On 03-05-2001 at 06:40, Jan Rifkinson kindly wrote:
> Hi Jason,
Jason>> I bought the new computer from Dell and
Jason>> everything was pre-installed,
> Having gone thru the same process myself on a new Dell I strongly
> suggest you have tech support point you to the Dell document that
> lists & describes all the loaded programs/products that startup
> automatically, then dump more than half of those that you won't
> need. This cleans up the machine considerably, speeds it up &
> reduces a lot of lockups/crashes, etc.
Plus: be *very* sure to make good backups. If something
crashes and you need to reinstall, the Dell recovery CD will
simply create a clean system. Oops. All data gone.
- K -
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His apparent self-possession was really the fragile stasis
of an ancient vase and if he had let himself be moved, or
show feeling, he would have broken into a thousand pieces.
- Alan Judd: The Devil's Own Work
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