Susan
Have you tried running Disk Defragmenter in Safe Mode?
How large is your hard disk and how much free space?
The amount of free space is very important when running
Disk Defragmenter. A minimum of 15% is required but
sometimes 20% is desirable if the drive / partition
contains one or more large files. You can run Disk
Defragmenter a second and third time if files are still
fragmented after the first run. You can put files more
prone to fragment in their own partitions.
If you use Outlook Express regularly compacting Outlook
Express before running Disk Defragmenter is helpful.
Disk Defragmenter provides a "Most fragmented files" list.
When a fragmented file is larger than the largest pocket of
free space available then the files is not fragmented.
Running Disk Defragmenter a second or third time does
move files around and can reduce / eliminate the contents
of the "Most fragmented files" list. The more free space on
the drive / partition, the more likely it is that all fragments will
be eliminated.
Free space cannot be defragmented with the Windows XP
Disk Defragmenter. Neither can your pagefile cannot be
defragmented because the file is in use whilst Disk
Defragmenter is running. You can purchase other
Defragmenting Utilities e.g. Perfect Disk, which will
defragment your pagefile and free space. Another option is
to place your pagefile in it's own partition. A pagefile partition
is best located as the first partition on a second hard drive.
You should leave a small page file at the original location.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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