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defrag improvement. by
Gerry Cornell
A phenomenon I have observed in Windows XP is that when I compact in =
Outlook Express before running Disk Defragmenter then file fragmentation =
is less when Disk Defragmenter analyses the disk.
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Hope this helps.
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Missing hard drive by
Peter Pan
OK, you can stop looking into this now, everyone!! I just
can't cope with the deluge of responses!!
Although I have still not found a solution to the problem,
I did find a workaround: I changed the mobile drive from
the Secondary Slave to the Primary Slave.
-----Original Message-----
I have...
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USB 2.0 external CDRW causing system freeze? by
Dave
Yesterday I tried to help a friend install an external CDRW drive (a
Lite-On 5226S in a Bytecc USB 2.0 case), and a USB 2.0 PCI card (with a
Via chipset).
They both seemed to show correctly in the Device Manager, and the drive
showed in "My Computer", but when a CD was inserted, everything...
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May 10th 04 04:55 PM
by Dave
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My cd I burned help by
ya1theman
Hi i burned a data and audio disc, but my computer only
reads the disc as an audio disc.
i used nero smartstart 6 to burn my cd
I have a windows 98 SE
Dvd Rom Drive
Please help, Email me back with the solution
(email)
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May 11th 04 11:37 PM
by Mario
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Windows goes into stand by by
AJS
Hi,
I am using a Gateway SOLO 9150, 366MHz, 354 MB RAM computer. A few days ago
the computer starts acting weird. Whenever I open "MyMailList" (Proventure),
the computer goes into stand by mode. I set everything to "Never" in the
Power Management so that it is always on. I also changed the settings...
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May 12th 04 02:33 AM
by AJS
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Problem with CD drive after downloading windows updates by
MADMOMMY63
-----Original Message-----
I have recently downloaded 19 updates from the windows
updates and have been unable to get my CD drive to
function since. When I load any cd the hour glass
replaces my pointer and the computer freezes. I have to
shut down the computer before I can resume any...
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help me by
madmommy63
recovery disk will not load when put into cd drive.
but, every other cd i put in loads??
help
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cd drive wont load recovery disk by
madmommy63
my cd drive will not load the recovery disk, but will load
other cd's
when i put it in, it starts to load, i can hear it, but
then it stops and nothing happens, i use my cd cleaner,
i know my disk is good cause i just used it 2 months ago
and i put it back in its case and into my file cabnit.
any...
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cd rom drive by
Randy
-----Original Message-----
my computer no longer see's drive f or e and i cannot
update without the cd drive. also at the same time i
cannot run disk defrag. my system seems to be running
but
after hours it is still at o% coompleted. please help.
.
You need to shut down most things running....
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May 8th 04 05:39 AM
by Randy
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Scandisk Created Numbered Directories by
I tried setup /is, looked like it would work, then this
message popped up:
"There is a crosslinked file on drive c, Run
scandisk /all from setup disk 1 or win98 compact disk to
fix the problem. Setup cannot continue."
I tried running scandisk but it wants to fix a problem
with every file in every...
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May 6th 04 01:22 AM
by
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cd rom drive by
Ron Badour
1. Do you have Tweak UI installed? If so, go to My Computer tab and put
marks in all drives.
2. Check for a lastdrive statement in the config.sys file and if it exists,
make sure it reads: lastdrive=z
3. Run regedit.exe and open it to this...
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win98 hangs ( regularly - not hardware nor software problem ) by
abdulla
run msconfig click on the startup tab disble all item by
clearing the check box. restart the windows. If the
problem solved enable the item one by one (do not enable
unwanted programes on the startup) the point where the
problem appear again disable those item permanantly.
-----Original...
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May 6th 04 12:21 PM
by BR&Y
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When rebooting Scandisk hangs by
Lybush
I just started having a strange problem with my Win 98SE system When I
do a restart after a Win hangup,
the system used to do a scandisk while in Dos to check the files. Well
that worked for a number of years.
Now, when it starts doing the automatic scandisk, I get the initial
small blue screen,...
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Partition,backup by
[email protected]
I have 40 Gig hard disc with window 98 on it I want to
keep my old program that run on window 98 But I also have
newer program that won't run on win 98 So I planned to
install win XP on the same disk
I planned to use Partition magic 7 to create new
partition so that I can install my win XP But...
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cannot format HD with boot disk by
Ben Myers
Try creating a new boot disk.
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Ben
"Nancy" wrote in message =
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I have a 98SE boot disk. Booted to the A drive. Hit=20
shift F5 to get me to DOS prompt. Entered in format...
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Recognizing USB F: floppy drive by
Anders
When booting with floppy, floppy in F: drive (USB) is not
recognised. Likewise, when running some apps that prompt
for a floppy disc, F: drive is not recognised and program
can not execute. How do I fix this? Thanks all
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Computer slowed way down by
HM
Hi,
Running Windows 98SE
Pentium II
160 MB Ram
I had a 40 GB hard drive go bad a Maxtor (DiamondMax Plus 40 Ultra ATA 66
7200
rotational speed). Went to Staples they installed a Maxtor 120GB
(DiamondMax Plus
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May 14th 04 05:12 PM
by HM
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