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#230840 - Thu Jun 17 2004 06:54 AM Defrag tips wanted
root17 Mainstay Registered: Sun Jul 16 2000 Posts: 736 Loc: Rochester New York USA	Every time in the past I have started to defrag I have gotten the message "Your computer is not seriously fragmented--defrag not necessary." This time I'm first going to first do some serious pruning of obsolete bookmarks, documents and files. I know to do it in Safe Mode. Any other tips? _________________________ Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans -- John Lennon
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#230841 - Thu Jun 17 2004 03:40 PM Re: Defrag tips wanted
tellywellies Forum Champion Registered: Sat Apr 13 2002 Posts: 5473 Loc: South of England	What operating system are you using? _________________________ Error: Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue..
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#230842 - Fri Jun 18 2004 06:38 AM Re: Defrag tips wanted
root17 Mainstay Registered: Sun Jul 16 2000 Posts: 736 Loc: Rochester New York USA	Tellywellies, I'm using Windows 95. I've just gotten the advice: don't bother--it buys you very little increased operating speed and gives your hard drive a real workout. _________________________ Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans -- John Lennon
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#230843 - Fri Jun 18 2004 09:39 AM Re: Defrag tips wanted
tellywellies Forum Champion Registered: Sat Apr 13 2002 Posts: 5473 Loc: South of England	Quote: "Your computer is not seriously fragmented--defrag not necessary." I remember that message from Windows 95. It was dropped from Windows 98 but has reappeared in Windows XP. When I had Windows 95 I found that even though the message appeared, the disk still seemed fairly fragmented once the defrag process was started. It's true that deframenting might put the disk through its paces because data around gets moved around quite a bit. If the disk is OK there should be no adverse effects though. Just a suggestion. Have you considered an upgrade to Windows 98 SE or XP? Windows 95 is pretty old now. A Windows 98SE installation disk should be available quite inexpensively. What is the processor speed and what amount of memory does the computer have? _________________________ Error: Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue..
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#230844 - Sat Jun 19 2004 08:42 AM Re: Defrag tips wanted
root17 Mainstay Registered: Sun Jul 16 2000 Posts: 736 Loc: Rochester New York USA	Tellywellies, I'm embarrassed to report 233 MHz Pentium II and 128 MB RAM (I know, I know, it's a dinosaur). It is so hopelessly obsolete it's probably not worth fixing up. I don't give it a very hard workout, and it meets my needs, so I'll keep using this until some major trouble is brewing and then just get a new system. _________________________ Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans -- John Lennon
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#230845 - Sat Jun 19 2004 09:40 AM Re: Defrag tips wanted
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	Quote: Tellywellies, I'm embarrassed to report 233 MHz Pentium II and 128 MB RAM (I know, I know, it's a dinosaur). It is so hopelessly obsolete it's probably not worth fixing up. I don't give it a very hard workout, and it meets my needs, so I'll keep using this until some major trouble is brewing and then just get a new system. Hehe - you should see the specs of my laptop. 32MB RAM. _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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#230846 - Sat Jun 19 2004 02:10 PM Re: Defrag tips wanted
pegazus999 Forum Adept Registered: Sun Jun 13 2004 Posts: 158 Loc: Madrid, Spain	Well I'd say do it, and do it often. I have XP true, but I've been through all of the versions, and I still think it's a good thing to defrag it, it does help the overall funcion of your computer. Besides if you do it often enough it won't be such a hard workout ... plus if I remember right that silly msg doesn't mean a thing! _________________________ "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." ~ A.Camus
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