[clue-tech] Getting XP laptop ready for duel boot install atinstallfest

[F.L. Whiteley]

Care to describe flaky?  If you mean slower and slower, your hdd may
need replacing.  I see this several times per year on client laptops and
copy the image to a new drive.  Restores it to as new performance.  A
100GB or 120GB hdd would allow you to create two larger partitions then
place your XP image in one.  Since you don't know if you have the
recovery disks, it might be good preventative maintenance in any event
if you want to continue using XP without too much hassle.

Often this type of hdd failure will not give an error, but check your
System Event Log and look for the Red Circle errors and see if any
indicate disk drive problems.  You might also download some diagnostic
software for the appropriate drive type and run it also.

YMMV,

Frank Whiteley

> -----Original Message-----
> From: clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org 
> [mailto:clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org] On Behalf Of Adrian 
> F. Nagle, IV
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 09:20
> To: CLUE tech
> Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Getting XP laptop ready for duel 
> boot install atinstallfest
> 
> 
> > Like Nate said, repartitioning and reinstalling will solve the 
> > fragmentation.  Since Windows is getting flaky it may be time to 
> > reinstall anyway.  In unmanaged environments it seems to accumulate 
> > files and registry entries that eventually start stepping 
> on each other.
> > 
> > Dave
> 
>  
> I guess I'm reluctant since I don't know how the install 
> discs work for Windows, if I even have them.  I suppose I 
> should get a desktop working so I'm not out a computer during 
> teh windows reinstall.
> 
> Adrian
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> Adrian Nagle ~ anagle at naglenet.org
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