Re: Defragmenter no longer works

Thank you!
After re-reading the facts, it appears Task Scheduler only affects the
Prefetcher's normal/cyclic Defragmentation. [As you said.]
The "Description" of the *Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service* just
plain isn't clear: "Configures Hard Drives & Volumes. The service only runs
for configuration processes and then stops." If Defrag isn't
(re)configuring, then configuring as in what? Drive letter assignment?

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> 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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