[Ham-Computers] Win 98 Garbage Collector

[Dale Miller]

jeff wrote:

>On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 11:54 -0700, Loren Moline WA7SKT wrote:
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>>One of the things I have always hated about Win 98 is that it will not 
>>release resources back sometimes after use. 
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>it's not limited to just 98, but I highly recommend that if you're going
>to stick with Windows, you upgrade to a more recent version.  I've made
>it plain that I'm not a Windows fan, but the difference between 98/ME
>and 2000/XP is quite significant.
>
>98 is a complete PITA due to the way it's written.  It frequently needs
>to be rebooted and even reloaded because it builds up junk over time.
>There are certain things you can do to keep the buildup to a minimum,
>but eventually you'll have to reinstall.
>
>Aside from better memory management, with 2k/XP you'll gain stability.
>If something crashes, you can get out of it without taking down the
>entire computer (most of the time).
>
>When I upgraded the 98 boxes at work to 2k, my department gained back
>something like 60% of its time, which used to be spent on the floor,
>rebooting 98 machines. [this is not to say that the geniuses haven't
>found a way to foul up 2k and XP also]
>
>It's worth whatever you'll pay, trust me.  I've found that XP will run
>on just about anything over 400MHz, but you really need to stuff the box
>full of RAM to get the most out of it.  I prefer 2000, but it actually
>wants a bit more horsepower to run.
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>Trying to remember back to my 98 days, this routine used to be helpful:
>
>1. scandisk and defrag regularly
>2. clean out the TEMP, WINDOWS\TEMP, and WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
>FILES folders - this alone will bring back some speed
>3. clean out any ~ or .tmp or ffff* files from the Windows folder.  If
>you crash a lot, you'll have a ton of fff* files.
>4. look through the folders in your PATH statement to make sure there's
>no file buildup: the more files, the more files to look through to find
>something or execute a command
>5. check the root directory for junk files but BE CAREFUL - if you
>remove critical files, the computer won't boot
>6. watch for what starts up with 98 - it could be bogging you way down
>
>and for everyone using any version of Windows:
>Use a virus scanner and update at least weekly
>Use a firewall if you connect to the internet, regardless of how
>(www.zonelabs.com)
>Use Opera or Firefox to browse and jack the security up (I turn off
>javascript and cookies, but this may affect certain sites)
>
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>And if you're feeling adventurous, go to knoppix.net and download a free
>cd that you boot up with into a completely functional linux system,
>without disturbing anything on your hard drive.  When you're done, take
>out the cd and boot back into your previous OS.
>
>
>Be careful out there.
>
>
>-jeff
>CEO of Sarcasm
>Chief Infection Officer
>Thermionic Elitist
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Jeff I couldn't have said it better.


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