How to: Defragment a hard drive.
Solution:
Click 'Start' and select 'Programs', 'Accessories', 'System Tools', and 'Disk Defragmenter'.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Programs' and select 'Accessories'.
3) Select the 'System Tools' menu and select 'Disk Defragmenter'.
'Disk Defragmenter' dialog box
4) Select the drive to be defragmented from the drop-down list box and click 'OK'. (A dialog box stating whether or not defragmentation is recommended for this disk appears.)
5) Do one of the following:
a) Click 'Start' to begin defragmentation immediately.
'Start' button
b) Select 'Advanced...' to specify whether the drive should be checked for errors or to specify a defragmentation method. (The 'Advanced Options' dialog box appears.)
'Advanced...' button
c) Select one of the following radio buttons from the 'Defragmentation' group:
d) Click 'OK'.
6) Click 'Start' to begin defragmentation.