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To: EightyEight who wrote (10555)	7/9/2000 10:05:53 AM
From: thecow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

88 You don't need to uninstall RP,just disable it. Look under file properties and see if you can disable from there. If not, try disabling realplayer at startup by clicking start/run/type in "msconfig" (without quotes)/click ok/go to startup tab and uncheck any box that has realplayer in it/click apply and ok. This will prompt a restart. Click ok and after restart try defrag again and let us know if it succeeds. tc

To: EightyEight who wrote (10555)	7/9/2000 12:33:35 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110631

hi 88 re "Which Norton product should I get if my next defrag try hangs up again?" i recommend the package of utility components (called a suite) that come bundled as 'systemworks2000'. symantec.com but if you would like to try before you buy... it looks like you can download a trialware copy of norton utilities4.5 (nu) at this site: symantecstore.com nu is a major component that comes bundled on the above mentioned 'systemworks2000'. once you have nu on your machine, you can defrag efficiently. i also recommend that you run nu's 'windoctor' (under 'find and fix problems'). the defrag tool is called 'speed disk' and it's found under the 'improve performance' category. a longtime contributor to this thread, jw, recently downloaded nu trialware #reply-13972834. good luck :) mark