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Old May 13, 2008, 07:32 AM // 07:32   #1
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Default Using Contig in CMD command w/ Vista

I tried using the contig in the cmd window to defrag the Gw.dat file but it keeps saying access is denied.

The whole "Contig v1.54 - Makes files contiguous..." thing pops up but after that it says "access is denied"

is it really worth defragging the Gw.dat file or can I just ignore it?

I rubberband sometimes and lag gets bad sometimes.
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Old May 13, 2008, 01:39 PM // 13:39   #2
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You have to run CMD as Administrator. Just go to the start menu and type cmd in the search panel and right click the icon and that will work. I had the the same thing happen to me.
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Old May 13, 2008, 02:44 PM // 14:44   #3
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Some people claim defragging solved all their lag issues. Others haven't noticed much of a difference. I'm in the latter group.

Lag happens.

For me it wasn't worth it, but if you can get it to work with a little more effort, it might be for you. Let us know!
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Old May 13, 2008, 03:12 PM // 15:12   #4
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When I did it I only had 1 frag so it was pointless for guild wars but it worked for other games I play
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Old May 13, 2008, 03:34 PM // 15:34   #5
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why not use the vista disk defragment by right clicking on the drive? It works for me.
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Old May 13, 2008, 04:19 PM // 16:19   #6
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AusLogics Disk Defrag works well too. The makers of CCleaner have Defraggler but it does not work well at all, it often takes 4-8 passes or more to fully defrag.
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