InvisiTasking —InvisiTasking is the foundation for Diskeeper to eliminate fragmentation in real time without affecting system resources or intruding on system demands.
Real-time defragmentation automatically handles fragmentation as it occurs, providing maximum system performance at all times!
Complete file and free space defragmentation -defragmentation in the most extreme of conditions— even if your systems have only a one or two percent of free space left available or a file in millions of fragments, Diskeeper 2008 can restore lost performance and save the applications reliant on those files from major reliability failures.
"Defragmentation Intelligence" enhancements — Diskeeper’s logic controller, which detects various volume and system conditions and chooses the most effective algorithm, has been re-designed to deliver performance benefits faster and more efficiently.
Frag Shield 2.0 —boosts reliability and availability by automatically preventing crash-inducing fragmentation of critical system files.
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Compatibility mode —only Diskeeper 2008’s new VSS-compatible mode affords you the ability to leverage the data protection of VSS and the performance and reliability of automatic defragmentation.
Native 64 bit operating systems support.
BOOT-TIME MODE safely performs Microsoft-recommended defragmentation of critical system files.
Hardware Support
Diskeeper runs on the Intel x86 platforms (including compatible CPUs from other manufacturers).
Functional Limits:
Maximum supported volume size: 768GB
Note-high-powered desktop systems with volume sizes up to 2TB will need Diskeeper ProPremier.
Disk Subsystems Supported
Primary Partitions
Extended Partitions
Logical Drives
Volume Sets
RAID Arrays (hardware and software)
Mirrored Disks
Mounted Volumes (letter-less drives)
Supported File Systems
Microsoft NTFS (New Technology File System)
FAT16 (File Allocation Table
FAT32 file system formats.
Supports 32 and 64 bit operating systems:
- Windows Vista Home Basic
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows Vista Enterprise
- Windows XP Home
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Media Center
- Windows XP Tablet PC
- Windows 2000 Professional
Diskeeper 2008 now supports
Native 64 bit mode Operating Systems.
Resource Requirements
The disk space requirements for Diskeeper depend on several factors. On Windows Server 2003, Windows XP/Vista and Windows 2000 systems, Diskeeper will need about 11 MB. Allow about 10 MB of extra free space for temporary files during the installation. If Internet Explorer is not present on your computer, some other needed files (hhupd.exe, 50comupd.exe, and wintdist.exe) may be added. Further, your system may require a new or updated version of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which is less than 6 MB.
Additional Software Requirements
Diskeeper relies on the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The MMC provides a single point of control for system utilities such as Diskeeper. The MMC is used as a central location for a variety of Microsoft and third party administrative tools. The MMC is included in Microsoft Windows 2000 and newer Windows operating systems.
A Note About Firewalls
As a normal part of its operation, the Diskeeper Service (DkService.exe) acts as a server on your system. If you are running a hardware or software firewall, you may see messages indicating Diskeeper Service is trying to act as a server. These messages are expected; you can safely allow these events. This functionality is designed to allow for support for network operations (e.g. Remote Control) via Diskeeper Administrator.
You may also be notified that Diskeeper is trying to access the Internet. It is important to note that Diskeeper does not access the Internet (except when you specifically use the Check for Updates feature), but it does use Windows mechanisms that may trigger these alerts from your firewall. Again, these messages are expected and you can safely allow the events. If networkability or automatic update checking is not required, you can safely disable this.