Re: Defragmenter no longer works

There is a Logical Disk Manager service and a Logical Disk Manager
Administrative Service service, there is no Disk Management Service that I
am aware of in XP. The Task Scheduler service has nothing to do with defrag
unless you want to schedule a defrag. None of these are required to be
running in order for defrag to work.

I have the Logical Disk Manager service, the Logical Disk Manager
Administrative Service service and the Task Scheduler service all disabled
and defrag works fine on my machine.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:E397B546-1B37-49DC-8463-EDE8D6B4389E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
st.daniel <stdaniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Fellow user here. Tweaked any Services? Defrag requires Task Scheduler
> Service, and (maybe) Disk Management Service running to work. Look in
> Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services to see if these services are
> Enabled and Running.
>
> HTH
>
> "egleaves" wrote:
>
>> Wesley:
>>
>> OK, here is the best I can do with your last set of instructions and
>> suggestions.
>>
>> 1. When I enter defrag C: I get the usual response--Disk Defragmenter
>> could not start....
>>
>> 2. The scannow sfc was a washout. I kept getting messages that said
>> "Files that are required for Windows to run properly must be copied to
>> the DLL cashe. Insert XP CD now." Unfortunately, I could not find my
>> XP CD after two hours of searching. It's been a while....
>>
>> 3. The Event Viewer showed quite a few errors under Applications and
>> Systems, none under the other category.
>>
>> 4. I went to the website with Registry Mechanic, downloaded it, and ran
>> the trial version, which turned up something like 689 errors in the
>> registry. Fixing them all required a purchase. Do you recommend such a
>> purchase? It sells for $29.99, not bad if it works.
>>
>> 5. Finally, I ran the two regsvr32 files and both succeeded.
>>
>> I'm open to further directions from you or any other computer pro such as
>> yourself.
>>
>> Now to bed. I'll check back tomorrow. Thanks for all your help.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ed
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>
>>> Ed,
>>>
>>> What happens if you open a command prompt, type
>>> defrag C:
>>> and hit Enter?
>>>
>>> Try running The System File Checker (sfc.exe).
>>>
>>> Start | Run | Type or paste: sfc /scannow | Click OK
>>>
>>> This will take a while.
>>>
>>> If SFC.EXE did anything it will be in the Event Viewer.
>>>
>>> Open the Event Viewer...
>>> Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
>>> Click System | Look at any Windows File Protection
>>> entries
>>>
>>> More info..
>>> scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
>>> http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
>>>
>>> After running sfc, reregister dfrgui.dll and dfrgsnap.dll.
>>>
>>> Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 dfrgui.dll | Click OK
>>>
>>> Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll | Click OK
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:1B6E74D6-13EF-4160-8046-4A5114E98447@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>> egleaves <egleaves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>>> Back to Wesley this time:
>>>>
>>>> In response to defrag/? I get usage info, not an error message, e.g.,
>>>> volume, analyze only, force...., verbose output, etc.
>>>>
>>>> In response to dfrg.msc, Defragmenter does open, as always, but when I
>>>> click on Analyze or Defragment, I get the usual response: "Disk
>>>> Defragmenter could not start."
>>>>
>>>> What does this tell you?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ed,
>>>>>
>>>>> defrag.exe has to run from a command prompt.
>>>>>
>>>>> dfrg.msc is the file that has all the pretty colors.
>>>>>
>>>>> What happens if you open a command prompt...
>>>>> Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
>>>>> Type defrag /? in the command prompt and hit Enter?
>>>>> Do you get the Usage info? Or an error message? If an error message,
>>>>> what's the message?
>>>>>
>>>>> What happens if you...
>>>>> Start | Run | Type: dfrg.msc | Click OK
>>>>> Does Disk Defragmenter open? Or do you get an error message? If an
>>>>> error message, what's the message? If Disk Defragmenter opens what
>>>>> happens if you click Analyze? Or if you click Defragment?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wes
>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>
>>>>> In news:539B0AC3-4FC9-48B1-A5B8-5D4DDCFFEDAA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>>>> egleaves <egleaves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>> Marv:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I downloaded and ran the file but to no avail. At least, I thought I
>>>>>> ran it; it opened and closed too fast to tell--but it's only 69K.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks anyway. Any other ideas?
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ed
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Marv" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> egleaves,
>>>>>>> Try this download from my site. It came from Microsoft I believe.
>>>>>>> http://www.marvswindowstips.com/Downloads/defrag.exe
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hope this helps!
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Marv
>>>>>>> Marvs Windows Tips & Tricks
>>>>>>> http://www.marvswindowstips.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "egleaves" wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks to Wesley, I was able to find the hidden folder and install
>>>>>>>> dfrg.inf.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But Disk Defragmenter still does not work.....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm about ready to throw my computer out the door, but not yet.....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any other suggestions?
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Ed
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> \WINDOWS\inf is a Hidden folder.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Paste the following in Start | Run and click OK...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> %windir%\inf
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Right click dfrg.inf and select Install
>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> HOW TO: Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP
>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302347
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> To display Hidden files and folders...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options | View tab
>>>>>>>>> Check:
>>>>>>>>> Display the contents of system folders
>>>>>>>>> Show hidden files and folders
>>>>>>>>> UNCheck:
>>>>>>>>> Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
>>>>>>>>> Click Apply | Click OK
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are
>>>>>>>>> not typical items.]]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In news:3A218291-A71D-4AE0-AC2D-6E779CE49713@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>>>>>>>> egleaves <egleaves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>>>>> My Disk Defragmenter no longer works, a possible casualty of
>>>>>>>>>> Diskeeper. Nor, for that matter, does Norton's Speed Disk. Disk
>>>>>>>>>> Defragmenter says "Disk Defragmenter could not start" and Speed
>>>>>>>>>> Disk says "Speed Disk is unable to access Drive C. Please check
>>>>>>>>>> to see if another application has the drive locked."
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've looked at many of the postings on this site, and one of best
>>>>>>>>>> responses I have seen is AndreasRoom.com. I made the changes in
>>>>>>>>>> the command prompts as suggested, but still no luck. (I was not
>>>>>>>>>> able to find the windows\inf folder as suggested--any
>>>>>>>>>> suggestions?)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I also changed the setting to System Managed Size under Virtual
>>>>>>>>>> Memory in the Control Panel as suggested by another writer, but
>>>>>>>>>> still no luck.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What's left to do? I'd love to hear from some of you smart
>>>>>>>>>> people on this issue. My computer badly needs to be
>>>>>>>>>> defragmented.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Ed

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