xp disk defragmenter does not analyze or defrag

My system (as usual) was starting too sluggishly for my liking to start the defragmentation. But, when I clicked "Analyze" or "Defrag", nothing happened. I mean, absolutely nothing. No error messages. Not even a warning. Something in the lines of "hey moron, you are doing something wrong here" would have been more appropriate. Well, like any dumb user, I entered the realm of Google, and ended up triggering the defrag.exe from the command prompt. There, I got something. "Windows cannot connect to the Disk Defragmenter engine". Now, if only I KNEW where and how the hell I kick start that damn engine. Once again Larry ewing's nerds helped me from yonder. It seemed that the "DCOM Server Process Launcher" was not running. It had to be kick started for the defragger to skate board on. So, I clicked "Start/Run" and typed in "services.msc" and opened the services window. (the more normal way would be to go to My Computer, right click on it, Manage, and click services, bah, am a lazy guy). Kick started it, (but it acutally didnt. I had to set the mode to "Automatic" and restart the system). Then, I launched our guy, and voila, we are up and running.... Okay, he is working RIGHT NOW. Off I go. Tata