Microsoft has considerably simplified the disk defragmentation interface in Windows Vista, and made it an automatic process, figuring (probably accurately) that 99% of their user base does not know what disk defragmentation is and would not do it anyhow.
By default, Windows Vista will run a disk defragmentation process (essentially making sure that all the files on your drive occupy contiguous drive space and are not scattered all over the surface of the physical disk) every Wednesday morning at 1AM. If you happen to be up gaming at 1AM on Wednesday morning, this will play havoc with your frame rates. It's probably better to disable the automatic defragmentation process and do it manually once every 3-6 months.
To disable automatic disk defragmentation in Windows Vista:
Open the 'start' menu and type 'defrag' in the search bar. Hit 'Enter'.
Uncheck the 'run on a schedule' check box.
Click 'ok'.
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Jun 6, 2008
Stop scheduled disk defragmentation
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I use Diskeeper, its automatic as well, but the feature can also be turned off for individual defrags. Defrags the MFT and Page File as well.
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