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To: d. alexander who wrote (11927)	9/16/2000 5:14:40 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

hey d.alexander first thing came to my mind was how often do you clear cache and temp files and when was the last time you ran a defrag utility? :) mark

To: d. alexander who wrote (11927)	9/17/2000 10:42:46 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

When your screen is scrolling slowly, press your Ctrl-Alt-Delete key combination and check the Close Program Box for anything that would keep your system pre-occupied and prevent it from giving its full attention to the work you would like to see being done. It sounds like your system is capable of performing quite a lot of work, but if too much is being rammed down its throat, it will choke. Another suggestion ... Boot to DOS (Not a DOS window) and erase your temp files, cookies, and the hidden indexes and stuff. I use the following commands in a .BAT file: DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP MD C:\WINDOWS\TEMP DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES MD C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1 MD C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1 ERASE E:\WIN386.SWP When you start Windows, your system will re-create fresh clean copies of what is needed. With luck, the stuff causing your grief will be history. Cheers, PW.