Has any one tried the following technique to optimize there hard drive?
1.) Run Defrag with the “Rearrange program files so my programs start faster” check box checked.
Run it this way for three to four times, with a reboot in between until it runs within two minutes.
First run might take a couple of hours.
2.) Run Defrag with the “Rearrange program files so my programs start faster” check box UNCHECKED.
Run it this way for three to four times, with a reboot in between until it runs withintwo minutes.
First run might take a couple of hours again then leave it this way until you add more programs the repeat.
3.) If defrag hangs (not responding) then reboot change the swap file to static.
shut down and delete the swap file (c:\windows\win386.swp)
4.) Then run Scandisk through, with autofix
5.) Finally if the hard drive is really corrupt then boot to the Windows 98 startup menu and chose command prompt only the type the following:
scandisk /all /autofix/ /nosummary /surfaceThat might take about an hour.
Let us know if this is useful.
