No defragment tool currently installed...HELP [resolved guide of howto within thread]

[thegreatone]

Hi all, i recently got rid of Norton Internet Security, and Norton Antivirus 2004...if that may have anything to do with this.

I went to defrag my drive earlier and this is what happened -


Any help ?

[NoteMe]

Can you add it again if you go to the Add/Remove apps in the CP?

[thegreatone]

Yet here i am, running dfrg.msc from C:\WINDOWS\System32 i havn't got a clue, and neither does the M$ website, i have found out about a file called dfrg.inf but i cannot locate it

[thegreatone]

Can you add it again if you go to the Add/Remove apps in the CP?

I'm afraid not

[ALL]

it disabled in your registry, i am not sure where it is stored, but i have a hunch:
HKey_Local_Machine>Software>Microsoft>Dfrg

tell us what the options are and their values.

BTW... the defrag.inf is more for Win98 machines. and it is not on your computer, you would need to add it.

[thegreatone]

Key Name:          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg
Class Name:        <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time:   10/08/2004 - 16:56
Value 0
  Name:            FreeSpaceErrorLevel
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            15

Value 1
  Name:            PathName
  Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
  Data:            %systemroot%\system32

Value 2
  Name:            ResourceDllName
  Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
  Data:            %systemroot%\system32\DfrgRes.dll


Key Name:          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
Class Name:        <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time:   17/06/2005 - 15:29
Value 0
  Name:            Enable
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            Y

Value 1
  Name:            LcnStartLocation
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            11608354

Value 2
  Name:            LcnEndLocation
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            11966424

Value 3
  Name:            OptimizeComplete
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            Yes

Value 4
  Name:            OptimizeError
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:

[thegreatone]

Nevermind, i have got it now

If anyone has the same issue on Windows XP SP2 Home Edition simply goto
C:\WINDOWS\inf
and right click dfrg.inf and select install.
Works like a charm.

Also, my registry AFTER doing the fix looks like this...

Key Name:          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg
Class Name:        <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time:   10/08/2004 - 16:56
Value 0
  Name:            FreeSpaceErrorLevel
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            15

Value 1
  Name:            PathName
  Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
  Data:            %systemroot%\system32

Value 2
  Name:            ResourceDllName
  Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
  Data:            %systemroot%\system32\DfrgRes.dll


Key Name:          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
Class Name:        <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time:   17/06/2005 - 17:19
Value 0
  Name:            Enable
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            Y

Value 1
  Name:            LcnStartLocation
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            0

Value 2
  Name:            LcnEndLocation
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            0

Value 3
  Name:            OptimizeComplete
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            No

Value 4
  Name:            OptimizeError
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            Not Run

[ALL]

it must not either contain it in XP Pro, or somthing, because i dont have dfrg.inf on this one.

WIERD!

[thegreatone]

it must not either contain it in XP Pro, or somthing, because i dont have dfrg.inf on this one.

WIERD!

It might only be created when the registry settings for it are modified...

I'll post the contents of dfrg.inf that's on my machine and see what you reckon.

dfrg.inf -

[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2535.0

[DefaultInstall]
AddReg = DF.AddReg
ProfileItems = DefragInstallItems

[DefragInstallItems]
Name       = %DEFRAG_SNAPIN%
CmdLine    = 11,, dfrg.msc
SubDir     = %SystemTools_GROUP%
WorkingDir = 11
IconPath   = 11,,DfrgRes.dll
IconIndex  = 0
InfoTip    = "@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-22539"
DisplayResource="%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll",22027

[DF.AddReg]
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg","FreeSpaceErrorLevel",0x00000000,"15"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg","PathName",0x00020000,"%systemroot%\system32"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg","ResourceDllName",0x00020000,"%systemroot%\system32\DfrgRes.dll"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction","Enable",0x00000000,"Y"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction","LcnStartLocation",0x00000000,"0"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction","LcnEndLocation",0x00000000,"0"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction","OptimizeComplete",0x00000000,"No"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction","OptimizeError",0x00000000,"Not Run"

HKCR,"CLSID\{80EE4901-33A8-11d1-A213-0080C88593A5}","",0x00000000,"%DEFRAG_NTFS_CLASS%"
HKCR,"CLSID\{80EE4901-33A8-11d1-A213-0080C88593A5}\LocalServer32","",0x00000000,"DfrgNtfs.exe"
HKCR,"CLSID\{80EE4902-33A8-11d1-A213-0080C88593A5}","",0x00000000,"%DEFRAG_FAT_CLASS%"
HKCR,"CLSID\{80EE4902-33A8-11d1-A213-0080C88593A5}\LocalServer32","",0x00000000,"DfrgFat.exe"

HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\DefragPath",,0x00000010
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\DefragPath","",0x00020000,"%systemroot%\system32\dfrg.msc %c:"
































[Strings]
DEFRAG_SNAPIN="Disk Defragmenter"
DEFRAG_PROVIDER="Microsoft Corp., Executive Software International"
DEFRAG_Infotip = "Defragments your volumes so that your computer runs faster and more efficiently."
SystemTools_GROUP = "Accessories\System Tools"

DEFRAG_NTFS_CLASS="Defrag NTFS engine"
DEFRAG_FAT_CLASS="Defrag FAT engine"

[ALL]

hmmm...ok...

i think it was this string that was doing it to you:

HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\DefragPath","",0x00020000,"%syst emroot%\system32\dfrg.msc %c:"

maybe you had a disk optimizer installed, but it didnt restore the path after the uninstall or somthing, so it couldnt defrag the drive, intern disabling it.

I just tried deleting that key, and it DID disable the defrag, so i am sure that was the problem

[thegreatone]

Thanks, upon lookin at an older version of my registry, taken before modifying it, i notice that the key you just posted didn't actually exist

It does now, and works perfectly