# Defragment your Winzip?! **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [March 23, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324 "2003-03-23T19:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aislin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Aislin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aislin)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/1 "2003-03-23T19:05:53Z")
On my computer upstairs I clicked on disk defragmenter and winzip popped up. And then I did it again, and winzip poppped up. Still confused, I tried again, and winzip popped up. …What’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/2 "2003-03-23T19:07:44Z")
someone changed the winzip icon to the disk defragmenter icon and changed the name. Look at the path and make sure thats right, and then if that doesn’t work, put a magnent to your hard drive. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/3 "2003-03-23T19:09:07Z")
The magnet didn’t work. lol. And it’s not that, the path is correct. When I go into winzip it shows the file name for disk defragmenter inside. I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/4 "2003-03-23T19:20:18Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/5 "2003-03-23T19:20:26Z")
Perhaps it’s zipped? Is it a .zip file? - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/6 "2003-03-23T19:21:33Z")
I think it is zipped, is that what happens when you compress stuff you don’t use on your HD? I do disk cleanup a lot, but I haven’t defragged in like a year, so maybe disk cleanup zipped up my defraggermabob? Where do I unzip it to? how do I make it work again? what’s going oooooon. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/7 "2003-03-23T19:39:13Z")
Unzip it with WinZip lol - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/8 "2003-03-23T19:39:45Z")
to where ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/9 "2003-03-23T20:05:29Z")
My disk defragmenter is in C:\windows\system32. Just format. If you’ve got a cd burner, burn everything you need to cd’s, and format, it works a billion times better than defragging. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/10 "2003-03-23T20:07:43Z")
_gasps_ That sounds like… insanity! that would require SO much re-installing, and like, 5 disks, not counting the one’s my proggy’s are on… I think I’ll pass, Nali. Maybe when I’m a ‘risque’ user like you, I’ll try it out. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/11 "2003-03-23T20:09:32Z")
nali is right… quicker and more efficient to format, and restore. If possible, take a drive image when you have a 0 install (all your basic progs), then when you reformat, it takes 1/10 the time to restore… there are shareware progs to do this kinda thing. Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/12 "2003-03-23T20:23:07Z")
yeah it just reformated my computer. It is running so great now… like a brand new machine… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/13 "2003-03-23T20:26:06Z")
yeah, I’m gonna sound stupid right now, but I honestly don’t have the guts to take everything off, because I know I’ll screw up. I’ll just try to figure that zip file out. lol. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/14 "2003-03-23T20:29:01Z")
I format every couple of months… keeps things clean and helps with viruses… because even tho I have 2 different anti-virus progs, some still slip thru, or some just refuse to leave, so reformatting makes sure that they are gone for good… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/15 "2003-03-23T20:44:47Z")
I guess I should try it out sometime, especially since I really don’t care to maintain this thing. I haven’t run a virus program forever. Haven’t defragged since I bought it. ETC. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/16 "2003-03-23T20:48:59Z")
Aislin: 1. back up all of your “important” files immediately. 2. buy a virus program. I suggest Norton Corp version. 3. install and use said virus program. 4. buy and install a back-up prog (NTI makes a beautiful one). Get in the habit of doing this now, unless you want to learn the way we all did… by losing \all\ of your stuff at the most inoportune time… Then, reformatting is simple and refreshing. I have just reformatted a couple of my friends’ machines, and they are soooooo happy… serious… do these steps before you are sorry. It will happen. Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/17 "2003-03-23T20:54:25Z")
Rev, I suggest AVG anti-virus software… I work in a small computer company, we do a lot of service work. On most machines that have Norton we run AVG and it picks up at least 2 or 3 viruses that Norton missed. Even with all of the updates… once or twice Norton has picked up something that AVG missed however, but more often it is the reverse… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/18 "2003-03-23T20:56:34Z")
cool. I bow to your wisdom… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/19 "2003-03-23T20:57:42Z")
eh, just a suggestion. Thought you might want to check it out. I like AVG, but I actually have both on my computer for when I do a full-system check… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defragment-your-winzip/16324/20 "2003-03-23T21:10:31Z")
thanks, I will. I recently switched from McAfee, which my g/f still uses… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)