how to get around the defrag interface

Between Vista's other problems, you may have noticed that the defrag interface has been really simplified.

If you don't want to download another prograim to regain the customization and analysis available with XP, there's still a way to defrag using Vista alone.

Go to Command Prompt (under Accessories) and right click it. Select 'Run As Administrator'

That should bring up Command Prompt. From there, you can type it

defrag.exe -?

which will yield a list of commands you can use with defrag.exe

Some basic commands:
(of course, you can substitute c: for any drive or folder)

defrag.exe c: -a -v
(will run a -v-erbose -a-nalysis on volume C: Of course, you can replace c: with d: or any drive)

defrag.exe c: -a
(a more simple analysis of the volume)

defrag.exe c: -r
(performs a default partial defragmentation on the volume)

defrag.exe c: -w
(performs a full defrag that will try and fix all fragmented files no matter the size)


This way, you can see what's actually up with your drive, and you can choose which drives you want to defrag.
Hope that helps!