-=PCTechTalk=- Re: ROSE
- From: <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 16:55:11 -0700
Hey Pat.... :)
Hi lady!
I have always used Norton Systemworks to "Optimize" my hard drives. Never
have used XP.. so I am not real helpful there.....
But, Since you asked the question, I decided to find the answer as I am a
curious cuss.....lol!
I went to Start Help and in the search box pressed Safe Mode
It came up with two choices..and the second one was starting in safe mode.
I clicked on that..and it gave a good instruction..print this before
continuing... lol! Who can remember once they shut the puter off...lol!
Any way.. it said to press:
Start
Shut Down..( On my puter it says Turn Off Computer)
Then when the window pops up.... Choose restart.
Then it tells you ...when you see..the question... which operating systems
to start... press F8
over and over. It then asked the question and I could have chosen safe
mode. I just chose to boot normally.
So, hopefully this will work for you. Just start to press F8
sooner..(pressing and releasing...not holding it down) as soon as the blue
screen is gone and press it till you see screen with choices... :)
Hopefully this will work for you..... Just thought I would mention...I am
running XP Home...and if you are..then it should be the same. I have never
looked at XP Professional.....
Let me know when you are all defragged.
Just in case you are curious...the simplest definition of the difference
between Defragging and Optimizing is...
Defrag... puts related things together... so if you wrote a word doc a week
ago..and another one today.. they are on two different places on the hard
drive... and if you want to edit them..use them.. the drive has to go back
and forth on the drive to access them.... (maybe you want to combine
them...but anyway.. all word docs would be together....)
Optimize.... Puts things in order of how often they are used. So if you use
your graphics a lot..and your word program a little... and your Alchemy game
the most... that is how Norton would rearrange them on the drive.
These of overly simplistic samples..but..alas...I am a simple
person.....lol! I am not sure my explanation is correct..but it is how I
understand it to be....The optimizing seems to make the most sense to me...
since I am a creature of habit.....lol!
Hugs,
Rose
----- Original Message -----
From: "§Pat§" <rhekay@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCTECHTALK2" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 7:28 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- ROSE
You helped me last time with XP and now Im wondering
I always like to defrag in the safe mode but XP loads so
fast I can't catch the timing right with F8..is there a trick to this
or do you know a simplier way?Anything is appreciated
pat
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