WARNING Perfect Disk 6 Damages WinXP

[NetRyder]

Just did an offline defrag a few hours ago. No problems here either. Everything running smoothly

 

[Electronic Punk]

Nice.

 

[indyjones]

PerfectDisk v6.0
(Build 26)
Was the version
Some settings I had enabled were the "let perfect disk manage boot files" The two drives i defragmented were my windows 8gig partion and my 800meg pagefile partion.
On startup loads of popup boxes came up saying device cannot start. I should have taken more notice but I needed to fix my machine so just ran boot from last good configuration.

 

[ghayes]

If you look in your System Event Log, you should see some error messages for these "devices" that failed to start. What does it say?

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File Systems

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

 

[indyjones]

Sorry but i have formatted my computer since then as it used to come up with checkdisk everyboot, although my computer seems to lock up in a simular manner when i have my memory set to system cache rather than for programmes which is really weird (although a mate said he did find something about the ati gfx drivers not liking this?). I am sorry I can not not provide more feedback but the first crash happened straight after using OFFLINE defrag

 

[ghayes]

Unfortunately, reformatting and re-installing Windows has removed any way of diagnosing what might have occured.

I truly believe that PerfectDisk was not involved with what happend with your system - it was just the last thing that ran and therefore got tagged as being the culprit.

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File Systems

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

 

[Perris Calderon]

it looks pretty obvious this was a differant issue then pd.

if pd had been the culprit then a "last good configuration" couldn't have resolved the issue.

as the files are permanently moved during offline, and reverting configurations does not change that

for instance, if a similar issue arrises with dk, a "last good configuration" will not resolve the problem

Greg, thanx for taking a look at this users problem

...I wish you'd come by more often like you used to, but it's always great to see you here

 

[indyjones]

I am begining to think the same thing especially after the issue of system cache causing system crashing on a clean format i will try the offline once more before (when i feel brave) i decide to buy this software (only trial ware you see).
Thanky GHayes for all your support it has been apprciated, and the same to you dealer.
Cheers

 

[indyjones]

Final Note I err Just ran the offline defrag not a problem at all........... could one of you moderators change the thread title to Perfect Disk 6 will crash an already skewed up install of windows cheers
and... APOLOGIES TO RAXCO

 

[Perris Calderon]

title is fixed on your request indy...good on ya