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Blank email and things
Tom guita...@injersey.com comp os ms-windows nt misc Can ANY defrag program defrag open or locked files??!? This seems a little absurd to me. I would think there would be too much for the program (or OS) to do in order to fix all of the pointers for open files, after it just moved the file to a different portion of

Vista Defrag
You yourself said (below), "I've defraged a new install that was open in the background while working in another program and had this new install defrag without Another false assumption, having 98's defrag APPEAR 'slow' or 'stuck' is quite normal. I never said you should have a dozen or so things open when you

Defrag keeps restarting?
If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel, open System, go to the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery, remove the check from When I try to anylize and or defrag my hard drive, windows shuts down as if the reset button is pressed. When it restarts and tries to send an error

STM file
If and only if the operating system reports that there are no open handles to a partition, then PerfectDisk can dismount the partition and re-mount it for it's own exclusive use to perform the offline defrag. Mounting it for it's own exclusive use is what happens if you were to perform this at boot time.

Can't defrag recorded TV files?
If someone wanted to do an open-source linux version, presumably they would need to open discussions with those running the project. Neither are likely to be massive trade secrets. but the results of all this should be open to anyone. none of this american 'patenting the human genome' crap.

what program does defrag open with?
You can do this manually and with out having to reboot (a little trick I came up with) to start defrag as the only process running. Here's how: 1. Open system.ini or just use msconfig.exe to change the shell=explorer.exe line to shell=defrag.exe The line is under the [boot] section. 2.Press Ctrl+Alt+Del,

Umpteen OPEN files in logfile
Richard B. Gilbert rgilber...@comcast.net comp os vms Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER wrote: I run the DEFRAG (currently V2.9) on a daily (L2) and on a weekly (L1) basis for years now and I always wondered why in the logfile I always find myriads of "OPEN" files ("file was open; no action taken") which I still don't

Defrag tried but too many open?
Thanks for the reminder about the command-line utility, defrag.exe. But the OP probably should run SFC anyhow. If dfrg.msc is missing or corrupted, other operating system files may be, too, and SFC should find and fix them all. RC -- RC White, CPA San Marcos, TX r...@corridor.net Microsoft Windows MVP

Can Anyone Using VOPT99 Defragger Offer Comments.
Mark L. Ferguson MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I would be interested in hearing if running defrag would help that. I would turn off the virtual memory before this defrag. Open control panel, open System. In the left pane, click Advanced system settings.

Office XP File Open Slow after Defrag.
Letting the program worry about when to defrag rather then do this manually and have the computer tied up is a better way. Diskeeper is also able to defrag open files and those still in use, so one doesn't have to stop using the computer while this is being done. It just makes it so access to the file isn't

Umpteen OPEN files in logfile
... 31 Oct 2007 20:28:08 +0100, occam wrote: ray wrote: On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:56:54 +0000, wrote: Hi Anyone know of a good FREE Defrag program for vista? JKDefrag (open source) has my vote. It works with all NT OSs. Goes to prove my point - this IS the 21st century - a properly designed file system should not

OT: Not quite as good as watching a defrag...
Dismounting the store is not enough, you'd have to run an offline defrag on it; but you'll get disk space back only if there is some free space inside the store e-mail messages with attachments; this is true even if the only mail client in use is Outlook. but I know open relay is open so could non mapi do this?

Disk Defragmenter
It's too bad to hear that it doesn't do open files, but then backup programs don't either so it's not too surprising. Can ANY defrag program defrag open or locked files??!? This seems a little absurd to me. I would think there would be too much for the program (or OS) to do in order to fix all of the pointers for

after hdd defrag, ie slow to open
... far I have reset Registry keys re-installed the print drivers Reset word to default setting plus general cleanup and defrag I am now down to Opening of approx It takes about 35-50 seconds to open or shud down. When try to close and click the X at right top, the white page dissappears in about 3 seconds but

Very Slow trying to open my computer
Bill bil...@earthlink.net alt windows98 Did U turn off or extend time on Screen Saver before trying to Scan Disk or Defrag?? BJ RGB Productions wrote: I'm tryin gto defrag my system, error tells me it had tried 10 times but too many programs are open & running I've tried ctrl-atl-delete to see what open,

Defrag tried but too many open?
Mark mark.wenh...@weblinkwireless.com microsoft public windowsxp general Hello everyone. I have several problems here. I will try to list them properly.

How do I schedule a defrag?
Saral6978 slob...@tlccompanies.com microsoft public exchange admin Lisa, Yes, you can definitely defrag it to an external drive - not a problem. I would HIGHLY recommend that it is USB 2.0 though and your server's USB ports are USB 2.0, or it is going to take forever. Here is what you need to do: Open System

Windows 2000 Defrag Information from MS
If you don't want to open a DOS shell and then enter defrag.exe then run "cmd /k defrag.exe" which will open and LEAVE open the window with the command interpreter still loaded after running and exiting the command. Back to the dfrg.msc applet. When you load it, you say the bottom half is solid gray.

Defrag and search companion wont open
Everytime some program running in the background does an action it writes to the hard drive, causing ScanDisk and/or Defrag to restart since the Disk Contents As for the errant file opening, if she remembers the extension of the file, search for a similar one and Shift-Right click on it and select "Open With"

Email database couldn't be reduced
Dejan Sarka dejan_please_reply_to_newsgroups.sa...@avtenta.si microsoft public sqlserver datamining Stop the SQL Server - I guess OS can't defrag open files. -- Dejan Sarka, SQL Server MVP Associate Mentor Solid Quality Learning More than just Training www.SolidQualityLearning.com "Ashwini Khanna"