[jaws-uk] Re: Defrag and disc clean up.
- From: "lynda blake" <lynda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:28:33 +0100
Susan,
I couldn't agree more. If it isn't broken, why fix it?
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan <susan.beggs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 9:00 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Defrag and disc clean up.
> hi,
>
> I have been most fortunate as my computer has not slowed down in the
slightest,
> however as it is an old system being jaws 4.5 with windows 98, and when I
compare it
> with a more up to date versions of these programs it sure is a old man.
plus to make
> it worse i am only on dial up so as you can imagine it is very slow on the
inter net.
>
> i'm afraid i am a creature of habit and don't like change and i believe
that if it's
> working don't rock the boat.
>
> susan.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TIDDYogg" <oggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 8:22 AM
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Defrag and disc clean up.
>
>
> SusanI think Dorothy was particularly unlucky, and if your machine is
> sstill working OK, then don't bother. But if it seems to be slowing
> down enough to annoy you, give it a go. I only tend to do it about
> twice a year, probably.
>
>
> Susan wrote:
> > hi Dorothy and Claire,
> >
> > I'm just wondering is it worth the risk? I've had this computer now for
coming up
> to
> > five years, and touch wood nothing has gone wrong with it so far, and
that's with
> no
> > defragging at all.
> >
> > I have no techie guys that can help me out if need be, we are all the
same round
> here
> > there's no help just guys that know nothing about speech. I think we
would have to
> > send our computers off to England if any thing went wrong with them.
> >
> > So maybe I should let sleeping dogs lie, and leave well alone. maybe if
it's not
> > necessary to defrag once a week and it will do just once every six
months or so I
> can
> > wait till my son in law comes over with my daughter from England.
> >
> > thanks for all the help.
> >
> >
> > susan
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "dorothy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <User@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 9:34 PM
> > Subject: [jaws-uk] Defrag and disc clean up.
> >
> >
> > Hallo there. I hope this isn't the Gypsy's warning, but if you
recall I
> > had a complete hardrive failure back in March. Yes that is how long ago
it
> > was. Andrew Hodgeson said Defragg can be high risk if you stop it
before it
> > ends. I do not think I did do that but the Defrag only took as long as a
> > Norton full system Scan, about 48 minutes. I am talking about my
desktop.
> > at the moment I am using my Toshiba laptop. The Viglen desktop has
arrived
> > back after Andrew has done a wonderful job on it. As some of you if you
> > followed or manage the tale of disaster that is 5 yes five Engineers
> > making a total cock-up of replace the Drive and doing a rebuild know It
was
> > an ordeal I would not wish on anyone. The first three Engineers were
from
> > the computer maker Viglen and it was under warranty. The first Engineer
> > changed the drive but could not register Jaws. We though the floppy
disc
> > was perhaps the problem. The second Engineer fared no better. I had
> > complained the new Drive was far too noise. It being an IBM Hitachi, and
one
> > removed a Western Digital. He could not register Jaws. Finally Tony
Berry
> > RNIB helper took it and discovered the first Engineer has put on
Windows XP
> > Professional. Now my computer has always been XP Home, hence Jaws would
not
> > let anyone register it. meanwhile I have ordered and bought from TandT
> > Consultancy the latest Version of Jaws 7. That did not have a diskette.
> > However it would not register either. Tony said only Jaws is holding you
up.
> > nothing else Lunar or Kurzweil will object but you will have to cough up
> > more for JAWS Professional. Thereafter a few further disasters take
place
> > mainly around Interceptors and Drivers and Graphics. By now I am
thinking to
> > myself, I will never ever do a Defrag again in case it was my fault. Of
the
> > Engineers who came from Viglen 51 said Yes, it is high risk and he tried
to
> > explain about Indexes. Andrew also tried to explain about indexes. So
far as
> > I can understand and George if you are around pleas expand on this.
Indexes
> > are like the shelves on a library shelf? If you work in a library, you
> > would return a returned library book to the place you took it from?
However
> > if it is a Drive then you maybe putting back files.e. books for e.g in
any
> > place you can find a space? So if all is flashing around the system at
> > high speed and if for example a file is damaged or corrupted could that
be
> > distributed through the computer causing a failure. I think I only part
> > understand you see. If you see the date is June now not March, I have
my
> > computer all beautifully set up by Andrew am dying to use it but need
some
> > help getting it back on the desktop and all the wires in the right
places.
> > a friend did try but we realise that as I have independent Video card
he
> > plugged in not correctly. So that is the status quo. I am sorry to bore
you
> > with that lot. However I think we all need to understand the risks. I
> > wouldn't want anyone of you to go through a three month nightmare. Now
if
> > this Disc Clean up is safe I may try that. Dorothy
> >
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