Restoring the missing or deleted Disk Defragmenter on Windows XP

Reason: Many a times the shortcut for Disk Defragmentor in the Start menu may be deleted accidently.

Exact location of Disk Defragmentor: "C:\Windows\System32\dfrg.exe" (dfrg.exe and dfrg are one and the same)

Solution: Please follow the below steps to restore the Disk Defragmentor icon:

1) Right click on the Taskbar, (It is a bar at the bottom of your screen with Start button, Clock, etc) and select "Properties".
2) You will be displayed with a Window named "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" that has two options a) Taskbar and b) Start Menu. Click on Start Menu.
3) Select "Classic Start Menu" option,
4) Then click on the "Customize" button,
5) Under "Start Menu" frame, click on "Add" button,
6) You will be displayed with "Create Shortcut" Window,
7) There you can see a white editable box and "Browse" button,
8) Click on "Browse" button, then you will displayed with "Browse for Folder" Window,
9) Click on the "+"button of "My Computer",
10) Click on the "+"button of "Local Disk (C:)",
11) Click on the "+"button of "Windows",
12) Click on the "+"button of "System32" folder,
13) Search for "dfrg" icon. (It is pink, red colored icon)
14) Finally click on "dfrg", Click on Ok button,
15) You will be taken back to "Create Shortcut" Window, there you click on "Next" button,
16) You will be displayed with a new Window named "Select a Folder to place this shortcut in:",
17) There click on Accessories, (by doing this Disk Defragmenter will be located under Accessories)
18) You will be displayed with a new Window named "Select a Title for the Program", just click on Finish button,
19) Then again click on Ok button of the new Window,
20) Again click on Ok button on the new Window,

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