Does this make sense?

[bullseye]

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An escalation Dell support technician from Texas strongly advised against
performing scandisk weekly as it may cause Windows to corrupt and crash
prematurely. (He recommends once a month.) Is there such a thing as too
much maintenance? I've been scanning for virus, defragging, and scanning my
disk once a week. Seemed to make my system run smoothly. Now this.

Any thoughts on this?

 

[Guest]

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"bullseye" <bullseye35@deletetheextrastuff@excite.com> wrote in message
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>
> An escalation Dell support technician from Texas strongly advised against
> performing scandisk weekly as it may cause Windows to corrupt and crash
> prematurely. (He recommends once a month.) Is there such a thing as too
> much maintenance? I've been scanning for virus, defragging, and scanning
my
> disk once a week. Seemed to make my system run smoothly. Now this.
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>

My thoughts are this Dell Support Person (will not call this clown a tech),
doesn't know his A$$ from a hole in the ground.
Continue with your regularly scheduled system maintenance.

 

[Guest]

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At least you got an idiot from Texas who speaks English instead of the
typical Dell idiot from India.
"PC Medic" <NOT@home.net> wrote in message
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>
> "bullseye" <bullseye35@deletetheextrastuff@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:ffNtc.64820$mX.21240542@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> >
> > An escalation Dell support technician from Texas strongly advised
against
> > performing scandisk weekly as it may cause Windows to corrupt and crash
> > prematurely. (He recommends once a month.) Is there such a thing as
too
> > much maintenance? I've been scanning for virus, defragging, and
scanning
> my
> > disk once a week. Seemed to make my system run smoothly. Now this.
> >
> > Any thoughts on this?
> >
>
> My thoughts are this Dell Support Person (will not call this clown a
tech),
> doesn't know his A$$ from a hole in the ground.
> Continue with your regularly scheduled system maintenance.
>
>
>
>
>

 

[Brian]

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bullseye <bullseye35@deletetheextrastuff@excite.com> wrote:

> An escalation Dell support technician from Texas strongly advised against
> performing scandisk weekly as it may cause Windows to corrupt and crash
> prematurely. (He recommends once a month.) Is there such a thing as too
> much maintenance? I've been scanning for virus, defragging, and scanning my
> disk once a week. Seemed to make my system run smoothly. Now this.

> Any thoughts on this?

Prematurely? Are you sure this isn't the Linux advocacy group?

 

[bill]

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On 28 May 2004 21:50:53 GMT, Brian <brian@nospam.edu> wrote:


>
>Prematurely? Are you sure this isn't the Linux advocacy group?
>

Took me a moment, then I got it. Thanks for lightening my evening.

 

[Snoopy]

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"bullseye" <bullseye35@deletetheextrastuff@excite.com> wrote in message
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>
> An escalation Dell support technician from Texas strongly advised against
> performing scandisk weekly as it may cause Windows to corrupt and crash
> prematurely. (He recommends once a month.) Is there such a thing as too
> much maintenance? I've been scanning for virus, defragging, and scanning
my
> disk once a week. Seemed to make my system run smoothly. Now this.
>
> Any thoughts on this?

Frequency would depend on usage IMO. Once a month is probably sufficient
but will once a week kill Windows? Highly unikely IMO. If it corrupts
Windows then Windows is even shittier than we all suspected!