I've been pretty pleased with Norton's defrag utility, Speed Disk. They say (though whether you believe it is up to you) that their utility locates files on the disk in a way that makes access to files more efficient, unlike most defraggers which use a more "brute force" method. I also like the disk map with all the pretty colors! I'd be interested in what John in Kansas has to say about this program. I understood most of his comments...I appreciate, John, that you were trying to make the information understandable to mere mortals!

I've also found that if I turn off my screensaver, the defrag works just fine--no need for Safe Mode or for turning off all the startup programs (though it is a good idea to check those periodically and not clutter up your system by running unnecessary programs).

Aloha,
Mark

(I do appreciate the chance to have these tech discussions here once in a while, and I'm glad the clones don't relegate them to the BS pile.)