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Google 'automatic defragmenter'; it will give you links to good auto defrag utilities. Get a good one that monitors/defrags the disks automatically in the background and doesn't have the limitations of the windows defragger. The best auto defragmenters also prevent much of the fragmentation from happening.

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[QUOTE=Crash~Override;1077302]i am wondering how does Windows 7/ Windows XP built in defragmentation options stack up against third party defragers like Auslogics or any others. I would like to see some pros/cons of using the built in defrag options vs third party.[/QUOTE] Well, the windows native defragger lacks certain features that …

More RAM will always help; upto a max of 4GB if you are running a 32-bit OS. Aside from that, some general 'cleanup' of Windows might help to restore performance. This is assuming your hardware has no problems: +Anti-virus scan with a good virus scanner- AVG/Avast/kaspersky. +Anti-spyware scans with Spybot …

[QUOTE=CompVsMe;762113]Hey There guys, Its been a long time since I did a defrag, at least a year maybe. Now Ive tried ultimate defrag, but it always stops a certain percentage everytime. ^ (I checked the website, they say its a common bug) Anyhow, can anyone help me? I want to …

If you are averse to doing a clean install, then try this, but make sure that all the hardware is problem-free. No point trying a software fix when the hardware is at fault. -uninstall programs that you know for sure are problematic. - Do a disk cleanup. Use the Windows …