andries Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I do the following before defragging every 2 months or so: 1 Run CCleaner to reduce clutter. 2 Run Ntregopt, which optimizes (compact) registry hives. 3 Back up the registry using Erunt. 4 Kill all non-essential running tasks (including browser, utilities, firewall, anti-anything stuff), based on the assumption that active files and programs can't be defragged. 5 Run Defraggler. 6 Run PageDefrag NOTES I've used CCleaner since way back and recently started using Defraggler -- and I've noticed substantial system (XP) and browser (Firefox) speed increases. Correct usage of Defraggler's free space defrag options seems to contribute substantially to its overall efficiency. --- http://docs.piriform.com/defraggler/using-...pace-on-a-drive http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb897426.aspx http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ http://www.online-tech-tips.com/free-softw...-in-windows-xp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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