There is a free Defragger from Auslogics and I haven't seen a better one. I have been using it for the last 10 years first in XP and now in 7 without any problem. I haven't used bootspeed because I have never felt the need.
But now my understanding is that defragging is not really required in today's disks. I now only sometimes use the Auslogics Defragger just out of habit.
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes
2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Auslogics BoostSpeed is an optimizing Suite which was useful in XP and early Vista but will only cause you grief in Win7, which needs no tweaking if run on adequate hardware.
The Auslogics free defraggers are very good, however after using them for nearly ten years I've recently changed to Puran to get a superior boot-time defrag which gets at System files the others can't reach.
Thank you Gregrocker about the information on Puran. I have already downloaded the free version and shall soon try it out. Must be really very good if you recommend it as superior to Auslogics.
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes
2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
There is also an Intelligent Optimizer on the Additional Operations tab which moves the most used files to the outer edge of the HD for faster reads. This can make a difference on older computers.
I run it monthly after CCleaner, then about every quarter I choose the Boot Defrag + Full Disk Check which is also convenient.