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393174	2005-10-04 00:05:00	Ok doing a defrag on both personal comps, peach is all good, Lemon has an enormous amount of red fragmented files? since the only things put back on this machine are games, what has caused this massive amount of reds being here? it is irratic with its start ups 5 mins to windows log in screen yesterday and today about 40 seconds? this is before a defrag, is it dangerous to defrag? I have not lost or deleted anything on lemon for so long, and the kids only play games on it. it is good maintenance to defrag regularly isnt? how often? Oh and defrag picks up all files? txt, doc and jpg? or what? :stare: beetle	beetle (243)
393175	2005-10-04 00:54:00	Ok doing a defrag on both personal comps, peach is all good, Lemon has an enormous amount of red fragmented files? since the only things put back on this machine are games, what has caused this massive amount of reds being here? it is irratic with its start ups 5 mins to windows log in screen yesterday and today about 40 seconds? this is before a defrag, is it dangerous to defrag? I have not lost or deleted anything on lemon for so long, and the kids only play games on it . it is good maintenance to defrag regularly isnt? how often? Oh and defrag picks up all files? txt, doc and jpg? or what? :stare: beetle Give Lemon a good cleanout beet . Internet caches, temp files, etc, etc . Then do a hard disc check, then defrag . Depending on usage, once a month for a defrag, if it's not showing too many defragmented files, try every six weeks or so . If the software is being constantly changed, or you're moving lots of/or big files around, then more often helps the time it takes things to be found on the drive and loaded . I'd have a good look at Lemons start up environment . Turn anything off like Fast Find/Find Fast, OSA . exe and what ever varients you have depending on Windows and Office versions (XP isn't it, what version of Office?) . What's your AV, AVG? AHve you disabled unnecessary Services?	Murray P (44)
393176	2005-10-04 01:04:00	Its not used on the net. The defragmentation would be caused simply by installing various programs. As to why it took 5 minutes to boot? Blame it on its heritage, it should have next to nothing in startup.System should be easily able to carry its load without needed any indepth tweaking of services and processors. Defrag in safe mode.	Metla (12)
393177	2005-10-04 01:10:00	LOL to slow to post . . . . . . mets beat me to it . :illogical Um lemon is strictly offline stuff, and kids games . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoo tycoon being the pick of the month at moment . . :p hadnt thought about temp and cookies, but shouldnt have any majors like that as not been online since Mets did a clean out for me . . . . defrag in safe mode????? cant say ive done that one before . . . . . on anything . whats the dif? seems better even with a normal defrag and now its been taken over by holiday gremlins so thats my bit for the day done . . . . will try to morow on the safe mode defrag . . . . it has been running real good up till now, just the odd start up time variable thingy the only prob we have encountered . . . . touch wood its doing good and will stay that way . :rolleyes: Thanxs Guys . beetle	beetle (243)
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