defragging my hard drive

[Anj]

Can someone please help me.

Could you please explain why and what this does and how I
go about doing it.

Thanks.

[Bob Willard]

Anj wrote:
> Can someone please help me.
>
> Could you please explain why and what this does and how I
> go about doing it.
>
> Thanks.

Have you tried XP's help facility?
--
Cheers, Bob

[Jim Macklin]

When files are opened, closed, programs installed and
deleted, temp files are created and purged, the location of
files on the hard drive (floppies too) gets scrambled.
These fragmented files must be found before the programs can
open and that takes time.

Defragging puts the scrambled files back in the optimum
order.

XP and all Windows ship with a defrag utility and it should
be used on a regular schedule if you best performance.

To learn more, do a Google search for "disk operation" then
"disk fragmentation" then "defrag" and you'll find lots of
articles on the subject.
Look up the MSKB www.support.microsoft.com and look at
www.diskkeeper.com


"Bob Willard" > wrote in message
...
| Anj wrote:
| > Can someone please help me.
| >
| > Could you please explain why and what this does and how
I
| > go about doing it.
| >
| > Thanks.
|
| Have you tried XP's help facility?
| --
| Cheers, Bob
|

[Vaughn McMillan - Executive Software]

Actually, it's www.diskeeper.com (one "k"). ;-)

Browse around the site to find the book titled "Fragmentation - The
Condition, The Cause, The Cure". (OK, I'll do the browsing for you --
it's at http://www.execsoft.com/fragbook/fragbook.htm) As the title
suggests, it covers the subject pretty thoroughly. Keep in mind this
book was originally written in regards to the VMS operating system,
but it's still applicable to the Windows NT/2000/XP realm, too.

I hope this helps -

Vaughn McMillan
Executive Software

On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:05:07 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
> wrote:

>When files are opened, closed, programs installed and
>deleted, temp files are created and purged, the location of
>files on the hard drive (floppies too) gets scrambled.
>These fragmented files must be found before the programs can
>open and that takes time.
>
>Defragging puts the scrambled files back in the optimum
>order.
>
>XP and all Windows ship with a defrag utility and it should
>be used on a regular schedule if you best performance.
>
>To learn more, do a Google search for "disk operation" then
>"disk fragmentation" then "defrag" and you'll find lots of
>articles on the subject.
>Look up the MSKB www.support.microsoft.com and look at
>www.diskkeeper.com
>
>
>"Bob Willard" > wrote in message
...
>| Anj wrote:
>| > Can someone please help me.
>| >
>| > Could you please explain why and what this does and how
>I
>| > go about doing it.
>| >
>| > Thanks.
>|
>| Have you tried XP's help facility?
>| --
>| Cheers, Bob
>|
>