Diskkeeper for free#

Whenever I review a product, I initially try to install and use the product without first reading the documentation. The only aspect of the setup process that I had some trouble with was the process of licensing my software, but I have to confess this was my own fault. Upon making your selection, setup guides you through a simple wizard that helps you to complete the installation process.įigure 1. The main installation screen provides options for deploying both host and guest components. Unlike many of the products I've been reviewing lately, the installation process for V-locity 2 was a breeze.

The person I spoke with said that Diskeeper has a few different products on the market, but that its flagship product is V-locity 2 - essentially defragmentation software that has been optimized for server virtualization.

Diskkeeper for free#

After all, why would anyone buy something that's included for free within the Windows OS? I couldn't help but ask how Diskeeper had managed to survive. This June, however, I was walking around the exhibit hall at Tech-Ed and stopped at the Diskeeper booth. I have to admit, after Microsoft began enabling disk defragmentation natively within Windows, I didn't give Diskeeper a second look. Given that Microsoft had chosen to develop its own defragmentation algorithms rather than acquiring Diskeeper, I assumed Diskeeper wouldn't be around for very much longer. Diskeeper stepped up to the plate and offered a badly needed third-party defragmentation solution.Įventually, Microsoft began including defragmentation capabilities in the OS. Windows NT had just started to become a mainstream operating system, but Microsoft didn't provide a solution for keeping Windows NT systems defragmented (as it had with Windows 9x). I first became familiar with Diskeeper Corp. The defragmentation software for server virtualization offers useful features and unique value. Diskeeper V-locity 2: Server Virtualization Defrag