My previous, limited and very cordial experiences in corresponding with the VMware Fusion Community did not quite prepare me for the somewhat cryptic and skeptical comment from Woody Z, with respect to his apparent, though not entirely unwarranted, disbelief to my initial comment in my 10/9/08 posting.

On the other hand, in the interest of fairness, objectivity and civility, I certainly accept full responsibility for the phrasing and description of my initial search results. I will also clarify that my search DID uncover certain discussion strings, such as alluded to by Woody Z (e.g., that included keywords such as defrag, disk defrag, etc.). Regrettably, however, my initial and subsequent searches have as yet NOT turn up the more expansive and instructive information that I am still seeking.

Again, though, conceding to Woody Z, while there IS info available on Disk Defragmenter -- Thank you, Woody Z -- my intended question/request for info, while conveyed in the overall 10/9/08 message, was not incorporated into the initial question as an integrated whole.

Therefore, for the purpose of clarity, I will rephrase my initial question by also incorporating into it the broader question posed toward the end of my initial posting. Thus, here's the restated question:

"When running a Windows XP Pro VM as a guest, what, if any, fatal flaws/benefits are there to running Disk Defragmenter, one of several basic system maintenance & performance utilities that come with Windows XP Pro, AS WELL AS any fatal flaws/benefits of the OTHER such system utilities that come included as components of Windows XP Pro (See, for example, Administrative Tools/Control Panel/Windows XP Pro )?"

I will sincerely appreciate whatever constructive and helpful information anyone may be kind enough to offer. I remain hopeful that other folks in the community may have definitive information that could offer a comprehensive response, or reference(s).

Again, my apologies for any confusion that the initial phrasing of my request for information may have caused.

By the way, please see my initial posting (October 9, 2008) for other relevant contextual information; e.g., hardware/software, etc.

Thank you very much.

HJ