Back to Wesley this time:

In response to defrag/? I get usage info, not an error message, e.g.,
volume, analyze only, force...., verbose output, etc.

In response to dfrg.msc, Defragmenter does open, as always, but when I click
on Analyze or Defragment, I get the usual response: "Disk Defragmenter could
not start."

What does this tell you?

--
Ed


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> 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
>
>