Small piece of advice:

- To avoid fast fragmentation, redirect 'TMP' and 'TEMP' environment 
variables (Windows key+Pause, Advanced options, Environment variables) 
to a dedicated partition, same for 'pagefile.sys' and 'My Documents'; 
keep 'C:' only for Windows and programs. Acronis Disk Director for easy 
re-partitioning, MS 'DiskPart' sucks so much at it and 'diskmgmt.msc' is 
very rudimentary.

- IMO the best defragger is 'Raxco PerfectDisk 10', with its Boot-time 
Defragmentation defraggs Windows system files and with its 'Stealth 
Patrol' scheduler you can defrag in second plane while your PC/Notebook 
is idle, also it has a 'Performance' Tab and an Analysis option that 
gives you a very detailed and clear vision of any partition and is very 
easy to use. It has a x64 version and recognizes Vista partitions. You 
can't ask for more.

- You can speed up even more your HDD by disabling the 'Last Access time 
stamp' that NTFS uses, unless you need it.

- Reducing the MFT Zone helps reclaim 'wasted' disk space.


I use 2 .bat files after I install Windows for the first time or when I 
service a PC/Notebook for the first time to help me with the disk 
performance:


ft.bat
-------

@echo off
echo -------------------------------------
fsutil behavior query mftzone
fsutil behavior query disablelastaccess
pause
echo -------------------------------------
fsutil behavior set mftzone 1
fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 1
echo .
echo -------------------------------------
fsutil behavior query mftzone
fsutil behavior query disablelastaccess
echo -------------------------------------
pause


usn.bat
-------

@echo off
echo -------------------------------------
fsutil usn queryjournal c:
echo -------------------------------------
pause
fsutil usn createjournal m=0 a=0 c:
echo -------------------------------------
fsutil usn queryjournal c:
echo -------------------------------------
pause


I hope it helps, good luck.

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