Kris, I havent had any problems with defrag myself. you might have to run scandisk first to check for errors.
Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KRISTIAN WALSHAM Sent: Wednesday, 2 November 2005 8:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: off topic Hi Jeff, Thanks for that. Do you think it may be a good idea to Defrag or could that now do more harm than good? MSN address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] not what i wrote before. Cheers, Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:31 PM Subject: RE: off topic > Kris, > > there should be a tick box to not get that warning. > tick it before you click OK. > when hard drive start to stuff up you usually get back sectors and things > like that. > cheers Jeff > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KRISTIAN > WALSHAM > Sent: Wednesday, 2 November 2005 6:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: off topic > > > Hi Antony, > I did as Jeff suggested but kept getting a window up > everytime i started up saying that i had modified the start up programs > (or > something like that) and it would be there everytime i did so i just went > back to the default. I have since removed Microsoft Antispyware Beta (CPU > ran at 100% for about 10 mins after with no other Apps running so i > restarted computer and was ok) and a few other programs and it seems a > little better. > > I was thinking of getting a new hard drive and transfering everything over > just incase is craps itself. Is it possible to do this? I`m really a > novice > on computers so don`t really know how to copy/burn/backup stuff. > > A new problem exsists now where i cannot download and install Microsoft > Updates that were just released. I think it has something to do with > Zonealarm Security Suite`s firewall. > > So that`s were i`m at at the moment so if you`re able to assist any > further > please do, i would very greatfull. You can (or anyone else) contact me via > email or at [EMAIL PROTECTED] on MSN. > > Thanks for keeping in touch, > Kris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Antony Maina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:38 AM > Subject: Re: off topic > > >> >> Kris, >> >> What happened? >> >> Antony >> >> --- KRISTIAN WALSHAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Jeff, i will give it a go. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Kris. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Jeff >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 5:49 AM >>> Subject: RE: off topic >>> >>> >>> Kris, >>> >>> click start run type in msconfig or msconfig.exe >>> click on the right hand start up tab >>> untick anything that you dont want to start when >>> the pc starts >>> eg adobe msoffice quicktime etc. >>> should reduce your system resources usage a bit. >>> >>> cheers Jeff >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Behalf Of KRISTIAN WALSHAM >>> Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2005 11:51 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: off topic >>> >>> >>> Hi Antony, >>> No noise from the hard drive but >>> programs seem to take longer to load, swapping >>> between windows sometimes leaves bits of the >>> previous one up for a bit, bits of the XP tool bar >>> near the clock are missing icons sometimes when i >>> start up and next time i start up they are back etc. >>> >>> When i first start up until i can open Outlook >>> Express up is about 4 mins. >>> >>> Had trouble when i switched to a different user >>> the toolbar and desktop icons didn`t appear, just a >>> pix from my documents. Took 3 attempts to log on >>> with a different user before it worked. >>> >>> Talked to a young bloke at work and he said the >>> HD is slowly dying but couldn`t explain why. >>> >>> The computer is 4 years old and it has Intel >>> M/board, P4 1.6ghz, 40gb HD. Running Z/A Security >>> Suite V6 (got rid of NIS 2005), various anti-spyware >>> programs etc.. >>> >>> Any help is greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Please feel free to contact me off list. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Kris >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Antony Maina >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:17 PM >>> Subject: Re: off topic >>> >>> >>> lots of them, check these sites for help, but >>> most important is abnormal clicking sound from the >>> harddrive. 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