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Thread ID: 64650	2005-12-22 07:12:00	Try this before reinstalling Windows	i-gordon (962)	Press F1

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414794	2005-12-22 07:12:00	One of my WindowsXP boxes was getting a bit overloaded with junk and running slow so I was about to do a reinstall which I do about once a year anyway, so I decided to try something I have always wanted to do but not wanting to wreck a good system I chickened out. I have a small free program called Eraser www.heidi.ie mainly used for secure deleting of files, but can be used for overwriting unused space. I went to C:drive properties and wrote down the used space bytes then ran the program. The results were astonishing. It took about 3 hours to finish then I looked at the numbers. Used Space before 4580900864 bytes Used Space after 3620323328 Bytes Approx 890 Mb recovered. I followed this up with a defrag and now the comp is running the best and fastest its been since the last reinstall. I did this about 10 days ago and so far no ill effects. I was so impressed I did my other WindowsXP box with similar results. I dont know how safe this is so I wouldnt recomend it unless you have all your important stuff on another partition. Anyway if you are thinking about a reinstall give it a try.	i-gordon (962)
414795	2005-12-22 08:44:00	:thumbs:	Murray P (44)
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