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by folkert
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2/16/02 2:01:54 PM
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New Re: NT4 disk accesses
Well, I have seen some wide spread reports of Fragmentation taking on your performance problem... Even though NTFS is supposed to be the "fastest" way to address disks...*snicker*

Get a GOOD defragmenter (even Norton Systems Works would really do, using Speedisk)

You should see a TON-O-IMPROVEMENT.

I am guessing that the SP6a you just installed just fragmented the SCHNOTT out of the FS. Heck even Fresh installs of W2K are as much as 35% fragmented. NT4 never really checked. NT3.5x was assumed you had to defrag every so often.

Good luck.
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Post #28,676
by pwhysall
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2/16/02 6:44:21 PM
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Disk fragmentation seems to hurt W2K a lot less than it does NT4.

I find that the best way to keep a machine in reasonable shape is to use the Systems Internals registry and pagefile defragmenter. Get it [link|http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml|here].

Peter
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     NT4 disk accesses - (Ric Locke) - (2) - Feb. 15, 2002, 08:53:28 PM EST
         Re: NT4 disk accesses - (folkert) - (1) - Feb. 16, 2002, 02:01:54 PM EST
             Oddly enough - (pwhysall) - Feb. 16, 2002, 06:44:21 PM EST

Plan B, we'll retreat to the rave-cave and hope our tribal beats and epiliptic movements will cause the machines to commit suicide due to sheer irritation.
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