[JAWSLite] Re: got the Schwans site working

Hi, Christopher.  Thanks very much for the info.  I did do a disk cleanup 
and it did help the PC a lot.  A friend of mine defrags her computer weekly 
but I think monthly should be sufficient.  I'm also planning to get some 
files I don't really need off of the hard
drive.  Thanks again for the info.  This really helps a lot.
Rosemarie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Chaltain" <cchaltain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 5:12 PM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: got the Schwans site working


>I doubt the defrag did much to speed up your PC. I think it was much
> more likely that cleaning up your PC was what caused the speed up. Also,
> removing files from your PC isn't going to speed it up at all, unless
> you're running low on disk space.
>
> IMHO, the most important thing to do to keep your PC running efficiently
> is to run Start Menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk
> cleanup. I try to do this weekly. I also shut down every process I can
> before doing this. I also use a program like EasyCleaner from
> http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm to remove the
> unnecessary files from my PC and clean the registry. After doing this,
> but much less frequently, I'll do a disk defrag. Note that there are
> quite a few people who don't think modern filesystems need to be
> defragmented and that in fact it only serves to add wear and tear to
> your hard drive. IMHO, defraging your hard drive is a good habit to get
> into, but it doesn't typically need to be done weekly. I try not to go
> too long before defrags though, like monthly, since the longer you go
> between defraging your hard drive, the longer it'll take.
>
> Another thing that's good to do periodically is to go through your
> installed applications and remove those you know you don't need anymore.
> It's also a good idea to use msconfig to look at what's getting started
> automatically and keep those things you don't need from running
> automatically.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:
>> Hi, Inthane.  I'll probably do a defrag once a month just to be on the 
>> safe
>> side.  What I want to do is get some books that a friend sent me off of 
>> my
>> hard drive.  That will make the computer run even faster.  I'll see if 
>> one
>> of my nephews will  burn the books onto either CD's or DVD's.  I think 
>> I'll
>> be able to play them on my computer but I'm not sure.  Can you play DVD's 
>> in
>> windows media player or winamp?  Just wondering.
>> Rosemarie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:53 AM
>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: got the Schwans site working
>>
>>
>>
>>> the defrag, unless you tear a computer up the way I do, or have am 
>>> trying
>>> to
>>> change this, anyway, unless your constantly loading testing and 
>>> unloading
>>> programs, running a multitude of documents simultaneously, and 
>>> developing
>>> programs on your system, you may, repeat may... need to defrag once a
>>> month,
>>> if that, it will tell you when you try to run it.
>>>
>>> the other two, yes weekly is good, every two weeks to a month you should
>>> learn how to run a chkdsk (check disk) its a diagnostic tool, and 
>>> monthly
>>> its wouldn't be a bad thing to run a system file checker to fix anything
>>> that gets its tail tweaked
>>>
>>> laters,
>>> inthane
>>> proprietor, The Grab Bag,
>>> for blind computer users and programmers
>>> http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com
>>> Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises
>>> "own the might and majesty of a Alacorn!"
>>> www.alacorncomputer.com
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Rosemarie Chavarria" <knitqueen2007@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:09 AM
>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] got the Schwans site working
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, everyone.  I was able to go on the Schwans site this time.  What I
>>>> did
>>>> was do a defrag, delete cookies and temporary internet files and clear 
>>>> my
>>>> history.  It's amazing how fast my computer runs now.  I tried going on
>>>> the Schwans site and this time it came up really fast.  I didn't lose
>>>> speech like I used to.
>>>> A very dear friend of mine suggested that I do a defrag and the other
>>>> stuff at least once a week.
>>>> Just wanted to let you know my problem is resolved now.  Thank you all
>>>> for
>>>> helping me.
>>>> Rosemarie
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