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Just to piggyback on Diane's suggestion a bit, Diskkeeper Lite, http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207, considerably speeds up
the Defrag process and does a very thorough job. The full, paid version
lets you schedule and automate ongoing defrags so everything stays
crisp. XP, if that's what you're running, fragments on a much grander
scale than its predecessors did.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Evans, Diane L (Rosetta)
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:47 AM
To: Nancy Allison; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Checklist for Reformatting
>It's time to reformat my hard drive,
Stop! Not yet! Check the following:
1. How much RAM does your computer have? You can significantly speed
up an over-loaded computer by adding memory. It is relatively cheap
($50 or so) and easy to install.
2. Have you defragged your hard drive? If you have never done this, it
will take several passes, at a few hours each, to get everything back in
order. Do it at night or on a weekend and you will be amazed at how much
you speed up the computer.
3. A good website to check out is: http://www.econsultant.com/. Sanjeev,
the owner of the site, has included many freeware tools that can help
you diagnose computer problems.
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