im trying to defrag my C drive but when i do there is always this big block of red that doesnt get defragged...i'm using diskeeper....anyone know why its not getting defragged? Amd 64 3500+ 1 gig PC3200 Kingston VALUE ram Asus A8V Deluxe Ati Radeon 9800 oced to xt Windows XP SP2

here is a pic of it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/darkmanx4lf/diskeeper.jpg Amd 64 3500+ 1 gig PC3200 Kingston VALUE ram Asus A8V Deluxe Ati Radeon 9800 oced to xt Windows XP SP2

May be the Prefetch files that do not defragged. --------------- From M$: Optimizing Startup Times by Using Defragmentation Tools Windows XP Professional monitors the files that are used when the computer starts and when you start applications. By monitoring these files, Windows XP Professional can prefetch them. Prefetching data is the process whereby data that is expected to be requested is read ahead into the cache. Prefetching boot files and applications decreases the time needed to start Windows XP Professional and start applications. Prefetching is further improved if the files are located next to each other on the outer edge of the disk. Windows XP Professional optimizes the location of boot files and applications when the computer is idle. The optimization occurs in the background and lasts only a minute or two; you might hear the hard disk being accessed when optimization occurs. After the initial optimization takes place, subsequent optimization occurs, at most, every three days. When you run the Disk Defragmenter tools that are included with Windows XP Professional, they can perform any optimization updates that are scheduled to take place during the next idle period. The Disk Defragmenter tools do not disturb the existing layout of optimized boot files and applications. Note * Computers running Windows XP Home Edition also prefetch and optimize boot files and applications. --------------------- Go to the following folder: C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch and delete all the files there. I have deleted all files there, even Layout.ini, at times without problems. It will rebuild itself over time.

that didnt work it still shows the same amount of red, and it wont get defraggded for some reason Amd 64 3500+ 1 gig PC3200 Kingston VALUE ram Asus A8V Deluxe Ati Radeon 9800 oced to xt Windows XP SP2

what is the final message after defragging? Home much % was left unfragged? If you need a simple solution, try mine. I try to give advise on things that have happened to my PC. Glad to have a chance to help you.

it says that 100% defragged Amd 64 3500+ 1 gig PC3200 Kingston VALUE ram Asus A8V Deluxe Ati Radeon 9800 oced to xt Windows XP SP2

But doesn't it also say that there are so many fragments left that didn't get defragged? Mine always leaves at least one, sometimes 4 files and gives me the size of them. If you need a simple solution, try mine. I try to give advise on things that have happened to my PC. Glad to have a chance to help you.