Comments on: Defragment Your System Files (Pagefile and Registry) in Windows XP/2003 http://www.windowsreference.com/free-utilities/defragment-your-system-files-pagefile-and-registry-in-windows-xp2003/ Windows 7 2008 2003 Vista XP 2000 Ms Office Tutorials Fixes Tips Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Larry Miller http://www.windowsreference.com/free-utilities/defragment-your-system-files-pagefile-and-registry-in-windows-xp2003/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 Larry Miller Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:13:13 +0000 http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-xp/defragment-your-system-files-pagefile-and-registry-in-windows-xp2003/#comment-1483 Actually the standard defrag with XP and Server 2003 will show pagefile fragmentation in the report. The performance problems caused by a fragmented pagefile, and fragmentation in general, have been greatly exagerated. A pagefile with 116 fragments as shown in the screenshot will have no measureable, let along noticeable, impact on performance. If the initial size of the pagefile is adequate then pagedefrag need be used only once unless you manually increase it's size. Once defragged it will remain that way, even after months of continuous and heavy use. Doing a defrag on every boot will do nothing except increase boot times. Larry Miller Microsoft MCSA Actually the standard defrag with XP and Server 2003 will show pagefile fragmentation in the report. The performance problems caused by a fragmented pagefile, and fragmentation in general, have been greatly exagerated. A pagefile with 116 fragments as shown in the screenshot will have no measureable, let along noticeable, impact on performance.

If the initial size of the pagefile is adequate then pagedefrag need be used only once unless you manually increase it’s size. Once defragged it will remain that way, even after months of continuous and heavy use. Doing a defrag on every boot will do nothing except increase boot times.

Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA

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