Re: WinXp Defrag starts automatically

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

Ramesh isn't this supposed only to be done
every 3 days?

Robert are you complaining about something
that may only occur every 3 days?

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Gerry
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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Robert,
>
> Disk defragmentation and auto-layout
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xehowdisablingdiskdefragmentation.asp
>
> BTW, that article was originally written for XP-Embedded. However, the
> "EnableAutoLayout" registry setting very much applies to Windows XP Home
> and
> Professional. Personally, I would not disable this feature, as it runs
> during the idle time and does not affect my work anyway.
>
> Description about this feature, as shown in Tweak UI screen:
>
> "Optimize hard disk when idle" check box allows Windows to rearrange
> files on the hard disk when the computer is not in use to improve
> performance.
>
> If you don't want this feature, you can disable the auto-optimization
> feature using Tweak UI. Download/Install Tweak UI and run it. Look in the
> General section, and uncheck "Optimize hard disk when idle".
>
> TweakUI download URLs:
>
> TweakUI v2.00 for Windows XP/XP MCE [564 KB].
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
>
> TweakUI v2.10 for Windows XP SP1/XP MCE/2003 [147 KB].
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
>
>
> Manual registry edit to enable/disable the disk optimization:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> \SOFTWARE
> \Microsoft
> \Windows
> \CurrentVersion
> \OptimalLayout
>
> Value name: EnableAutoLayout
> Data Type: REG_DWORD
> Possible data: 1 | 0
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Robert Ehrlich" <rehrlich@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:dqdq7f$jaq$00$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Defrag starts always automatically in the background,
> when I do nothing with XP over a period of few minutes.
> Is there any possibility to switch off this functionality?
>
>
>
> Robert
>
>


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