Computer preforming slowly and internet as well has performance glitches need advise ?

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1. pimpsam says:

   July 30, 2009 at 10:24 am

   You are likely heavily fragmented, this is a known issue with Vista. By default the Vista defrag ignores files of 64MB and larger, it also creates large fragmented VSS shadow Copies due to your restore points. And as these are system files you cannot defrag them while windows is running. Go to my website through the link provided below and read about the Vista Defragmentation Fix. If you install the free Piriform Defraggler you will have a block graph and file list, email me and I will tell you how to disable the Vista Defrag as it runs in the background using up your CPU and RAM. I will post it below but will likely run out of space. also you may want to tapF8 onthe Start-up and enter the Advanced Boot Menu and select Last Known Good Configuration.

   Vista Defragmentation Fix

   As many of you may already know, and many of you are soon to find out, Windows Vista defragmenter will not completely defragment your hard drive. In some cases it actually fragments your drive rather than defragmenting it. Also the Vista defragmenter will create large VSS Shadow copy files due to the creation of your restore points. By default Vista is designed to ignore files of 64 MB or larger and therefore will not defragment them. It does not take long before these files build up.

   These files can become as big as 50 GB or larger in size. Take a 50 GB, a 21 GB and a couple 11 GB of fragmented VSS Shadow files and one can easily tell that eventually (more often sooner than later) your hard drive can become over 90 % fragmented. NO NEED TO WORRY!! Here at FreeStuff2Do.com we have the answer that you’re looking for. Our technicians have worked directly with Microsoft’s Technical Department Escalation Team and Microsoft’s Software Development Department to find a solution for this problem and we’ve got it right here for you for free!

   Please realize you must sacrifice some restore points when using this patch, as you will have less VSS Shadow file copies to restore from. Below you will find the patch along with the Installation Instructions. At the end of the patch, you will find the Maxsize set at 2GB. Here at FreeStuff2Do.com our HP d5200t Pavilion Elite 64-bit Vista test machine patch Maxsize value has been set at 10GB and we have still retained 8 restore points as well as having excellent defragmentation results. We recommend that you set this value to specifically suit your computer configuration. If you start losing restore points then start increasing the Maxsize value in the patch (A value of less than 2GB or more than 50GB is not recommended). By default the maxsize value is set at 15% of the drive capacity. We also highly recommend downloading the Piriform Defraggler for free as this will allow the privilege of viewing the defragmentation files and allow you to analyze and monitor the defragmentation process.

   We also want to offer a special thanks to Prasad with Microsoft’s Escalation Team for providing us with a temporary fix while we continue wait for the much needed SP2.

   Installation Instructions:

   First you will need to copy the patch from below and paste the patch into Notepad (If applicable). Next change your Maxsize value if desired. Then copy the patch from the Notepad that you have edited (If applicable). Now you will need to open the Command Prompt window. If you are unfamiliar with this operation then here is the way to do it; open the start menu and type in cmd into the search box and you will find the icon above, right click on it and select run as administrator. You will then see the Command Prompt window.Paste the patch at the cursor location and hit [ENTER] and then close the command prompt window. If you do not wish to change the Maxsize value (recommended) then you may copy and paste the patch directly from below to your command prompt cursor and select {ENTER}. You will know if you were successful because it will tell you.

   Patch set at 2GB:

   vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /For=C: /Maxsize=2GB

   Note: At the command prompt you may also type in " defrag -? " (No quotation marks). This will provide you with list of command switches that you may use to defragment with as well as several examples. Just type them into the command prompt and select [Enter]. Keep in mind that you may do more than one operation at a time. Example:

   "defrag c: -c-w-v"

   (Don’t forget the two spaces & no quotation marks).

   About the Piriform Defraggler

   Defrag Individual Files:

   Most defragmentation tools only let you defrag the whole drive. Defraggler gives you the power to select individual files and folders to defrag. So you can get the job done in seconds, rather than waiting for the whole drive to complete. Of course if you want to defrag the whole drive Defraggler will let you do that too.

   Compact and Portable:

   Defraggler was written in the same compact architecture as other Piriform products (CCleaner and Recuva). This results in a compact single EXE application, which can be copied to a thumbdrive and then used whenever you need it, without a complex installation process. The EXE itself is less than 1MB!

   Vista Support:

   Defraggler supports all OSs released since Windows 2000, this includes Windows 2000, 2003, XP and Vista. 64-bit support has also just been added! Additionally Defraggler supports both NTFS and FAT32 file systems.

   Locate Files on the Drive:

   After analysis Defraggler lists all the fragmented files on the drive. Selecting one or many will highlight their location on the disk. Allowing you to visually see the location of files on the disk.

   Freeware:

   Why pay hundreds of dollars for a commercial defragmentation tool, when you can use Defraggler for free! This includes corporate use as well!

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