Jeremy

Guys, let's keep this cool, please? You don't need evidence to know that the need to defragment drives is greater than ever before, you only need common sense. More and more people are downloading archives, movies, albums. More people are using video editing software, trying to bring massive systems to their knees, more and more Read/Writes! With more of this happening, defragmenting needs to be done more often (constantly) to keep drives at their peek peformance. Diskeeper 2007 does this without needing you to do anything.

DK2007 is revolutionary compared to DK10.

I agree on the common sense part. I don't agree on products like Kaspersky or NOD32 being junk. However, good point, nonetheless. I just scan stuff I download and that's it. Internet Security Suites, give me a break...

Raxco representative, Greg has replied to me here

John, it's not impractical at all. It's just that Diskeeper eliminates the need for scheduling altogether. As Jcarle stated, you need not worry about anything. Besides that, I am still trying to determine which method of defragmentation is best for harddrives. I have asked this on the thread at DriverHeaven and hope Raxco's representative's will do the right thing by explaining.

Probably an effect of I-FAAST2.

NOD32 v2.51.30 Idle NOD32 v2.51.30 (After Scanning with its maximum capability) Approx: Before Scan: Mem Usage - 21,556 Peak Mem Usage - 33,004 VM Size - 18,468 After Scan: Mem Usage - 44,788 Peak Mem Usage - 68,924 VM Size - 37,780 As you can see, generally speaking, there isn't a significant difference between v2.51.30 and v2.70.90 Again, I realize that the TM's numbers change when you simply move a window around or whatever, so obviously they aren't exact, just generally giving you an idea.

Half-Life 1 + 2 + Episode 1 now waiting for Episode 2. Let's not forget Deathmatch! *Headshot!* Whahahaha! ES4 - Oblivion was sweet, too...

Nope, you got me. If you fix it, be sure to let us know how. Cheers.

That's no solution at all. Re-imaging your drive every day to put files in any sort of sequential order is severe excess stress put on the harddrive. Re-imaging doesn't even write the files back defragmented, anyway, so that defeats the purpose in itself. I've been trying to think outside the box on this particular issue. PerfectDisk and Diskeeper seem to be the two most popular defragmenters. They both claim on their websites that they are the industry leader. That's just marketing, obviously. They each have their pros and cons and that's universal, but I won't get philosophical here. I've found that Diskeeper Blog and PerfectDisk Blog can be very helpful in providing in-depth information that helps users better understand those pros and cons and finally figuring out which defragmenter they should use. Both work in two different ways yet claim prowess. One of them has to be better. The simplicity of my understanding so far is: PerfectDisk will take more time and put a heavier workload on the harddrive by using the SmartPlacement method; placing all files together in sequential order from the beginning of the disk spanning outwards. One pass does usually leave 0 file fragments remaining, so it is deemed very efficient. However, one reboot later and you have fragmented files again, anyway! Here's a scenario: Let's say for example if svchost.exe was placing near the beginning of the disk, for quickest access. The user then goes to Windows Updates and that file is overwritten with a newer patched one. Does PD move all files out of the way and squeeze that file where the previously written one does, putting an extraordinary amount of work on the drive for one file, or does it just place it at the end of the line, defeating the purpose of the previous task of placing it near the beginning for quickest access? This is something I should actually ask here, since employees from DK and PD are replying there. It would be wonderful to get clarification as to what happens in this scenario. Diskeeper, while it doesn't do SmartPlacement, there is I-FAAST 2, which you can learn a lot about by reading Michael's (Project Manager of Diskeeper) blog entry. It does invisible (InvisiTasking) and completely Automated defragmentation in "Real-time", which you can understand thoroughly by reading another blog entry of Michael's. I previously used PD in the past when I truly believed it was superior in its efficiency. However, since DK2007 was released, I cannot be bothered to manually defrag my files. I would rather have DK manage my files in the background at no expense to my overall system performance than to have PD defrag them nicely during one session, let them fragment in 24 hours or two weeks (as users are frequently doing various tasks which result in varying levels of I/O (Read/Writes) then defragment them again. In the long run, I think Diskeeper is more beneficial to the lifespan/health of the harddrive, the reason well-explained in the second blog entry of Michael's I provided a link for above, or again here.

It looks like a water heater or a radiator.

