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- From: cardowm1@teomail.jhuapl.edu (Wes Cardone)
- Subject: re: Stacker, Windows, Swapfile, & Defrag
- Message-ID: <BsvMw9.C3t@netnews.jhuapl.edu>
- Sender: usenet@netnews.jhuapl.edu
- Reply-To: cardowm1@jhuapl.edu (Wes Cardone)
- Organization: Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory
- References: Newsgroups: <a1aePB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:26:32 GMT
- Lines: 50
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- DOS users always have the old fashion method of defragmenting which is
- dependable and cheap--backup and restore!
-
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- Wes Cardone
- cardowm1@jhuapl.edu
-
- In article <a1aePB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> news@julian.uwo.ca (USENET News System) writes:
- >Hi,
- >
- >I have a question regarding Stacker and the Windows 3.1 permanent swapfile
- >and I hope someone can help.
- >
- >When I originally installed Stacker I left enough room on the unstacked
- >portion of my hard disk for a 6M permanent swapfile for Windows. Recently
- >I had to install more files on the unstacked portion and I had to remove
- >the swapfile to do so. Later, after deleting many of these files, I tried
- >reinstall the swapfile. Even though the unstacked portion of my hard disk
- >is now LARGER than it was before, Windows will not allow me to create the
- >same 6M swapfile.
- >
- >I think the problem is that the files left on the unstacked portion of my
- >hard drive have left insufficient contiguous space to recreate the 6M
- >permanent swapfile.
- >
- >Stacker's SDEFRAG utility will defragment the stacked drive, but will not
- >operate on the unstacked portion. Norton's SPEED DISK won't stop with the
- >small, unstacked portion of my hard drive and is a no-no with Stacker.
- >
- >So, my question is how can I defragment the files on the unstacked portion
- >of my hard drive only, and leave the stacked portion alone?
- >
- >Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated.
- >
- >Thanks in advance,
- >Danny
- >
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- > Doctoral Candidate | Telephone: (519) 661-3206, Ext. 5138
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- >
- >dszpiro@student.business.uwo.ca (Daniel A. Szpiro)
- >Western Business School -- London, Ontario
-