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Hi STU9000 think you may be better off using Windows own defrag :)

Click on your Windows 7 computer's "Start" button. Then, type "Disk Defragmenter" on the Search bar.

Or, you can go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter

kado897 said:

The only problem with Windows defrag is that it is scheduled for the middle of the night by default. You may need to change that .

My desktop runs 24/7 so that isn't a problem with that machine. My notebooks have 500GB SSDs as their sole drive so, since SSDs don't really need defragging, again, no problem.

Stephanie said:

...Click on your Windows 7 computer's "Start" button. Then, type "Disk Defragmenter" on the Search bar...

I'm lazy; I just hit the Windows key and type "defrag", then click on the appropriate entry.

+1 for the start menu.

My site, milesaheadsoftware.tk, seems to be down for some reason. It may have been tagged because of a problem with a site of the same name, different domain. But in any case, until I find out what's up with it please use these links to download my freeware:

More programs by FavesSoft LLC - Softpedia

Miles Ahead Windows Downloads Index

Edit:

While waiting for the resolution of this domain issue I registered another and just forwarded it to ILikeFree's page he made for me.

http://milesaheadfreeware.tk
should bring you there

It's just easier to remember.

DavidE said:

My experience with the built in Windows Defrag scheduled task

It runs later if a scheduled task is missed so the scheduled start time isn't very important.
It does not run unless the PC is idle.
If it starts, it stops running if the PC becomes not idle.
It restarts when the PC becomes idle again.

Keep in mind Windows still provides no simple API to determine disk idle time like it does for CPU idle. The disk could be trashing away and defrag could still trigger.

Is there a best answer for "one size fits all" ?

No. That's why I hate to get pulled into defrag wars. :)
But they should not really put a defrag task in active by default without telling anyone. Not until they provide an API that works well enough to prevent two defraggers running simultaneously. The built in defrag seems to have improved in W8 but I still like Auslogics for quick lightweight defrags(meaning not thorough and not running in the background.)

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Hmm am wondering if why my free wallpaper has stopped working. Personally all I want is the shot of the earth in "flight" I don't need any more graphical stuff because of limited net access.

It's difficult to suggest something John; "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

I'd say, do an image search for picture of the earth from space, then you can either right click on an image and save it or set it as wallpaper or desktop background.

One image that I did find that you may like is Australia at night: City Lights of Australia, or Not : Natural Hazards If you click on the image it opens up in the same tab without the city names, again, right click on it and save it or set it as wallpaper or desktop background.

If you have google's Earth you can set the image you want then go to >Edit >Copy Image, and paste that into your photo editor, you will see all the google credits at the bottom and you may want to crop them out of the image.

If you are using Paint, once that is done you can set the image as a desktop background from the file menu.