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anyone have some sites that explain things one could do to speed up xp?
i have limited knowlege of system stuff but fairly expert at autocad/office./programming vb type of stuff xp pro version 2002 sp2 intel pent 3, 601MHz, 384 mb ram I probably should upgrade system but for now would like to get this running as fast as possible. mostly used by wife for email and browsing but runs super slow (i know thatt's not an exact technical term, just my subjective opinion) have scanned with malwarebytes anti-malware and avast home ediditon virus scan, both clean reports thanks for any tips mark |
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a very belated thank you to all who responded to my old message
Thanks Mark "mp" wrote in message ... anyone have some sites that explain things one could do to speed up xp? i have limited knowlege of system stuff but fairly expert at autocad/office./programming vb type of stuff xp pro version 2002 sp2 intel pent 3, 601MHz, 384 mb ram I probably should upgrade system but for now would like to get this running as fast as possible. mostly used by wife for email and browsing but runs super slow (i know thatt's not an exact technical term, just my subjective opinion) have scanned with malwarebytes anti-malware and avast home ediditon virus scan, both clean reports thanks for any tips mark |
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Please excuse also, the equally belated reply ;
But I had to let you "in" on the little bit of [free] software, that compliments [defag.exe] perfectly! Without the need to be so drastic (and, IMHO, anal about it) as to introduce yet more 3rd-party code to your machine. The general idea, with this tiny app, is to remedy a bad habit of the XP Disk Defragmenter's... After it's "Analysis" run, [defrag.exe]** builds it's planned manoeuvres on the basis of a compromise between the total size of continuity of data it can achieve against the maximum number of files it can achieve in making contiguous. It will always end in compromise unless you happen to have approximately enough free space, left on the disc, equivalent to twice the size of that of the largest fragmented file. These algorithms result, more often than not, in there being just one large file, left fragmented into a very large number of parts, but not assessed, by [defrag.exe] to be worth de-fragmenting. One solution is to get hold of some 3rd-party application that may have slightly differing algorithms to that of [defrag.exe] and so produce a deferent outcome. However, one tiny program [contig.exe] solves this problem without the need for a large install of replacement defragmentation software... After allowing defrag to complete it's run, turn to the "Report" button (MMC Console interface), and look at the number of fragments belonging to the remaining files, and select, by far and away, the file with the largest number of fragments. It is this filename that becomes the target of our small utility [contig.exe] typed at a Window's Command Prompt. Type [cmd.exe] into the "Run" box on the Start Menu to start a Window's Command Prompt. contig.exe [[path][filename]] E.G.; contig.exe "C:\Program Files\Winimage\FlashBackup\FLASH01.IMA" Also, type the following, at the "Prompt", for syntax usage and help : contig.exe -? The resulting graphical (MMC Interface) then change from a chaotic mix of red, white and blue, to one that resembles the description imagined by Mr "mp" . [Contig.exe] can be downloaded [free] by clicking on the link below... just unzip to a location on your hard-drive that is listed in your 'path' variable : i.e.: [c:\windows] Sysinternal's Contig.exe [102Kb] : http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/Contig.zip == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) ** Not strictly [defrag.exe] which merely initializes either the [dfrgntfs.exe] or [dfrgfat.exe] modules, depending of type of filesystem employed on the disk. "mp" wrote in message ... a very belated thank you to all who responded to my old message Thanks Mark "mp" wrote in message ... anyone have some sites that explain things one could do to speed up xp? i have limited knowlege of system stuff but fairly expert at autocad/office./programming vb type of stuff xp pro version 2002 sp2 intel pent 3, 601MHz, 384 mb ram I probably should upgrade system but for now would like to get this running as fast as possible. mostly used by wife for email and browsing but runs super slow (i know thatt's not an exact technical term, just my subjective opinion) have scanned with malwarebytes anti-malware and avast home ediditon virus scan, both clean reports thanks for any tips mark |
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