Sunday, February 22, 2009

Fixing Defragmenter problems in Windows XP-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks

Fixing Defragmenter problems in Windows XP

When trying to access the Defrag tool in the Properties>> Tools dialog box for your local hard drive, one of the following problems may occur:

The Defragment Now button is missing
When you click the Defragment Now button, your receive the following error message:

The Disk Defragmenter is not installed on your computer. To install it, double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon in Control Panel, click the Install/Uninstall tab, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

To fix this issue:

Method #1:

1. Go to Start>> Run. Type in: %Windir%\Inf [Enter] or click OK
2. Locate the dfrg.inf file
3. Right click the file and select Install.


Method #2:

Go to Start>> Run. Copy and paste the following command in to the "Open:" text box:

rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\inf\dfrg.inf

The above command will reinstall the Disk defragmenter.

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