<font size="2"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 12:57 AM, Liam Proven <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Did you mean to send this direct to me? When replying on the Sounder<br> list, replace the email address of the person to whom you are replying<br> with:<br> <br> <a href="mailto:sounder@lists.ubuntu.com">sounder@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <div class="im"><br> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Gryllida <<a href="mailto:gryllida@gmail.com">gryllida@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> ><br> > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Liam Proven <<a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Gryllida <<a href="mailto:gryllida@gmail.com">gryllida@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >> > Thanks, but I am planning to install Ubuntu alongside (independently).<br> >> > The<br> >> > main question is the precaution actions I should do. For example, to<br> >> > de-fragment the disk prior to installation. Anything else?<br> >><br> >> Ensure that you have emptied your various temp folders. These often<br> >> build up many dozens to hundreds of meg of junk.<br> >><br> >> c:\documents and settings\%username%\local settings\temp<br> ><br> > was around 600MB, thanks<br> <br> </div>Good.<br> <div class="im"><br> >> and<br> >><br> >> c:\windows\temp<br> ><br> ><br> > I'm very much afraid to touch this. Windows OS will crash?<br> <br> </div>No, it will be fine. Remove *only* the contents of c:\windows\temp -<br> all subfolders &c. Leave the folder itself & don't touch any others.<br></blockquote><div><br>Is Microsoft a fool to keep this folder when it's not needed? Maybe it IS needed?<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">>><br> >> ... are the main ones.<br> >><br> >> Empty your recycle bin.<br> ><br> > Already.<br> >><br> >> Delete all the uninstall folders for Windows updates: they are called<br> >> ${name & number of update}$ in your c:\windows directory & are usually<br> >> compressed so show up in blue. Leave $hf_mig$ if it is present but get<br> >> rid of all the rest.<br> ><br> > I'm very much afraid to touch this. Windows OS will crash?<br> <br> </div>Not if you are careful. *Only* take ones whose names begin with dollar signs: $<br> <br> Stuff like this:<br> <br> $NtUninstallKB329115$<br> <br> or<br> <br> $NtUninstallKB905495-IE6SP1-20050805.184113$<br> <br> or<br> <br> $MSI31Uninstall_KB893803v2$<br> <br> It is perfectly safe. It just means you can no longer uninstall the<br> fixes. But why would you want to?<br></blockquote><div><br>Then what these files are for? Again, Microsoft is pointless, if you're right...<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im"><br> >> Run a full chkdsk:<br> >><br> >> chkdsk c: /f<br> ><br> > Okay.<br> ><br> >><br> >> ... say Yes, then reboot.<br> >><br> >> Do all these /before/ you defrag or try to shrink the partition.<br> ><br> > Defarg? I Google-ed it and found it a good idea.<br> <br> </div>Definitely.<br> <div class="im">>><br> >> I also recommend running defrag in Safe Mode. It's faster & it does a<br> >> more thorough job.<br> ><br> > Why exactly is it better in Safe Mode? Me doesn't get the idea.<br> <br> </div>In normal operation, lots of background programs are running and they<br> have files open all over your disk. Defrag cannot move open files.<br> <br> In Safe mode, nothing else is running except the minumum, so more<br> files can be moved around, and no other tasks or processes will<br> interrupt the defrag.<br></blockquote><div><br><br>I see the idea. Thanks a lot... :))<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im"><br> > Thanks a lot for the reply!<br> <br> </div>No problem.<br> <br> More instructions from an article I wrote a few years ago, here:<br> <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1004689/how-to-give-a-tired-old-pc-a-spring-clean" target="_blank">http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1004689/how-to-give-a-tired-old-pc-a-spring-clean</a><br> <font color="#888888"><br> --<br> </font><div class="im">Liam Proven • Profile: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven</a><br> Email: <a href="mailto:lproven@cix.co.uk">lproven@cix.co.uk</a> • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: <a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a><br> Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419<br> AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven<br> MSN: <a href="mailto:lproven@hotmail.com">lproven@hotmail.com</a> • ICQ: 73187508<br> <br> </div>--<br> <div><div></div><div class="h5">sounder mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:sounder@lists.ubuntu.com">sounder@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/sounder" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/sounder</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>