Re: Windows clutter cleanup
- From: "Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 15:13:22 -0000
Patrick
The CPU capacity could be the bottleneck and not just RAM
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Gerry
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Enquire, plan and execute
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Patrick Keenan wrote:
"quset" <quset@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a 7 year old Compaq Presario 1800-XL190 laptop / 700 MHz P3 /
6G HD /
128 of RAM / OS: XP with service pack 3 installed.
I wish improve its performance. Part of my plan is to at least put
in extra
RAM. I would consider increasing the hard drive although I don't
tend to store much on the laptop - I copy things to my home computer
and then burn CDs.
One specific issue I would appreciate advice on is whether I can
(and how to
do so) delete some of the files in the Windows folder.
At present the hard drive cites 5.58 GB total size with 1.08 GB free.
At the C:\ level, the Windows folder properties cite a size of 4.25
GB (24,100 files in 1,300 folders); the seven other folders (Cache,
Programs files, etc.) take up 1.16 GB (4,450 files in 1,660 folders).
Inside the Windows folder the properties cite the size as 4.25 GB,
and size
on disk as 2.85 GB. I assume the latter # is smaller due to
compression, no?
I think the original operating system may have been Windows 2000;
would that
have been totally deleted when I installed XP?
Is there a way to safely get rid of some of the extra junk in the
Windows folder? I realize that I could get into big trouble in a
hurry! Any suggestions / comments on doing this?
TIA for your help!
If this system is 7 years old, frankly, I'd have to say that spending
money on it is just not a good idea. This is partly because not
only is the RAM that that system can take probably rather limited,
that RAM is also likely to be rather expensive since it's no longer
made in quantity.
It's likely to be so expensive, in fact, that it's probably a better
idea to get a newer, used system. You may pay more for the memory
than for a newer system!
Plus, a 7 year old drive is on its way to mechanical failure and
should be retired.
For example, I've recently been buying 3-4 year old HP d7100 PC's,
which are 3gHz Pentium 4 systems, with 40 gig SATA drives, DVD drive,
an XP Pro license, and at least 512 meg RAM (some have had 2 gig).
All have cost around $200, some as low as $160, without monitor.
There are lots of these kinds of systems around.
HTH
-pk
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