HP Support assistant Tune Up Hangs up

hp pavilion P7-1026b, windows 7, hangs durin defrag, status wheel continues to turn but defrag never completes. I have let it run for over 6 hours, very little activity on the hard drive lite after the firsty 30 minutes, maybe a flash every 1.5 minutes.

Hi,
Try the following
First of all, uninstall your current version of HP Support Assistant by opening windows Control Panel, open Programs and Features, right click the entry for HP Support Assistant and select Uninstall.  When this process has completed, restart the PC.
Next download and install the latest version of HP Support Assistant from the page on the link below - the download links are towards the bottom of the page.
http://h18021.www1.hp.com/helpandsupport/hp-suppor​t-assistant.html
After the installation, restart the PC again and check if the defrag routine now works correctly.
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