Maybe so, but Dell's suck. Overheating, the laptops have that hidden hardware keylogger in the keyboard connector, they configure the OSes to be able to remotely control the customer's PC at any time for 'customer service'. Dells are for people born yesterday, plain and simple. If you have ever looked inside your PC, you are above Dell. Custom Build all the way. @bens4manutd Putting a computer together is not very hard. Let me make you feel a bit better by describing to you my first experience building my own... Back when I had a Dell (years ago) I decided to take some things apart. I had the heatsink in one hand, and the CPU in another. I put the CPU on the bottom of the heatsink and literally tried to 'fit' it onto the mobo as it was. I didn't know I had to put the CPU in and then the heatsink. I ended up breaking some pins on my CPU and had to order another. The point is: You live and learn. Part of life. You may not get it right the first time, but you can learn from your mistakes, even if it costs your some extra money in the process. You can always Google for guides and ask for directions on forums, rather than sitting there and feeling sorry for yourself or lack of confidence, convincing yourself immediately that it is more than you are capable... before you even try. Hope that helps you in some way.

Keep an eye on this topic.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Remove Alexa Spyware (comes built in Windows by default) Tweak not required for XP SP2 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a}]

Uninstall and reinstall the program and uncheck the Proactive Defense.

Thread on DriverHeaven Forums - DK11 vs. PD8 There are replies from - Greg/Raxco Software, Microsoft MVP - Windows File Systems and Michael, project manager of Diskeeper. Michael has also posted in www.diskeeperblog.com Edit: @cybpsych, do you have Windows Scripting Host disabled/removed by nLite? Click Start > Run > cmd Type 'wscript' in the command shell If its enabled, the Windows Script Host Settings dialog box will pop up. If not, Google and download the freeware 'xpy' tweaking tool and enable it. Also, you might want to use Dial-A-Fix to re-register the WSH DLLs.

I think Task Manager is still good enough to give users a general perspective of how much a program more or less uses. You show me something that does accurately display memory usage statistics and I will gladly redo all the screenshots for all 18 anti-virus programs I have currently tested.

I don't see what's so bad, since it's just reinstalling the codecs. Those links have helped another member in the past and he reported no negative side effects in WMP after doing so.

NOD32 v2.70.9 Beta Idle, Running in the background NOD32 v2.70.9 Beta After a Full System Scan Approx: Before Scan: Mem Usage - 23,124 MB Peak Mem Usage - 29,132 MB VM Size - 19,428 MB After Scan: Mem Usage - 43,848 MB Peak Mem Usage - 62,768 MB VM Size - 37,644 MB I'm beginning to think "Peak Mem Usage" isn't an important stat to record since it seems like an initial spike that isn't again met by the application's overall memory usage during normal operations.

Mario's going to have one hell of a headache. But maybe he's used to getting headache after all these endless years of banging his head against boxes...

I wouldn't recommend removing Kaspersky Anti-Virus as it is one of the best AV programs. However, I would recommend that you click on 'Proactive Defense' and click the blue stop button to disable that particular feature. I mainly use the program only to perform manual scans of files/archives I download before I open them. Following this method, you'll be just as safe without having those extra features running.

Try reinstalling the Windows Media codecs. Link, and another link.

I notice with my latest ISOs that Windows Management Instrumentation is nowhere to be found, despite not selecting it for removal. I have tried the steps on nliteos.com and have successfully 'reinstalled' it, however, 3DMark06 refuses to function. I have considered resorting to a vanilla copy of XP just to give in to all the hassle. Does anyone know of a command or something I can put in my WINNT.SIF to ensure the proper/complete installation of WMI?

http://www.tweakguides.com/ Excellent, very informative, and in-depth resource.

Actually, people confuse Symantec products and Norton products to be one in the same. There's Norton Anti-Virus and Symantec Anti-Virus. Processes and info below. Norton Anti-Virus 2006 Processes (When only running in the background with default settings) Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate Processes (When only running in the background with default settings) NAV2006 Stats (Approx) Mem Usage - 33,828 Peak Mem Usage - 101,276 VM Size - 43,856 SAVCE Stats (Approx) Mem usage - 60,256 Peak mem usage - 70,312 VM Size - 46,600 Remember, these aren't from after a scan, but before.