In a message dated 1/31/99 1:03:21 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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<< My first time to send.  Excuse any impropriety.
 Question below in body.


 On Sat, 30 Jan 1999 16:51:45 EST "Susan S. Hays" <[log in to unmask]>
 writes:
 >In a message dated 1/30/99 3:38:23 PM Central Standard Time,
 >[log in to unmask] writes:
 >
 ><< -----Original Message-----
 > From: Ding Marcelo
 > Subject: [PCBUILD] Hard Disk Defrag
 >
 >
 > >Greetings to all !!
 > >
 >
 > >I was trying to Defrag all the drives after a thorough ScanDisk and
 >it
 > >only defrag
 > >Drive C up to 10% and then it hangs the system I waited 15 minutes
 > >before I tried to reset the computer and it no longer run the
 >default MS
 > >Scandisk.exe after reboot.I try to run Disk Maintenance and when it
 >ran
 > >Defrag.exe, it again hangs the unit when it reach 10%,a cold reboot
 >have
 > >the same problem result.
 > >
 > >Another question, Can I keep Drive C as FAT16 and convert all the
 > >logical drives to FAT32 or  keep it as is.?
 > >
 > >Please HELP!!
 > >
 >
 >  >>
 >It is true what was said about the 10%.  It does look like it will
 >never get
 >past that percentage.  Disk defragmenter does take a long time.  Be
 >sure all
 >your programs running in the background are disabled or closed,
 >otherwise disk
 >defragmenter will have to keep restarting and it will take a much
 >longer time.



 But how does a newbie know what programs are running in the background
 and which can, and should, be disabled?  I assume this is done via
 Ctrl-Alt-Delete, but I'm not sure.

 > >>

OK, what I do is "right" click on the icons at the bottom in your taskbar.
Each icon will give you a small menu.  You will either click on close, exit,
or disable.  However, you will have to go through your control panel to select
"none" for wallpaper and "none" for screensaver.  Be sure to click on Apply at
the bottom and OK.  You close all programs except for your sound and display.
If you are new at this you may not have too many things running.  You even
disable your virus protection the same way.  I'm sure you have one of those
running all the time.  However, the main thing is your screensaver and
wallpaper.  Don't worry, everyone reading this has been where you are at the
beginning.  In fact, I am just barely past the "beginning" myself.

Susan Hays

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