Full Version: PC too full?
From: Bieb (HABIEB) [#20]
17 Mar 2006
To: Upacreek [#19] 17 Mar 2006
You can ghost to various "external" media. I have used it to create a set of image CD's. I am sure you can write to an external hard drive.
If you are using the MS backup that comes with WinXP, be careful to pay attention to what you are including in the backup. I have seen the .bkf file reach more than 20gb, which is great if you are moving it to an external drive, but you can not move it to any other media at that size.
Harold
From: Upacreek [#21]
17 Mar 2006
To: Bieb (HABIEB) [#20] 18 Mar 2006
Ahhh, so my memory did serve me right! Thanks for confirming my suspicion.
Michel
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#22]
17 Mar 2006
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#1] 18 Mar 2006
Cody,
No such thing as an ignorant question.
Several things will make a computer run slower. TOO much crap on the hard drive. A drive that is fragmented. SPYWARE will slow down a drive. A corrupt registery.
Too much stuff? Copy what you don't need ON the drive to a cd.
Fragmented? Defrag. XP has a pretty decent utility.
Spyware? PCTools (available for download) has a great program to monitor and delete spyware. The same company also has a program called "Registery Mechanic". I use both and have had no problems. After running registery mechanic, I DID see a noticable difference in performance.
However as I have been told, and as someone has said, the best thing to do is to reformat your hard drive at least ONCE a year and re-install. But of course you will back up or copy any important files to a cd or alternative drive or tape drive.
I hope this helps.
It was great to meet you in Vegas. I'm sorry we did not have more time to chat
From: Gary White (GARYWHITE) [#23]
22 Aug 2006
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#22] 22 Aug 2006
From: UncleSteve [#24]
22 Aug 2006
To: Gary White (GARYWHITE) [#23] 22 Aug 2006
Any fontaholics onboard? ;-)
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