Comments on: Optimizing Windows 2000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=optimizing-windows-2000 David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2027 Tue, 11 Feb 2003 04:56:36 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2027 /winnt would be a bad idea–I’ve seen that folder bloat to more than 2 gigs in size. /temp would be good. I can’t remember where IE stores its downloads before it puts them where you told it to in the filesystem, but I’m pretty sure it’s temp. So a gig allocated to it isn’t out of line. If you’re in the habit of downloading huge ISO images it can be too small.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2028 Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:32:04 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2028 I popped the drive in another w2k box and formatted it there, before returning it to its original box and installing the os. The other option I came up with was to mount the extra partition to a ntfs folder, thus the end user won’t really see more than one partition. Any ideas on a good folder to pick? I thought about mounting it to the temp folder but 900 megs seems large for temp files. Maybe I should have put the /winnt folder on it. I was afraid that this would not allow for system file expansion.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2029 Sat, 08 Feb 2003 01:23:19 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2029 Combining partitions is something that Partition Magic can do under some circumstances, but I don’t know if it can merge NTFS partitions. I wouldn’t count on it.

Removing the other entry is just a matter of loading boot.ini in an editor and removing a line.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2030 Fri, 07 Feb 2003 17:22:02 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2030 I installed w2k to a small partition, and then formatted the rest of the disk as described. When I reinstalled to the new partition, I chose to install a fresh version. Now the boot screen offers me two w2k entries. I am going to reformat the original partition. Is it possible to add this disk space to the main partition? Also, when I do reformat, will I still be offered two options for w2k in the boot menu? If so, how do I remove one of them? This machine is going to be used by non technical users who would be confused by extra menu options and disk partitions. Thanks for the help.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2032 Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:20:41 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2032 piracy no.

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]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2031 Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:18:38 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2031 comment per trovare mè devi cercare su yahoo webkey for 2003 advanced antivirus center

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2033 Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:16:34 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2033 comment dite a tom hanks che per ciò che ha fatto gli verrà strappato il cuore e strizzato come un limone su una bistecca per renderla più succosa
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]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2035 Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:44:01 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2035 There are also free tools for NTFS system hive defragmentation available from SysInternals (http://www.sysinternals.com), as well as other useful free snippets of software. I’ve actively used their PageDefrag, which defragments the registry and page files on NTFS drives (using built in Windows API functions as I recall, so it won’t mess up things).

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2034 Wed, 19 Jun 2002 22:38:23 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2034 The deal with no registry optimization is that while Win9x stores registry hives in a single dat-file (plus a user .dat for settings), NT-based systems (NT4, W2k, WXP) use a different, multiple-file layout to store keys and information. Hence NT registries don’t compact with W98 tools.

one shareware tool that claims support also for NT-based registry compact/defrag is at http://talismanic.net/codeworld/regcompact/ “RegCompact eliminates registry fragmentation by writing the data in the registry out into a temporary file. This data is written sequentially, so there are no holes from deleted data or fragmentation. RegCompact then reboots the system, and the compacted registry hives are replaced when the system starts up.” — Caveat: I haven’t tried it myself.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/optimizing-windows-2000/#comment-2037 Wed, 19 Jun 2002 20:11:31 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=410#comment-2037 Ok then, what about registry cleaning & compacting? I loaded up Norton Sys2001 because it has a registry cleaner in Cleansweep & Windows Optimizer(?) which compacts the registry, only to find that it only works in Win9x! What’s up with that? What programs help compact the registry in W2k?

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