If you just want an analysis of the drive fragmentation, you can do the
following:
- Find your Command Prompt program (normally Start | All Programs |
Accessories)
- Right-click on it and select Run As Administrator
- Type "defrag -c -a -v" (that should give you a verbose (-v) analysis (-a)
of all volumes (-c).
- For other options, type "defrag /?"




"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Yeah, but I liked the analyse button in XP. I used it on customers
> computers
> to see whether they needed to be defragged or not. And also, the old way
> with
> the % complete was very handy.
> Mick
>
> "John Barnett MVP" wrote:
>
>> The graphical interface for defrag was removed because it wasn't deemed
>> necessary. I don't think many people are willing to spend hours in front
>> of
>> the screen watching little boxes being shuffled around the screen as they
>> get put into a contigious order.
>>
>> If you want to see what goes on with defragmentation then you need to buy
>> a
>> third party defragmentation application. For preference I would recommed
>> PerfectDisk (see the following link on my website for a review of
>> PerfectDisk)http://vistasupport.mvps.org/perfectdisk_8.htm
>>
>> --
>> John Barnett MVP
>> Associate Expert
>> Windows - Shell/User
>>
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>> "Dino+" <Dino@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EEDA27B9-00D0-494F-A543-32B9954112F7@microsoft.com...
>> > The disk defrag in vista does not show much. Is there a way to see the
>> > details and at what point it is, or when it will be finished?
>>
>>