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SpeedDisk under Windows XP does use Microsoft's defrag APIs. Under NT4 and
Win2k, it does not.
- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.
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"John R Weiss" <jrweiss98155@NOSPAM.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Greg Hayes/Raxco Software" <ghayesntloader@raxco.com> wrote...
> > All defragmenters use Microsoft's Defrag APIs. These APIs are
independent
> > of underlying disk technology. There should be no issue with running
ANY
> > defragmenter on any level of RAID.
>
> IIRC, the Symantec/Norton SpeedDisk defragger is one that does NOT use the
Win
> APIs, but uses its own.
>
>