On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:56:15 +0200, On the Bridge! wrote:
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> Dedicated to the idiot, racist, nazi-like ALEXB who insists that the
> vista defrag is the best thing
> since sliced bread and irreplaceable.. what an idiot...
>
> [url]http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9887297-68.html?[/url][/color]
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>
> it just so happens that they are recommending the same defrag free
> program, and for the SAME reason as I did.... great minds think
> alike... and alexB thinks like an idiot... (third time I called him that
> in one post... oh boy he deserves it!)
>
> "Windows' own Disk Defragmenter is a slug compared to Auslogics'
> alternative. At least in XP, you got some feedback while the Windows
> defragger was working; Vista doesn't give you a clue what's happening
> after you click the Defragment Now button, other than to let you know
> that the process could take from a few minutes to a few hours (my bet's
> on the latter). I know many people scoff at the dancing colored blocks
> on the map as pointless, but I kinda like 'em. "[/color]

Or one could move to a modern filesystem which does not need
defragmenting and obviate the entire process.