Hello all!

I know that Windows XP automatically reorganizes files on the HD every few days, so programs will lauch faster. But I was wondering if this has anything to do with performing a full defrag of the HD on a regular basis. M****soft says it's not a substitute for a full defrag, but I remember someone here saying that defragging on XP actually slows your computer down. Is that actually the case? I frequently do a lot of creating, moving, and deleting of files (mostly large .wav files but lots of other files as well), and I understand that this will increase the rate of HD fragmentation, but does XP's automatic defragmentation take this into account, or is that only for launching programs faster? And will doing a full defrag (using XP's defragger, not a third-party one) undo what the automatic defragging does? In any case, should I defrag or leave it alone?

Defraggings always a good thing i believe, the automatic defragging only is a "bit-player" who keeps the computer running smooth in between defrags.

I have also heard XP's defrag is pretty poop compared to third party ones.

Yeah, it's kludge. But it works okay sometimes.

Better to use 3rd party software however.