Defrag issues

[Guest]

Running Win XP SP2. All attempts to run defrag fail. All that happens when I
initiate a defrag is that a DOS-like window appears for a split second and
disappears. Have attempted process aafter disabling my McAfee AV software and
still get same problem.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Have you tried other options:

How to Defragment Your Disk Drive Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314848

If running Disk Defragmenter in normal mode encounters problems try Safe
Mode. Removing Temporary Internet Files ( all user profiles ) and emptying
the Recycle Bin can help avoid problems.

Does chkdsk when run complete?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Wesley Vogel]

Open a command prompt first...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
In the command prompt type: defrag /? and hit your Enter key.

Or, to open the GUI version...
Start | Run | Type: dfrg.msc | Click OK

Or..
Start\All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\Disk Defragmenter

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[Guest]

Thanks for advice.

Tried the CMD route as GUI will not work. In Task Manager I have two apps
running that appear to be defrag related: DEFRAG.EXE and DFRGNTFS.EXE.

CMD screen shows Drive info (ie fragmentation info), but no indication of
progress of process. Should there be some indication of progress?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

How To Fix Windows Built in Defragmenter
http://www.andreasroom.com/blog/archive/2004/01/18/defrag.aspx

This fix worked for me. dfrgntfs.exe was crashing. Both from defrag.exe in
a command prompt and dfrg.msc.

Start | Run Type: regsvr32 dfrgui.dll | Click OK

Start | Run Type: regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll | Click OK

Navigate to...
%windir%\inf\ | Right click dfrg.inf | Select Install

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