off-topic: windows 98 question (sorry!)

[alan]

how bad is the fragmentation on the HD? it can slow 98 down... Try booting
in safe mode less things run then...

just ideas,

Alan

On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, al plant wrote:

> Robert Green wrote:
> > 
> > I know its off-topic, but this list is the best
> > collection of copm know-hoiw, and I know some of you
> > are like me, and afflicted with windoze in spite of
> > your best wishes--
> > 
> > I have a machine at work that is suddenly dragging in

> > slugsville all the time. I tried un-installing the
> > programs installed recently to see if I could clear up
> > the problem, and it still is dragging. (We had
> > installed one application, a virus scan update, and a
> > new printer. The printer was un-installed later that
> > day when I realized I needed a USB cable to run both
> > printers at once as we wanted to do).
> > 
> > Disabling the resident control panels on the task bar
> > does not seem to clear up the symptoms, either.
> > 
> > Virus scan with most up to date data files is also
> > negative.
> > 
> > The slowdown seems to occur withoyt any specific
> > programs having been run, and it seems to get worse
> > over time. A reboot seems to help, but the machine
> > slows down again after a few minutes to a few hours.
> > 
> > Can anybody suggest:
> > 
> > 1) A log file that would indicate the most recently
> > installed and/or uninstalled programs
> > 
> > 2) any suggestions or a a pointer to them as to how I
> > can check to see what background programs might be
> > causing this?
> > 
> > 3) Anything else or anyplace else I should try and
> > check out?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!
> > 
> > Rob
> > 
> ##########
> Hi Rob,
> 
> Have you tried the Ctrl/Alt Del and looked at the status
> dropdown window to see if anything is running that you
> didn't start?
> 
> I have found multiple copies of Netscape running on a win98
> box when only 1 was started.
>  
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