Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:05:48 -0000
From: "Edward Capes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Defrag
Hi Neil & Co
Did the de-frag in safe mode and it worked ok and took about 1 hour.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: neil barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 8:52 PM
Subject: RE: Defrag
> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:44:57
> From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Defrag
>
> Ed, Maya
>
> You don't say whether you're using the dos or windows defrag - i'm
assuming
> from Maya's comments that it's the windows. I'd recommend using the *dos*
> version...that way there's guaranteed to be nothing else running. Start
the
> machine in dos rather than using a dos window.
>
> It will still take hours - never did find out why - but the archives will
> show lots of complaints about the dos defrag taking hours, and how to kill
> it...leave it overnight!
>
> Neil
>
>
> >From: "Maya Rushing Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: Defrag
> >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:37:21 -0800
> >
> >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:38:25 -0500
> >From: "Maya Rushing Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: Defrag
> >
> >Ed, I have the same question...I have never been able to complete a
defrag
> >operation on my Libretto 70. Something keeps interrupting it and making
it
> >start all over again. I am such a non-technical person...can any of you
> >explain to me what is interrupting the defrag? I do not have any
> >screensavers on, just the power-saver feature which darkens the screen
> >after
> >a minute or two. But even after the screen darkens (and it starts the
> >defrag again) it STILL gets interrupted, and it never finishes. How can
I
> >temporarily disable whatever it is so that I can finally (after 2.5
years!)
> >defrag the darn thing!
> >Maya
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Edward Capes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Fri, February 16, 2001 2:17 PM
> >To: Libretto
> >Subject: Defrag
> >
> >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 19:12:37 -0000
> >From: "Edward Capes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Defrag
> >
> >Hi all
> >
> >I tried a defrag on my Lib and after 3 hours it still had 0% complete so
I
> >aborted it!! Is this normal. It did seem to run faster afterwards
> >though!!
> >
> >Ed
> >
>
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