is there freeware that can...

is there freeware that can defrag my computer at startup so i dont have to spend a life time trying to defrag it when im on for personal time?

PS:also if there is a free ware for greatly compressing huge files it would be apreciated as well

 

IOBit Smart Defrag has a feature that says it defrags in the background while you work.

 

iv tryed that but i have 256mb of ram so i would like a boot time one so that it wont slow my system while it puts it back together

 

How about in the back ground as you sleep? ed

 

iv been runing it when i go to bed but it keeps telling me the main fragments are locked by the system

 

7-zip. Info

 

tyvm everyone iv used jk and it robbed almost all of my memory all like 10GB of it idkw
and 7-z wont work well on these files iv already tried it and win-rar

 

tryin' not to do that at this point, but couldn't help myself either... LOL

 

to red death 68
Just exactly what type of machine are we discussing here, anyway?

 

And when was the last time you saw a 10GB hard drive? May have worlds oldest machine.

 

[/QUOTE]PS:also if there is a free ware for greatly compressing huge files it would be apreciated as well[/QUOTE]

You can try winzip that should work with all windows versions and its a ok program.

go to this link and you can download it from there, also its free for 45 days.

 

roflmao

 

lol funny guys its a computer i got for free im realy poor so....

its a 37.2 GB hard drive and i had 10GB free when i had it suck all of my memory

and stats are win xp pro 2002,sp2, 256mb ram add other stats when i get home

 

It was the crack pipe comment that got me. We just vent a little now and then. It's not meant to be hurtful, but when you read as many posts as so many of us do, it will eventually dent your psyche. I'm out in NY, and I do have an older Dell tower hanging around. It's not spectacular, but it may be better than what you've got. Interested? :cool

2.4 GHz P4 400 MHz FSB
512MB PC3200 RAM


What are your present specs?

 

to red death68
Start by removing any programs that you don't want or need.
Then do a good defrag.
Then we can take a look at the startup list.

 

lol i know u guys are just picking and i run regular maintnence defrag,virus scan, ccleaner,ect

 

So, would you be interested in an old Dell? I have hard drives between 80 and 160 GB, and the Dell discs for XP as well. And in actuality, it's a 2.8GHz, 533MHz FSB CPU. Still the same memory.

I guess it depends how expensive shipping is. There's a UPS store right in town...

 

Trying to upstage Stubby --- are we? :-D

 

Hey mekanic,can he get it for what he paid for the one he has?

 

Pretty much.

I don't know about upstaging, but I've been doing this kind of thing locally for quite a while. I just don't know if it would be feasible to get it to the party in question.

Things are tough, and I'm fortunate in some ways, but I'm not in alot of ways. The whole silver lining thing is something that is slowly starting to shine in my life. I know what it feels like to be "down on your luck". So, I try to give back whenever I can, 'cause I've been to some really bad places in life. Lightning strike survivor, moderate sleep apnea (I need a machine to breathe while I sleep), and I live with my father at my age. I have a paper route, and might go back to school through disability, not sure yet.

I did a defrag, fax install, and taught a woman to use Nitro (PDF to Word software) today. She's section 8, barely part time employed, divorced with two kids. It basically cost her a glass of lemonade.

Sorry if this went a little off topic...

 

Seems that Stubby isn't the only softy around here. Have been known to do stuff like that here at home.
Everybody knows who to come to for help because its hard to say no sometimes.
If I charged for every PC I've disinfected and OS reinstalls for, I could afford to take a good long vacation.

 

Nothing wrong with that. My mom lives with us since my dad died and I work as a carpet and upholstery cleaner. We (mom, my wife, two boys, a cat, and I) have a roof over our heads, have a car that's paid for and in good shape, and are well fed. I have an overwhelming sense of peace and protection and I wish the same for you.

 

I've been recovering for almost a year and a half from the "ZAP".

Thanks, and now, BACK TO THE SHOW!!!!

 

Probably be best to take Mekanic's offer. MicroCenter has good refurbished deals if you're near one of their stores.

 

lol ya im stuck in my parents house and unfourtunantly its like im back in childhood again their rules and everything regarding machines and such lol

so if my dad(real annoying at times) will allow me to bring new computer in house ill post he should be home arund 10:00pm but ill probably end up posting tommarrow i gtg to bed myself partial insomnia is a pain lol ima night owl in a daytime world such a drag rofl

srry went a bit off topic

 

The people behind CCleaner also make Defraggler - a fine program. It CAN actually defrag when you sleep. It has a "Shot down after defrag" option that you activate with a check mark in the drop down menu under Settings. And it works - even in safe mode, which is new for the latest versions. I use that often. I start the defragging late in the evening and go to bed. Defraggler will do the rest and shut down the machine when it's done.

Also has a scheduler (timer). It can defrag free space and you can choose to just defrag exactly the fragmentet files. This way you don't have to run through the full list.

However I would download a trial version of for example PerfectDisk 10 to get of to a good start. Be sure to use the defrag on reboot option. Then continue using Defraggler after the 30 days.

 

Defragging in safe mode has several advantages. The machine wont fall asleep because those Windows functions doesn't work in safe mode and quite a few files only defrags in safe mode. Defraggler's "Shot down after defrag" option also works in safe mode. Defragglers analyzing is a bit slower in safe mode but it defrags brilliantly...

 

You need to run as admin if you're on a Vista. Defraggler download is 2.20 MB. You can run it from a USB drive.

 

i have defraggler and i dont have vista on current machine