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12-21-2003, 11:59 PM
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system mechanic 4 defrag problems
I installed system mechanic 4 on my pc with xp home, i have tryed to do a optimized defrag but my system freezes. Anyone else out there with my problem? I even tried to run it in safe mode but had the same problems. I just did an update and is semmed to be working good but about 3 hours into the process it froze up again.Sujestions anyone ?
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12-22-2003, 12:06 AM
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Location: Christmas, Florida
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welcom to pc mech.
3 hrs ? I would dump that program as xp will do it good in less than 30 min the first time, and less than 20 min the second time |
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12-22-2003, 12:17 AM
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Agreed, dump any add on utility such as this, not only is the built in one better than any add on, some of these (Norton Disk Doctor for one) can lead to problems up to and including not being able to bootup the computer due to corrupted Windows files.
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12-22-2003, 09:49 AM
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The only add-on utility items that I use are Spybot, Adaware, Pop Up Stopper, AVG or Norton Anti Virus and Registry Healer from KSL Software. I use Partition Magic to set up the drives the way I want and then remove it from the system. Once a week, usually on the weekend, I delete cookies from IE, run Disk Cleanup from XP, run Spybot and Adaware, Check for windows updates, run Registry Healer, and Defrag with the XP defragmenter. Three machines all take a total of 30 minutes. Not saying mine is the best method, but it works good for me.
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12-22-2003, 03:41 PM
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Hey thanks guy's, for the tips, i just wont use the system mechanic defrag any more. I also have spybot, and believe it is a very good program,i also have a trial version of regsupreme to clean up the registry. thanks again
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12-23-2003, 04:20 AM
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Location: Quebec, Canada
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The best defragmenter For Win XP that I have seen is 'Diskeeper'
http://www.executive.com/diskeeper/diskeeper.asp
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12-23-2003, 04:26 PM
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THANKS RICK, ONE OF THE GUYS I WORK WITH SAID THAT DISKEEPER WAS ONE OF THE BEST TOO. WILL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD IT. JCB3099
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