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I need help people. Its my computer he's dieing slowly.Its just getting ridicuosly slow and i've done everything I can (not a lot).I can't defragment it.I've tried twice,but it gets to about 93% and goes back to 1%!arggghhhhh!!!So I then kick it. Any suggestions?Please! |
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formatting it ?? |
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blowing it up with several dozen sticks of dynamite? |
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yeah and finding it back in thousand parts.. a good start bile a good start |
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If anyone suggests you get a Mac or use Linux be sure to punch them in the face as hard as possible and as many times as possible. I think something is accessing your drive. Make sure no programs are running especially Virus scanners (including the one in the BIOS) before running the scanner. If that don't work? *shrugs * |
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just think of something... exchange it with a computer of someone who's blind or so.. hm.. of course they don't have computers well, then I think I would smash it up (you must be very pleased with so much serious reactions) |
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1.try run scandisk before you defragment it... 2. download System Mechanic. excellent prog for deleting those hard-to-find yet-taking-up-a-lot-of-space-files. |
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;( crying.I fucking give up with computers! Formatting?WTF!! I don't understand these words....I'm like an old person...computers blow me away....I'm a whiz on the internet.e.c.t But when it comes to files,programs or drives I give up. |
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To run a long defragment, do as Spikee says and disable virus scanners and utilities (Norton is especially bad) and DISABLE YOUR SCREEN SAVER! Every time it goes on it fucks with the defragmenting, I've noticed. Power down the monitor if it's going to take a long time. Or you could always install Linux or get a Mac... :: ducks :: |
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Well I have 3.32GB OF 8.87GB left so thats not that bad..... I'll try Phresch's idea.....back in a mo. |
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Lucky you ducked my fist then fleetmouse.Almost got ya. |
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Guess who is going to be my toilet slave tonight... *purrs* I'll discipline you Fleet. |
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lol |
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Don't kick it. |
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Yes, Spikee speaks wise words- also if you're running XP and it's not a 7200rpm/scsi hard disk make sure the "feature" that spends every free microsecond indexing your hard disk for quicker searches is turned off. |
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Didn't work...I'll kick it again,see if that helps. I was going to make a bad joke about hardware being hard,but i'll leave that to AmonBrune. |
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Did you completely ignore what I said? DON'T kick it. |
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But It kicked me,right in the ass. |
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here's Ellen Feiss' number: 389-1849 phone her up and see what she'd do. she'd probably say get a mac but still do it....and then ask for a date! |
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Ok,she told me to "get lost,you english freak!" I think I heard "get a mac" in there too,or was it "get a life". How much did that phone call cost I wonder. |
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Probably a lot. I'll phone her now to see whats up. i'll record it and textually repost it here |
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I didn't actually phone btw...I'm smart enough not to call a number you give me.lol |
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overclocking cpu? |
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*phone rings* Ellen Feiss: Hello? Amonbrune: Hey ellen its me Amon Ellen: oh hi. whats up? Amon: Nothing. i heard you told TonePu5her to get a life? Ellen: Yeah he wasn't being very nice Amon: Why? Ellen: He wanted to cyber me Amon: Serious? i thought he was going to phone you about getting his computer straightened out. Ellen: No Amon: Bummer Ellen: Yeah. anything new with you? Amon: no not really. want to go see a movie tonight? Ellen: Sure Amon: Apple? Ellen: Mac Amon: LMAO Ellen: *giggles* you're cute Amon: I guess I am Ellen: peace out homie G Amon: bye Ellen: bye *end of phone conversation* |
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"..when it comes to files,programs or drives I give up. There's your problem. You'll find that computer problems vary inversely with computer knowledge. |
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*phone rings* Tp:Hi its me again.TonePusher? Ellen:Not you again.. TP:Look I didn't mean I wan't you to cyber,I mean't can you fix my cyber. Ellen:Oh,so sorry. Tp:Apple? Ellen:Mac! Tp:LMAO. Ellen:*giggles*You're cute. Tp:Unlike Amon! Ellen:Tell me about it! Ellen:Who is that phreak? Tp:Phobe's favourite Mb user I belive. Ellen:Hey Phobes cute too! Tp:........Is he? Ellen:Yeah! Tp:Never seen him....He never shows his face,I think its because hes scared of Amon! Ellen:Probably!I know I am. Tp:Anyway I got to go now. Ellen:Ok,speak later? Tp:Yeah,ok.Bye Ellen:Bye babes. *end of convo* |
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now we know who Tone REALLY is!!! A BACKSTABER!!!!!!! Why you little..!!!! |
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lol. |
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This is true. My dad knows absolutely nothing about computers and *every* problem he has is unsolvable. Your problem is probably a combination of things slowing it down. I apologise if any of this sounds patronising, but here goes: First, do what Spikee says and make sure no other programs are running before running scandisk (or chkdsk or whatever the xp equivalent is now called if you're running Windows XP): Boot up the machine, wait until it's stopped paddying about with the hard drive, then close any programs that might have popped up in the system tray (that bit with the icons bottom right of the desktop, near the clock). If you can't make the icons go away, it's probably ok to leave them. Close any other programs that might have started (the ones with big buttons on the task bar) Then run scandisk. CeriCJ is also onto a good one with that indexing thing. If you're using XP turn it off, it's poo. (You can find out how with Windows help, believe it or not!) Use the disk cleanup utility (usually accessed via the Accessories part of your start menu) and clear downloaded program files, temporary internet files, offline web pages (unless you have any you want to keep offline - and this is only web pages you've browsed and bookmarked as being available offline, not any websites you've tried to knock up yourself), the recycle bin, temporary files and webclient temp files. Don't compress old files if you have that option. It would be a good idea to make sure that you have enough room on your C drive for the paging file. You can change how large the file is or get windows to work it out as it goes along. Remove any programs you don't use to free up more space so that virtual memory paging won't have a problem, or with the aforementioned paging file settings you can specify a drive for it that *does* have enough space on it. If things run slowly it could be because you don't have much free memory and the virtual memory is struggling within the confines of a tiny file. Then run defrag. |
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If it's still all shit, buy a new hard drive, replace your current drive with the new one, use the current one as a secondary drive (so you don't lose all the stuff on it) and re-install windows and all your software on your new drive. God, I'm some windbag. |
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