Re: Disk Defragmenter Not Installed

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 03/14/04 

Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:29:12 -0600

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item No. 280 "Restore Defrag.exe".

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP] 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:d12301c409f6$61a1b950$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| That's not helping... the tool's not actually installed on 
| my computer, and it won't start the defragmentation. The 
| defragmentation dialogue box opens, but when I press 
| the "start" button nothing happens. The defrag files are 
| on my computer, but it's just not working.
| 
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Perform the following:
| >
| >1.  Right-click on your Desktop and select:  NEW > 
| SHORTCUT
| >2.  In the Create Shortcut window, type in:  %SystemRoot%
| \System32\dfrg.msc  , and click "Next"
| >3.  In the next window, type in:  Disk Defragmenter  , 
| and click "Finish"
| >4.  A Disk Defragmenter shortcut icon will appear on your 
| Desktop.
| >
| >-- 
| >Carey Frisch
| >Microsoft MVP
| >Windows XP - Shell/User
| >
| >Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
| >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
| >
| >----------------------------------------------------------
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| >
| >"Jenn" <jer24@pitt.edu> wrote in message:
| > news:cd6a01c409f2$6cef6360$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| >
| >| I've been needing to do a defragment of my C drive for 
| >| quite a while, so I finally get around to doing it, and 
| >| then I find on the C drive Properties window that I 
| don't 
| >| have a defragmenter installed...! How do I install a 
| >| defragmentation tool?
| >.
| >
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