Improve the performance of XP and Vista--at least a little bit--by running its built-in disk defragmenter with your choice of command switches. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology ...

Q: I have a Windows 10 computer, and the defragmenter command has stopped working on it. I tried running it as an administrator, but it still would not run. I also tried going to the C drive to ...

For the last couple months I’ve been troubleshooting a vexing problem on my new quad-core HP desktop: Roughly once per week, the machine would start running as slow as molasses. And I mean slow: ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

scan disk from dos, and disable unnecessary programs from boot up when windows starts. (msconfig) if the above doesn't work to run defrag. If you are running WindowsME and any McAfee software, check ...

I move an awful lot of large files among disks (both among partitions and physical disks, if it matters) and I'm concerned of having lots of defragmented files.<BR><BR>It's kind of a pain in the ass ...

When it come to disk fragmentation, a small amount of proactive maintenance can have a big impact on help desk call volumes. Help desk systems aren’t the only way to reduce the support workload. Staff ...