Diskeeper’s New Architecture – a blog for the IT professional.
Foreword: I've attempted to minimize the techno-jargon as much as possible in this blog to make it more readable, but note that there are still a few terms that may be confusing. Wikipedia or Webopedia are good sources if you need a better or more thorough definition. In previous years [...]
Partner Spotlight – PC Pitstop
Years ago, DIskeeper Corporation wrote an Active X control for our close partner PC Pitstop. To date thousands of users have used PC Pitstops online performance analyzer (with the Diskeeper component) to determine the performance, security and reliability of their PCs.
Diskeeper and Windows Home Server
Today Microsoft announced (old link https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/may07/05-15WHSNewHardwarePR.mspx) Diskeeper's planned support for Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server will help families with multiple PCs easily centralize, share and protect their digital pictures, music, documents and videos. It simplifies a family's life, connects their digital devices and experiences, and will grow with their [...]
2nd place ain’t so bad. – a Channel blog
Diskeeper 2007 took second place in Storage Management Software in the eWEEK "Channel Products of the Year". This was rated by Resellers based on 4 areas: familiarity with product, profit potential of the product to the channel, opportunity the product presents for associated sales, and overall market impact of the [...]
Program not found – skipping AUTOCHECK
Preface: this article refers to making direct edits to the Windows Registry. If you are not experienced with this subject, ask your company's IT Administrator or a computer-expert friend/neighbor for help. Our Tech Support group has seen a few reports of this error (Program not found - skipping AUTOCHECK) from [...]
In the Oven in 2007
Here's a quick overview of a few things we have in the works for Diskeeper: We will have an incremental update for Diskeeper Administrator in the coming weeks that will provide more options to volume license customers with regards to activation. Just a few of the big things planned for [...]
Software Update – tips and tricks
If you ever need to update (note this does not include full version upgrades), a quick trick is to grab the trialware from the Diskeeper download page, and install it right over the top of existing installation. Usually the newest build is available via Check For Updates in the software, [...]
New Diskeeper version every year.
Diskeeper Corporation has released 11 Diskeeper versions for Windows in 11 years. Why is this relevant? Apart from the fact that Diskeeper regulary keeps it latest technology available to customers, it also means that customers on maintenance really get there money's worth. Diskeeper Corporation, like many software companies offer what [...]
What might cause the software to require re-activation?
Diskeeper 2007, as previously mentioned, uses a technology called software (or product) activation. If you want to read more on activation, the Diskeeper FAQ's are a handy source. I regularly post new information into this blog before it makes it into the FAQs or elsewhere; and, I will add one [...]
So easy a caveman can do it!
Ease of use. This was one of the core driving factors that we built Diskeeper 2007 around. We wanted to deliver a product that was completely automated, and solved poor disk performance without the user having to lift a finger. That design works great for the home user, gamer, the [...]
Product Activation – Why?
Foreword: This blog is written to express my personal viewpoint of why Diskeeper Corporation has included activation in the latest Diskeeper 2007 version. A few years ago, Diskeeper Corporation began a global expansion plan. That plan targeted Asia as a huge and growing market, about to come into its own [...]
Top 10 Corporate Utilties – a marketing blog.
First off, please forgive the non-technical blog. It's a rarity and I'm promise not to make a habit of it. So how does the most popular automatic defragmenter (with a 98.9% defragmenter market share*) compare with other popular corporate software products? Lucky Number 7! Given the respective company, that's not [...]
New Diskeeper Build (11.0.701) available
We've released another build of Diskeeper 2007 with a few minor fixes and new functionality. This build will install on Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista. Here's the list of enhancements: 1. This product always requires Product Activation upon install. 2. Silent Activation is enabled which will automatically activate when an internet connection is [...]
Emotionally fragmented?
A little over a week ago one of our employees (Amy, who heads up the Market Surveying division) received an amusing horoscope, via email, from Yahoo Astrology. Dear Amy, Here is your horoscope for Wednesday, January 31: "You need to spend a little time on your own today, because you've [...]
Windows 98, ME, NT4 and Vista Ultimate support
While Diskeeper 2007 ended support for older Windows operating systems (Windows 98, ME, NT4), Diskeeper 10 is still available if you still use one of them. You can request this from your reseller of choice during your purchase (many still stock this version). I recently visited a large regional electronics [...]