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SINCE MY PROBLEM WITH NTKERN.VXD(WHICH I HAVE REPAIRED BY DELETING USB-OSR2)AFTER I DO A DEFRAG ON MY SYSTEM AND REBOOT,I RECHECKED MY SYSTEM FOR BEING FRAGMENTED,WELL THERE IS STUFF ALL OVER THE PLACE AND IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR TO DEFRAG AGAIN,ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHY IT DOES THIS AND A FIX FOR IT.THE WHITE AND RED FILES STAY IN PLACE BUT THE OTHERS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW THEM.
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it never did this before,anytime i went into defrag there was never any big holes like there is now and all programs are always closed when i do a defrag,any other suggestions
Have you done a scandisk from windows and a Dos sessions?
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I got the ntkern error too after re-installing windows.
visit http://www.3-cities.com/~crstrode/ntkweb.htm for some very interesting STUFF on that perticular problem.
Sounds like you have a PII SYSTEM. If so, maybe you have 32 MEGS of RAM installed? 16 MEGS at least?
If so you can diable the SWAP file.
REBOOT the computer.
RUN scandisk.
RUN DEFRAG
AND THEN re-enable the SWAP file.
This will make a solid block out of your SWAP file.
To do this(if you are interested)
FROM the desktop
right-click My Computer
left-click properties
left click the performance TAB
left-click the virtual memory BUTTON
and DISABLE THE SWAP FILE //click ok and click ok again.
AFTER your system re-boots, run scandisk and then run defrag.
THEN go back to the Virtual memory settings page.
SELECT ((Let me specify my own virtual memory settings))
TYPE in 2.5 TIMES the installed memory on your machine in both the MINIMUM and MAXIMUM settings. ie (32 * 2.5 = 80 (in MEGs)).
This will keep your WIN95 from RE-FRAGmentening your system so badly. The downside is dedicating an LARGE chunk of DISK MEM to the system. It is a good trade-off if you are using your computer for many hours at a time.
You will get several messages from WIN95 informing you of the perilous situation you are entering by DIS-abling the SWAP file.
You should be ok. IF you have any problem bebooting, SAFE MODE operation will easily let you reinstall the SWAP file.
THE other suggestion about NORTONS SPEED DISK is correct, but it is not your only choice. Norton will optimize the swap file for you. It costs though. Norton Utilities 3.0 is a SOLID UTILITIES program and will help in many ways. I rely on it.
please let mr Know if this helps
cnfarr
visit http://www.3-cities.com/~crstrode/ntkweb.htm for some very interesting STUFF on that perticular problem.
Sounds like you have a PII SYSTEM. If so, maybe you have 32 MEGS of RAM installed? 16 MEGS at least?
If so you can diable the SWAP file.
REBOOT the computer.
RUN scandisk.
RUN DEFRAG
AND THEN re-enable the SWAP file.
This will make a solid block out of your SWAP file.
To do this(if you are interested)
FROM the desktop
right-click My Computer
left-click properties
left click the performance TAB
left-click the virtual memory BUTTON
and DISABLE THE SWAP FILE //click ok and click ok again.
AFTER your system re-boots, run scandisk and then run defrag.
THEN go back to the Virtual memory settings page.
SELECT ((Let me specify my own virtual memory settings))
TYPE in 2.5 TIMES the installed memory on your machine in both the MINIMUM and MAXIMUM settings. ie (32 * 2.5 = 80 (in MEGs)).
This will keep your WIN95 from RE-FRAGmentening your system so badly. The downside is dedicating an LARGE chunk of DISK MEM to the system. It is a good trade-off if you are using your computer for many hours at a time.
You will get several messages from WIN95 informing you of the perilous situation you are entering by DIS-abling the SWAP file.
You should be ok. IF you have any problem bebooting, SAFE MODE operation will easily let you reinstall the SWAP file.
THE other suggestion about NORTONS SPEED DISK is correct, but it is not your only choice. Norton will optimize the swap file for you. It costs though. Norton Utilities 3.0 is a SOLID UTILITIES program and will help in many ways. I rely on it.
please let mr Know if this helps
cnfarr
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i have upgraded to 64 megs of ram,would this make a difference
i have a pentium 200 with 2.6 g memory,i had 32 megs of ram before.i have a feeling that im missing a file somewhere but not sure where.
i have a pentium 200 with 2.6 g memory,i had 32 megs of ram before.i have a feeling that im missing a file somewhere but not sure where.
I responded to the question regarding system fragmentation.
The instructions that I outlined WILL DEFRAG the system.
You do not need any files to install more RAM memory.
Do you still have the ntkern error at bootup?
AND does the USB support report "installed correctly"
To check this
GOTO
CONTROL PANEL\SYSTEM\DEVICE MANAGER\USB CONROLLER.
double click USB controller.
Look for a yelloy "!".
If you see the yellow exclamation point, THEN the USB divers are not installed correctly.
Let me know what you find out.
cnfarr
The instructions that I outlined WILL DEFRAG the system.
You do not need any files to install more RAM memory.
Do you still have the ntkern error at bootup?
AND does the USB support report "installed correctly"
To check this
GOTO
CONTROL PANEL\SYSTEM\DEVICE MANAGER\USB CONROLLER.
double click USB controller.
Look for a yelloy "!".
If you see the yellow exclamation point, THEN the USB divers are not installed correctly.
Let me know what you find out.
cnfarr
ASKER
WELL THANKS PEOPLE FOR YOUR HELP,BUT I TRIED EVERYTHING SUGGESTED AND NO GO, I THINK ILL JUST HAVE TO DO A COMPLETE RELOAD OF WINDOWS AND WIPE MY HARD DRIVE AND START OVER.THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP,IM SURE ILL NEED IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
If you going to format your HD, just make FDISK /MBR to build
fresh clean Master Boot Record (ONLY, if you don't have WinNT/
Linux/FreeBSD as OS on the same HD).
fresh clean Master Boot Record (ONLY, if you don't have WinNT/
Linux/FreeBSD as OS on the same HD).
ASKER
sorry i dont understand what you mean
Simple, this is in case you don't have several different OSes on
your HD, like DOS and Linux and/or WinNT, etc. Because these OSes
(Linux, WinNT) adds code to MBR to allow their boot (multiboot
ability). Win95 have fake multiboot. It allows only switch between
old DOS and Win95. So FDISK /MBR cleans all additional code in MBR. That's it.
your HD, like DOS and Linux and/or WinNT, etc. Because these OSes
(Linux, WinNT) adds code to MBR to allow their boot (multiboot
ability). Win95 have fake multiboot. It allows only switch between
old DOS and Win95. So FDISK /MBR cleans all additional code in MBR. That's it.
The white and red files are generally files that are in use at the time. If you were to run defrag when you were in safe mode, you would not see as many red/white blocks and get a better defrag on your drive. You should make sure that all other program/applications are closed when defragging.
Hope this helps,
Craig