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Thanks kylee, that sounds like very sound advice.
I have 256MB of RAM with very little running on my pc.
The more security I get for my pc the slower it runs.I myself have used partition manager which has split my HD into three seperate compartments, my C drive now has my windows folders within it, and is hidden from all users that access my comp. My D and E drives now have certain folders that i have renamed like, downloads, and sys utils that are kept ON the system even if i lose windows, I tend to use the sys util folder on the D drive for programs like mozilla, Msn messenger and any antivirus or spyware program to reintergrate if the inevitable happens and the system crashes, my download file I use for music and any photos or videos that have been downloaded from different scouces to transfer into different subfolders within the D or E domain of my main drive, which is the C: drive. there are two ways you can partition the hard drive.
NO 1 Format the hard drive and partition from the windows disk itself which is self explanatory, ( Only from the XP setup disk).
NO 2 you can find partition manager on a trial basis from download.com, but it is an only 30 day trial, this months computer active magazine explains it fully with a step by step advice column,.
Good advice is hard to find, use it when you can.
@waring wrote:
I myself have used partition manager which has split my HD into three seperate compartments, my C drive now has my windows folders within it, and is hidden from all users that access my comp. My D and E drives now have certain folders that i have renamed like, downloads, and sys utils that are kept ON the system even if i lose windows, I tend to use the sys util folder on the D drive for programs like mozilla, Msn messenger and any antivirus or spyware program to reintergrate if the inevitable happens and the system crashes, my download file I use for music and any photos or videos that have been downloaded from different scouces to transfer into different subfolders within the D or E domain of my main drive, which is the C: drive. there are two ways you can partition the hard drive.
NO 1 Format the hard drive and partition from the windows disk itself which is self explanatory, ( Only from the XP setup disk).
NO 2 you can find partition manager on a trial basis from download.com, but it is an only 30 day trial, this months computer active magazine explains it fully with a step by step advice column,.
Good advice is hard to find, use it when you can.
Make your Computer run more efficently and instal your paging file on any of the partitions you created on your HDD that dont contain your systems program files. This will boost the data exchange on your virtual memory file which in turn will optimize your systems speed.
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