[cybmole]

i am pretty sure that a fixed size page file does not get fragmented anyway. I fixed mine at 6Gb , same as my RAM, agas ago. only the dynamic option should fragment.

A fast way to clean a page file anyway it is to go to windows advanced settings and remove it completely!, THEN recreate it afresh, rebooting in between steps if needed. Windows should assign a contiguous chunk of space when it re-creates.

that's probably quicker than tracking down some 3rd party program & then debating do you really want to let some relatively unknown software meddle with such a key component!

I did see that piriform, makers of the excellent ccleaner, have something called defraggler, free - with boot time defrag options for system files,but it it s o o o o slow. it estimated that it would need over a day optimising my C drive, after I'd already defragged it with a different product! so there's no way I'd allow that to do a boot time defrag, as It could be Xmas next before its hands the PC back!

we stray somewhat from the original thread topic, I fear...