Greetings Olushola, Ian and list--

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From: "Ian" <[log in to unmask]>
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Olushola, there are several ways to get to the Defrag facility in XP Pro -
I assume the routes are the same in the Home version.

1. Start\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\Defrag.  If you do this with the
desktop showing, you can right-drag Defrag and 'COPY' it to desktop, which
will create a shortcut for next time.

2. My Computer, right-click C drive\Properties\Tools\Defrag.

Note that it's recommended to use ScanDisk before a defrag.  Note also that
Windows will probably tell you it doesn't need a defrag even if it looks a
mess.

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To this point nobody has mentioned this, however; you must be a member of
the
Administrators group to carry out a defrag operation.  XP home only allows
for
the creation of two user types: computer administrator and limited user.
(XP Pro
allows the creation of a number of other user 'variations'.)  Neither of
the above
procedures will work if you are a member of the limited group under XP Home
(at least if what is displayed for my limited users of XP Pro holds true
for XP Home).

HTH,

Paul A. Shippert

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