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Mike7
11-24-05, 04:18 PM
I have been using Diskeeper Lite for sometime but recently it stopped working. I have uninstalled it, & now the Windows defragmenter won't work.
Any thoughts please...?
heathcliff
11-25-05, 08:35 AM
Stopped working? Try this link to fix ur problem.
http://www.andreasroom.com/blog/archive/2004/01/18/defrag.aspx
yahooadam
11-25-05, 08:53 AM
I have been using Diskeeper Lite for sometime but recently it stopped working. I have uninstalled it, & now the Windows defragmenter won't work.
Any thoughts please...?
weird

i would allways try to use diskeeper, or do u mean u had a trial or somthing that expired ?

either way the above should fix the standard crappy thing that they claim is a defragger ;)
fishbone
11-29-05, 03:00 PM
same thing happened to me some time ago. ended up reformating and clean install of xp. sometimes I dont have the patience to trouble shoot every thing. been using default defrager ever since.
FrozenMercury
11-29-05, 04:00 PM
Did you have enough free space to defrag?
blueice
11-30-05, 02:47 PM
FrozenMercury is right you must have at least 15% spare capacity on the HD to defrag.
dog2525
11-30-05, 03:10 PM
i know that when i had ME is used to stop after 3 months of use. had to reformat everytime
FrozenMercury
11-30-05, 03:21 PM
Well that's just Windows ME. I hated Windows ME with a passion. I remember opening cmd.exe and it corrupted my display drivers. I didn't like that too much lol. But yeah, 15% is needed to fully defrag your HDD properly.
yahooadam
11-30-05, 04:22 PM
ME was the worst version of windows ever

was just 98 but less reliable and crashed more
dog2525
11-30-05, 04:48 PM
thank god i found Xp. Free too :D
AKHandyman
12-01-05, 11:43 AM
Thank goodness that Microsoft is no longer supporting 98 or ME. After June '06, you will no longer be able to get updates. Hmmmmm, won't be long before Microsoft cans XP also ... :D (hahaaaa)
yahooadam
12-01-05, 01:00 PM
will still be a fair while

they dont even have the OS after next in the pipeline
AKHandyman
12-01-05, 01:05 PM
You know what I meant ... XP will be around, but then with Vista coming, and everyone jumping on the 64-bit bandwagon...it really won't be all that long before Microsoft says " kaput" to WinXP 32-bit OS ... it's inevitable ... :p
yahooadam
12-01-05, 01:06 PM
You know what I meant ... XP will be around, but then with Vista coming, and everyone jumping on the 64-bit bandwagon...it really won't be all that long before Microsoft says " kaput" to WinXP 32-bit OS ... it's inevitable ... :p
thats true

Vista is still a way off, late next year im guessing
AKHandyman
12-01-05, 01:10 PM
People are using the beta version testing and all that crap ... I kinda want to wait and see what really happens when they launch the final product ... :cool:
yahooadam
12-01-05, 01:12 PM
People are using the beta version testing and all that crap ... I kinda want to wait and see what really happens when they launch the final product ... :cool:
well they still seem to have alot of stuff to go

all that HD content bull************************ still to do

sure its a beta, but i bet its still only 1/2 done

Edit
then again microcrap allways releases a "beta" product for sale anyway, updating it for years to come :rolleyes:
they will probably release it at 7/8 done
AKHandyman
12-01-05, 01:16 PM
well they still seem to have alot of stuff to go

all that HD content bull************************ still to do

sure its a beta, but i bet its still only 1/2 done

Edit
then again microcrap allways releases a "beta" product for sale anyway, updating it for years to come :rolleyes:
they will probably release it at 7/8 done
Yup, you got that right!
AKHandyman
12-01-05, 02:16 PM
Originally Posted by yahooadam
well they still seem to have alot of stuff to go

all that HD content bull************************ still to do

sure its a beta, but i bet its still only 1/2 done

Edit
then again microcrap allways releases a "beta" product for sale anyway, updating it for years to come
they will probably release it at 7/8 done

And then again, it might be here sooner than you think. Read this (http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/48613/windowspaulthurrott_48613.html).
yahooadam
12-01-05, 05:27 PM
the actual release of vista is still aimed at Q3 2006, i bet it gets delayed though pushing it into Q4 which i was saying ;)

and to stay on track they are cutting out a beta version :eek:
AKHandyman
12-01-05, 05:33 PM
the actual release of vista is still aimed at Q3 2006, i bet it gets delayed though pushing it into Q4 which i was saying ;)

and to stay on track they are cutting out a beta version :eek:
Well, that's what I just posted...the article about cutting the beta version ... it's what I thought would happen. Microsoft wants to get Vista out a whole lot earlier. :cool:
yahooadam
12-01-05, 05:40 PM
well ATM their doing it just to stay on track

their prediction was Q3 2006 (after a few changes) and their cutting out B3 to stay on track for that