Posted on 02/28/2012 7:17:12 PM PST by EveningStar
Microsoft is scrambling to preserve what's left of its kingdom...
The stakes are much different as Microsoft Corp. puts the finishing touches on Windows 8 ...
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One thing that I do miss from XP was the graphical representation of Windows defragmenting my drive.
Under XP, I had a good idea as to how far along it is, but with Windows 7, I can’t really tell until it is finished.
They should have left that alone.
Ccleaner does a more thorough job than Win 7.
The Todo backup is much better than the Win 7 backup. More info here.
Try this instead. The free Lite Version is simple, straightforward and really, really fast.
Ignore upchuck. He’s laughably paranoid
You forgot Win 2000 and NT
No, win 2000 was for desktops. It was a huge improvement over win 98 and I used it until 2007 or 2008. There was no "activation" so you could install it over and over again on different computers. As far as I could tell, XP was only slightly better but it needed activation, and that was a huge drawback.
Thanks for the tip on the Auslogics Defragger, mate. I already use Ccleaner, but I’ll go get the other one, too. Much appreciated.
Hey Chuck. I just wanted to thank you for tipping me to that Auslogic defragger. That thing is awesome. Much appreciated.
You’re very welcome. If you use the Firefox browser, check out Collusion. http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/collusion/
Thanks. I checked it out and downloaded it. I've already got Ghostery installed, which helps a lot with unauthorized tracking widgets. What I like about this Collusion tool, is that it lets you see what's going on beyond your normal view. Very cool.
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