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Windows Vista Defrag schedule stuck on 'never' after SP1 install

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by sunking101, 2008/04/20.

  1. 2008/04/20
    sunking101

    sunking101 Inactive Thread Starter

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    This has happened to both my Vista Home Premium laptops immediately after installing SP1. I can go into the defrag schedule, set it and then exit but when I open the defrag tool again the schedule has returned to 'never'. Is there any way around this or is it a SP1 bug as it seems to be?
     
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  2. 2008/04/23
    oserdavid

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    I doubt if it is a bug - it works for me. It's set, and I can alter it.
    Is there a valid volume set?
    What happens when you try a manual defrag?



    (Using Win Vista Business SP1)
     
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  4. 2008/04/23
    sunking101

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    Hi, manual defrag works fine. This all seems to have happened after installing SP1 - it worked fine before.:confused:
     
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  5. 2008/04/23
    Evan Omo

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    Sunking101, Perosnally I would ditch the Windows defrag utility and download Auslogics Disk Defrag. I have never liked the windows defrag utility because it doesn't do a good enough job. Auslogics disk defrag is much more efficient with defragging a harddrive, it has additional options that allow you to customize it, it shows what file it is actually defragmenting, and best of all its free. Its located here. http://auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download :)
     
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  6. 2008/04/23
    Arie

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    1. Check if Task Scheduler is running
      • At a command prompt type sc queryex schedule
      • Look at the STATE: line, it should read 4 RUNNING if it's not, start it with the following command: sc start schedule
    2. Check if task is ok
      • At a command prompt type : schtasks /query | findstr /i "defrag "
      • Look for
        ManualDefrag N/A Ready
        ScheduledDefrag {a future date} Ready

    Let me know what you find.
     
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  7. 2008/04/23
    sunking101

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    Hi Arie,

    The first command prompt shows 4 Running as you say it should do.
    The second one says manual defrag ready, scheduled defrag disabled.

    Thanks
     
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  8. 2008/04/24
    Arie

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    Check Task Scheduler (under System Tools), Microsoft > Windows > Defrag.

    See if you can right-click the task an select Enable.
     
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  9. 2008/04/24
    sunking101

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    I've opened the task scheduler but don't understand it. I can't see any list that will give me Microsoft > Windows > Defrag
     
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  10. 2008/04/24
    Arie

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  11. 2008/04/25
    sunking101

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    Ah, thankyou very much Arie. The defrag was disabled in the task scheduler. I have now enabled it as you directed and it is now working correctly! :D
     
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  12. 2008/04/25
    Arie

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    Great.
     
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