups?

 

[Lil' Dave]

I unistalled Norton Ghost 14.0 and when I went to defrag my HD, I got this
error -- basically saying it could not defrag the HD. Here are the
specifics
of my results. Any help is appreciated! Thanks. Duane

Volume (C
Volume size = 74.52 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 62.73 GB
Free space = 11.79 GB
Percent free space = 15 %

Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 6 %
File fragmentation = 12 %
Free space fragmentation = 1 %

File fragmentation
Total files = 296,620
Average file size = 389 KB
Total fragmented files = 12
Total excess fragments = 792
Average fragments per file = 1.00

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 3.75 GB
Total fragments = 4

Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 22,452
Fragmented folders = 1
Excess folder fragments = 0

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 411 MB
MFT record count = 320,572
Percent MFT in use = 76 %
Total MFT fragments = 4

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragments File Size Files that cannot be defragmented
9 363 MB
\WINDOWS\PCHealth\ERRORREP\UserDumps\VProSvc.exe.20081002-041759-00.hdmp
760 1.94 GB \Documents and Settings\Duane\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst

I would be interested how you associate the 2 items with Ghost applicationor
its uninstall. Any help appreciated....