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September 14th, 2004, 09:17 PM
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Re: (OT) XP trials and tribulations
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Hmm, I dunno. How often do you install things? Do you have lots of shipsets?
Being a small HD I would think makes it frag faster if you install and uninstall lots of things.
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I don't install much of anything. I have what I want and frankly can't remember that Last time I installed anything. Well, except for shipsets. But I only install those when I need them, ie: whenever I start a new game. Remember, though, all that is on another drive!
Yes, it occurred to me a small drive would frag up quicker than a large one but this one is essentially unused (unmodified since I set it up the way I like) and every couple weeks is far in excess of anything I've needed to do with other OS's.
Thanks, Instar, any other ideas?
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September 14th, 2004, 09:30 PM
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Re: (OT) XP trials and tribulations
Is the virtual memory swap file on that drive? How about temporary folders for Windows and for IE? Such locations get fragmented rather quickly...
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September 14th, 2004, 10:40 PM
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Re: (OT) XP trials and tribulations
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Is the virtual memory swap file on that drive? How about temporary folders for Windows and for IE? Such locations get fragmented rather quickly...
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Fyron beat me to it.
In Internet Explorer, go to Tools -> Internet Options. On the "General" tab, click the Delete Files button to clear the downloaded items in the Cache.
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September 14th, 2004, 11:14 PM
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Re: (OT) XP trials and tribulations
you could be accumulating restore point files. Go to disk cleanup (accessories/system tools) & go to the "More" tab. you can eliminate all but the most recent.
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September 15th, 2004, 02:49 PM
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Re: (OT) XP trials and tribulations
The temp directories XP uses can be moved by going to the performance options of My Computer properties. There are 4 settings for temp files and you can change all of them to a different folder on a different hard drive. I would also recommend setting your swap file (virtual memory) to a small static on your C drive and a large static on your other drive.
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September 16th, 2004, 12:39 AM
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Re: (OT) XP trials and tribulations
Thanks guys, I think that's got it licked. I'll be back if I need more help.
And really guys, thanks a bunch. This is a great forum! 
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