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Thanks or Good Luck,
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should things get worse after this,
PCR
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"R.VENKATARAMAN" <vram26@vsnl$$$.net> wrote in message
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| thank you for the detailed advice.
|
|
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:#qz5swVtFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| > Try a Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing). You should do
a
| > Scandisk before a Defrag, anyway. Perhaps spend some time in
Add/Remove
| > Programs, carefully. Also, if you are using MSOffice's Find Fast,
turn
| > it off. Finally, delete some junk...
| >
| > (1) Delete the contents of C:\Windows\TEMP. Delete contents only.
| >
| > Under normal circumstances, C:\WINDOWS\TEMP can be cleared of
| > files/folders after a fresh boot. You need the fresh boot, because
| > something may be sitting there, waiting to "complete" an install.
You
| > will likely have seen a message about it, though. Anyway, you should
| > know whether you've installed something since boot. Now, some files
may
| > return after the delete. "WebPoolFileFile" is one. That will come
back
| > next boot or when you run McAfee.
| >
| > I have seen one poster who objected, saying one should browse
through
| > those files, looking for .log's. He said it might be interesting to
see
| > whether there is an error message or something inside. It was too
late
| > for me by then.
| >
| > Naturally, if you have actually installed something into TEMP, there
| > might be a Registry connection to it. Those, you need to
un/re-install
| > elsewhere. Finally, I even saw a poster who had system files in
there,
| > perhaps it was the Temporary Internet Files in there. That shouldn't
be!
| > Well, to be certain, is C:\Windows\TEMP mentioned in any of these
| > Registry keys?
| >
| >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\She
| > ll Folders
| >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Use
| > r Shell Folders
| >
| > (2) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt
Delete
| > all offline content, OK, OK"
| >
| > These were your Temporary Internet Files, which, since V4, has
an
| > involvement with Windows Update. It's main purpose is to hold
| > bits/pieces of sites you visit, to make it quicker to load next
visit.
| > Also, it is a work area for OE6. Naturally, TIFs will grow back.
It's
| > size is controllable by the slider & input box under the Settings
| > button.
| >
| > (3) Most of the following shall never return again, and were work
files,
| > pre-V4:
| > (a) "START, Settings, Folder Options, View tab"; bolt "Show all
| > files" & UNcheck "Hide file extensions...".
| > (b) Open Explorer to "C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate", and
| > (c) Delete everything in this folder EXCEPT the V4 folder.
| > (d) Open the V4 folder, and delete everything in it EXCEPT for
the
| > "iuhist.xml" file.
| >
| > (4)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q238165
| > Deleting APPLOG Content
| > (a) You won't even see it, unless "START, Settings, Folder
Options,
| > View tab" is bolted "Show all files"; may as well uncheck "Hide file
| > extensions..." too.
| > (b) "START, Find, Files or Folders, Applog"
| > (c) Double-click the Applog folder to open it.
| > (d) On the Edit menu, click Select all.
| > (e) On the File menu, click Delete, and then click Yes when you
are
| > prompted to confirm the deletion.
| >
| > APPLOG is used by Defrag to optimize the location of files on your
| > partition. (Some files in it seem extraordinarily large.) It will be
| > recreated and the contents will accumulate, as the second time any
app
| > is run it generates an .LGC in that folder. (Optlog.txt, in that
folder,
| > will be recreated, when next you Defrag. Save the old one only to
retain
| > a record of every app that has run, at least twice, to the date of
your
| > last Defrag.)
| >
| > (5) "START, Find, F/F, fff*". Got any, with a name that is tons
long?
| > Then...
| >
| > ......Quote.........
| > You find that you are accumulating a lot of temporary files in your
| > Windows directory that start with fff and have a .tmp extension,
similar
| > to this:
| >
| > fff137e3_{3BC6A120-EFC3-11D2-96F7-D0634EC10000}.tmp
| > fff137e3_{3BC6A121-EFC3-11D2-96F7-D0634EC10000}.tmp
| >
| > These files are created by a bug in certain versions of
MDM.EXE....two
| > every time it is loaded.
| > See here:
| > OFF2000: Files Whose Name Begins with 'fff' Appear in Windows
Folder"
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221438
| >
| > OFF: How to Turn Off Machine Debug Manager, Mdm.exe
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321410
| >
| > MDM is loaded with programs such as Office, and Microsoft Script
| > Debugger.
| > The fix is to prevent it from loading, by renaming the file, and
| > removing its reference in the startup group.
| >
| > Rename MDM.EXE to MDM.EX_ or MDM.BAD, or something like that.
| > Look for any reference to MDM.EXE in the Startup folders:
| > C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
| > C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
| > and in the registry run key:
| > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
| > and delete it.
| >
| > Then delete all those fff___.tmp files.
| > Note that if you reinstall any of the programs that added MDM.EXE,
you
| > may get it loaded back, and will have to disable it again.
| >
| > ...glen
| > --
| > Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
| > ......End....of quote.......
| >
| > (6) Also, do you have SpyBot? Then...
| > "START, Find, F/F, 'Checks*.*, Fixes*.*'" (No quotes; yes comma). If
you
| > have a ton of these, then delete them. Go to the Settings screen of
| > SpyBot, & turn off both the Checks & Fixes logs.
| >
| >
| > http://www.pcmag.com/ 's HDValet is configurable & installs with
| > pre-configured suggestions. It can delete to the Recycle Bin, to a
| > holding folder of it's own, or to oblivion. By design, it will not
| > delete empty folders, after the files are gone. Also, it will not
delete
| > files that are "in use". It isn't pre-configured to delete it's own
log
| > & doesn't over-write it. So, occasionally, do go in and trim it.
| >
| >
| > --
| > Thanks or Good Luck,
| > There may be humor in this post, and,
| > Naturally, you will not sue,
| > should things get worse after this,
| > PCR
| > pcrrcp@netzero.net
| > "R.VENKATARAMAN" <vram26@vsnl$$$.net> wrote in message
| > news:%23BlOafRtFHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > | computer purchased 4 1/2 yrs back.
| > | windows 98SE
| > | computer is becoming slow opening various programmes like
| > | OE(6.0),IE(6,0),Opera(8,0) etc
| > | frequent hanging or crashing
| > | I am checking for virus regularly once a week.
| > | defragmenting once a month.
| > |
| > | now is it worth discarding the computer and get a new one. Is thre
a
| > test to
| > | find the efficiency of the computer.
| > |
| > | general advice would be welcome.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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