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@microsoft.com,
egleaves <egleaves@discussions.microsoft.com> 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...b;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@microsoft.com,
>>>> egleaves <egleaves@discussions.microsoft.com> 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