(OT) XP trials and tribulations

Instar · #1 September 14th, 2004, 10:40 PM

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Imperator Fyron said:
Is the virtual memory swap file on that drive? How about temporary folders for Windows and for IE? Such locations get fragmented rather quickly...

Fyron beat me to it.
In Internet Explorer, go to Tools -> Internet Options. On the "General" tab, click the Delete Files button to clear the downloaded items in the Cache.

Electrum · #2 September 14th, 2004, 11:14 PM

you could be accumulating restore point files. Go to disk cleanup (accessories/system tools) & go to the "More" tab. you can eliminate all but the most recent.

Gandalph · #3 September 15th, 2004, 02:49 PM

The temp directories XP uses can be moved by going to the performance options of My Computer properties. There are 4 settings for temp files and you can change all of them to a different folder on a different hard drive. I would also recommend setting your swap file (virtual memory) to a small static on your C drive and a large static on your other drive.

Grandpa Kim · #4 September 16th, 2004, 12:39 AM

Thanks guys, I think that's got it licked. I'll be back if I need more help.

And really guys, thanks a bunch. This is a great forum!