Koldbear
Tue Sep 16 09:15:17 CDT 2003
The ScanDefrag Team is not a part of the MVP program. And no, there was =
no anger (on my part)intended. I simply assume you were a poster with a =
question which I tried to answer.
No apology necessary.
"Den" <den@cogeco.com> wrote in message =
news:ONMt5kFfDHA.408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I detected a bit of anger and/or frustration in your response. Without
> looking, I made the assumption that the DEFRAG TEAM was part and =
parcel of
> the MVP program, and I was simply questioning where you stood on this =
new
> "offering". Not knowing exactly what it is, I assume it is an add-on =
to a
> Defrag program that manages the shutdown of open programs so that the
> Scan/Defrag program works more efficiently. I most certainly wasn't
> suggesting that your Defrag program wasn't any good. As a matter of =
fact I
> have it and have been using it and I indeed thank you for creating it =
and
> offering to the general public free of charge.
> I apologize if my question implied anything else.
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> "Koldbear" <rcmcgregor@REMOVE.earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%23uJdZRFfDHA.2236@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In the first place, we did not create ScanDefrag to be in competition =
with
> anybody. What other programs do is their own busy. We (Bill Blanton, =
Ken
> Routhier (aka Grazzer), Jon Scott, and I) created the ScanDefrag =
program out
> of the growing need in the 98/Me newsgroups for a program that would =
allow
> Scandisk and Defrag to run without the constant errors and restarts. =
And
> it's free.
> Secondly, how long it takes to scan or defrag a drive(s) really =
depends on
> how large the drive is and how long it has been since the last time =
these
> utilities were run.
>=20
> Hope that answered your question.
>=20
> "Den" <den@cogeco.com> wrote in message
> news:uBR9c7EfDHA.1888@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > George (Bindar Dundat) recommended a possible solution re Defrag =
problems
> > yesterday that involved downloading GEODISK, which appears to be a =
program
> > used to manage your Defrag program.
> > I downloaded it and must advise it is a real gem....the SCANDISK and
> DEFRAG
> > operation took no more than 15 minutes all told to complete both
> processes.
> > Is there any reason that the DEGRAG TEAM is not front and center on =
this
> one
> > ???
> >
> > "Koldbear" <rcmcgregor@REMOVE.earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:u6hM8mDfDHA.560@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Check again. I just looked and both sites have 4.2.
> >
> > "saucebox" <freytag@groundnet.com> wrote in message
> > news:uVe7AdCfDHA.1832@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > > "Koldbear" <rcmcgregor@REMOVE.earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > news:u7Bkp8BfDHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > This is not a major update. It only provides a better method of =
helping
> us
> > > to help users to troubleshoot scan and defrag problems (e.g =
Available
> > space
> > > on hard drive, Amount of Ram, and a C-A-D warning).
> > >
> > >
http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/scandefrag/main.htm
> > >
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html
> > >
> > > Only ScanDefrag 4.1 seems to be available at your website.
> > >
> >
> >
>=20
>