Defragmenting Your Hard Disk

October 9, 2008

Fragmentation makes your hard disk do extra work that can slow down your computer. Disk Defragmenter rearranges fragmented data so your hard disk can work more efficiently. Disk Defragmenter runs on a schedule, but you can also defragment your hard disk manually.

1. Open Disk Defragmenter by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, clicking System Tools, and then clicking Disk Defragmenter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

2. Click Defragment Now.

Disk Defragmenter might take from several minutes to a few hours to finish, depending on the size and degree of fragmentation of your hard disk. You can still use your computer during the defragmentation process.

So What Are The Alternatives?

Keep it nice and simple…

Consider purchasing a third-party defragmenter!

They’re inexpensive, immeasurably better than the freebie version supplied with Windows Vista and can work in the background without slowing down system performance.

Infact software like TuneUp Utilities 2008 can really improve YOUR PC performance by:

# Intelligently defragment your hard drive on demand

# Optionally, and automatically, defragment your hard drive in the background

# Shorten the start-up time of Windows Vista

# Defragment and repair the Windows Vista registry

…not to mention all the other performance tools!

…FREE 30 Trial Download - http://www.updatexp.com/TuneUp2008  

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Regards

Marc Liron – Microsoft MVP

Marc Liron

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