george what is this Utility you speak of? Also you say hopefully someone will give a URL, can you expand on this point I did not understand it. dorothy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 10:00 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: disc clean up ann defrag > Just to set everyone's mind at ease, it is not uncommon for > a defrag to take as long as Tiddy says, but usually this is > only when it has not been done for a very long time, indeed > if at all. > > Personally, I tend to set off a defrag before I go to bed. > > However, I also suggest you use a utility like End-it-all to > ensure that only esseential programs and services are > running on the system. (Hopefully someone can give you a > URL for this program) > > George. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TIDDYogg > Sent: 21 August 2006 21:39 > To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: disc clean up ann defrag > > Paul, last time I tried it, it took 6 hours. > It clicks up the percentages then resets if it gets > interrupted. This can happen several times. > Try switching off virus protection programs, and as much > else as possible, to give it the best chance. > Whether this will cure your problem, though, is doubtful. > > > Paul Roberts wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Yesterday I decided to do both those as I am having > problems in that=20 >> my PC doesn't seem to want to start up correctly each time > I switch it on. >> >> I think the disc clean up went Ok but the defrag semed to > take so long=20 >> that I abandoned it for the time. >> >> Whilst checking how mutch had been done via the JAWS > cursor, I notice=20 >> that it would say 1 percent complete but a second or two > later when I=20 >> checked it said 0 per cent or something like this and I am > not sure why this was. >> >> Please could someone tell me how long I should wait for a > defrag. I=20 >> realise that this could well varey from PC to PC. >> >> Regards >> >> Paul. >> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- >> ** > [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> >> >> >> =20 > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq