Carl,

If the $MFT and related metadata are perfectly defragmented, then you should
have 2 "green" segments.

If the $MFT/metadata are mildly fragmented, you will probably not notice any
slowdown in performance. I suspect possibly a network/master browser issue
for your sluggishness when browsing the network.

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.


"Carl" <carl.williams@ec.gc.ca> wrote in message
news:0e9101c3d5fd$0b309000$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I was told that there should only be two "green" segments
> representing sytem files in W2K defrag. I have several
> small ones and believe this is causing sluggishness as
> well as a one minute wait to for the network directory
> drop downs during browsing.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts other than run defrag?

>-----Original Message-----
>Carl,
>
>If the $MFT and related metadata are perfectly
defragmented, then you should
>have 2 "green" segments.
>
>If the $MFT/metadata are mildly fragmented, you will
probably not notice any
>slowdown in performance. I suspect possibly a
network/master browser issue
>for your sluggishness when browsing the network.
>
>- Greg/Raxco Software
>Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
>
>Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of
PerfectDisk - a
>commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the
support department.
>
>Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
>
>
>"Carl" <carl.williams@ec.gc.ca> wrote in message
>news:0e9101c3d5fd$0b309000$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I was told that there should only be two "green"
segments
>> representing sytem files in W2K defrag. I have several
>> small ones and believe this is causing sluggishness as
>> well as a one minute wait to for the network directory
>> drop downs during browsing.
>>
>> Anyone have any thoughts other than run defrag?
>
>
>.
>Thanks Greg. Ya I've been using Executive Software's
Defrag utility, that's where I meant to say I observed
this, not just the general W2K Defrag.

You're right though, but another thing helped as well. I
consolidated tables in boot mode then I logged on as a
diffwerent admin re-ran the defrag and it knocked down the
segments considerably.

You have a URL for Raxco?

>-----Original Message-----
>Carl,
>
>If the $MFT and related metadata are perfectly
defragmented, then you should
>have 2 "green" segments.
>
>If the $MFT/metadata are mildly fragmented, you will
probably not notice any
>slowdown in performance. I suspect possibly a
network/master browser issue
>for your sluggishness when browsing the network.
>
>- Greg/Raxco Software
>Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
>
>Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of
PerfectDisk - a
>commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the
support department.
>
>Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
>
>
>"Carl" <carl.williams@ec.gc.ca> wrote in message
>news:0e9101c3d5fd$0b309000$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I was told that there should only be two "green"
segments
>> representing sytem files in W2K defrag. I have several
>> small ones and believe this is causing sluggishness as
>> well as a one minute wait to for the network directory
>> drop downs during browsing.
>>
>> Anyone have any thoughts other than run defrag?
>
>
>.
>Thanks Greg. Ya I've been using Executive Software's
Defrag utility, that's where I meant to say I observed
this, not just the general W2K Defrag.

You're right though, but another thing helped as well. I
consolidated tables in boot mode then I logged on as a
diffwerent admin re-ran the defrag and it knocked down the
segments considerably.

You have a URL for Raxco?

Carl,

www.raxco.com

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.

"Carl" <carl.williams@ec.gc.ca> wrote in message
news:0e1001c3d611$321cc440$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Carl,
> >
> >If the $MFT and related metadata are perfectly
> defragmented, then you should
> >have 2 "green" segments.
> >
> >If the $MFT/metadata are mildly fragmented, you will
> probably not notice any
> >slowdown in performance. I suspect possibly a
> network/master browser issue
> >for your sluggishness when browsing the network.
> >
> >- Greg/Raxco Software
> >Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
> >
> >Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of
> PerfectDisk - a
> >commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the
> support department.
> >
> >Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
> >
> >
> >"Carl" <carl.williams@ec.gc.ca> wrote in message
> >news:0e9101c3d5fd$0b309000$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I was told that there should only be two "green"
> segments
> >> representing sytem files in W2K defrag. I have several
> >> small ones and believe this is causing sluggishness as
> >> well as a one minute wait to for the network directory
> >> drop downs during browsing.
> >>
> >> Anyone have any thoughts other than run defrag?
> >
> >
> >.
> >Thanks Greg. Ya I've been using Executive Software's
> Defrag utility, that's where I meant to say I observed
> this, not just the general W2K Defrag.
>
> You're right though, but another thing helped as well. I
> consolidated tables in boot mode then I logged on as a
> diffwerent admin re-ran the defrag and it knocked down the
> segments considerably.
>
> You have a URL for Raxco?

Carl,

www.raxco.com

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.

"Carl" <carl.williams@ec.gc.ca> wrote in message
news:0e1001c3d611$321cc440$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Carl,
> >
> >If the $MFT and related metadata are perfectly
> defragmented, then you should
> >have 2 "green" segments.
> >
> >If the $MFT/metadata are mildly fragmented, you will
> probably not notice any
> >slowdown in performance. I suspect possibly a
> network/master browser issue
> >for your sluggishness when browsing the network.
> >
> >- Greg/Raxco Software
> >Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
> >
> >Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of
> PerfectDisk - a
> >commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the
> support department.
> >
> >Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
> >
> >
> >"Carl" <carl.williams@ec.gc.ca> wrote in message
> >news:0e9101c3d5fd$0b309000$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I was told that there should only be two "green"
> segments
> >> representing sytem files in W2K defrag. I have several
> >> small ones and believe this is causing sluggishness as
> >> well as a one minute wait to for the network directory
> >> drop downs during browsing.
> >>
> >> Anyone have any thoughts other than run defrag?
> >
> >
> >.
> >Thanks Greg. Ya I've been using Executive Software's
> Defrag utility, that's where I meant to say I observed
> this, not just the general W2K Defrag.
>
> You're right though, but another thing helped as well. I
> consolidated tables in boot mode then I logged on as a
> diffwerent admin re-ran the defrag and it knocked down the
> segments considerably.
>
> You have a URL for Raxco?