Defragging?
There is a great little utility called 'end it all'. Everybody should use this before they defrag or burn DVDs/cds or for any pc process intensive task and most importantly it is free http://www.pcmedixwebs.com/enditall.htm bob Thought for the day: The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs and bacon breakfast: the chicken was 'involved'...the pig was 'committed'." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brewnetty (AuntySpam)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:34 AM Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: [OT again] can't defrag > I have found these steps helpful when defrag won't run. Right > click "my computer" (win98) select properties || Performance || go > through the tabs to disable all "read ahead" "write behind" and > "acceleration" functions (typically found under "graphics" and > "file system". from the run command (start || run) type in > msconfig, click the startup tab and see what is starting up with > windows. > > Run your virus checker first with the latest definitions just to > make sure some sneaky trojan isn't hidden in the background, and > spybot search & destroy as well to get rid of any hidden browser > helper objects that are secretly trying to "phone home". > > AuntySpam, SLP Coordinator, pspug.org > > http://www.pspug.org/edu/edu.shtml > http://www.pspug.org/edu/slp/assign.shtml > http://www.pspug.org/edu/slp/slpparticipants.htm > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 2:47 AM > Subject: [wdvltalk] [OT again] can't defrag > > > Browned off, fed up, apoplectic and half-way to the large window. > > ScanDisc fails about threequarters of the way through its cycle; > defrag, of > course, doesn't get past a looping 'checking folders'. > > Yes, I have emptied the tray; yes I have Ctrl-Alt-Del till my > fingers are > sore. > > How can I find out what is still running? Or is there a > program that > defrags whatever is trying to upset that applecart? > > ------Save me from Bill ;-) > > Joseph > > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the > email. > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
